Jefferson City metropolitan area

The Jefferson City metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties – Cole, Callaway, Moniteau, and Osage – in central Missouri anchored by the city of Jefferson City. As of the 2020 census, the MSA had a population of 150,316. The Jefferson City MSA consists of four counties, and borders the Columbia metropolitan area to the north.

Counties

 * Cole
 * Callaway
 * Moniteau
 * Osage

Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants

 * Jefferson City (Principal city) Pop: 43,079

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

 * Fulton Pop: 12,790
 * California Pop: 4,278
 * Tipton Pop: 3,262
 * Holts Summit Pop: 3,247
 * Belle (partial) Pop: 1,545
 * Wardsville Pop: 1,506
 * Linn Pop: 1,459
 * St. Martins Pop: 1,140

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

 * Auxvasse Pop: 983
 * Taos Pop: 878
 * Russellville Pop: 807
 * New Bloomfield Pop: 669
 * Bland (partial) Pop: 539
 * Freeburg Pop: 437
 * Westphalia Pop: 389
 * Chamois Pop: 386
 * Jamestown Pop: 386
 * Lake Mykee Town Pop: 350
 * Clarksburg Pop: 334
 * Centertown Pop: 278
 * St. Thomas Pop: 263
 * Meta Pop: 229
 * Lohman Pop: 163
 * Argyle (partial) Pop: 162
 * Kingdom City Pop: 128
 * Mokane Pop: 125
 * Lupus Pop: 33

Unincorporated places

 * Bonnots Mill
 * Cedar City
 * Elston
 * Eugene
 * Folk
 * Fortuna
 * Frankenstein
 * Henley
 * High Point
 * Koeltztown
 * Latham
 * Loose Creek
 * McGirk
 * Portland
 * Rich Fountain
 * Tebbetts
 * Williamsburg

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 140,052 people, 51,637 households, and 35,569 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 90.12% White, 7.12% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.52% from other races, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.29% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,692, and the median income for a family was $46,720. Males had a median income of $29,922 versus $22,678 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $17,900.