Jefferson City, Missouri 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 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 140,052 (though in the 2010 census the population was placed at 149,807).

Counties

 * Cole
 * Callaway
 * Moniteau
 * Osage

Places with more than 30,000 inhabitants

 * Jefferson City (Principal city)

Places with 1,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

 * Belle (partial)
 * California
 * Fulton
 * Holts Summit
 * Linn
 * St. Martins
 * Tipton

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

 * Argyle (partial)
 * Auxvasse
 * Bland (partial)
 * Centertown
 * Chamois
 * Clarksburg
 * Freeburg
 * Jamestown
 * Kingdom City
 * Lake Mykee Town
 * Lohman
 * Lupus
 * Meta
 * Mokane
 * New Bloomfield
 * Russellville
 * St. Thomas
 * Taos
 * Wardsville
 * Westphalia

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.