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Jefferson City city, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Jefferson City city is a Census city of 8,579 people across 7.01 square miles of land, in Jefferson County. Median household income is $60,638, 51.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.3 m.
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Jefferson City
What Jefferson City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area7.01 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,223
- County holding the largest share of its areaJefferson County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Jefferson City
- Population8,579
- Median age33.7
- Population under 181,627 plus or minus 346
- Share under 1819.0 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Population 65 and over1,096 plus or minus 236
- Share 65 and over12.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Households3,188
- Family households1,762
- Share of households that are families55.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Jefferson City
- Median household income$60,638
- Per capita income$28,803
- Civilian labor force4,898
- Employed4,600
- Unemployed298 plus or minus 174
- Unemployment rate6.1 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Adults 25 and over5,465
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher19.6 percent plus or minus 5.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.9 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Jefferson City
- Housing units3,418
- Occupied units3,188
- Vacant units230 plus or minus 150
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied1,628
- Renter occupied1,560 plus or minus 323
- Ownership rate51.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$213,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$851
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.8 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Single family units1,983
- Share single family58.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,320 plus or minus 342
- Share in buildings of two or more38.6 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Mobile homes115 plus or minus 103
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Jefferson City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute4,318
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,602 plus or minus 354
- Share commuting under 15 minutes37.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,746 plus or minus 415
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more40.4 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone91.0 percent
- Carpooled3.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home2.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Jefferson City
SBA loans in Jefferson City (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$7,287,200
- Average approval$428,659
- Median approval$300,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,323,800
- Largest approval$1,684,000
- Jobs supported212
- Jobs per approval12.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.9 percent
- Share to franchises17.6 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS11
A charge-off rate is not published here. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a rate over that few outcomes would move several points on one loan.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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SBA loans in Jefferson City (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$580,000
- Average approval$580,000
- Median approval$580,000
- Largest approval$580,000
- Jobs supported5
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Jefferson County, not Jefferson City
Jefferson County context, not Jefferson City figures
These are Jefferson County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as Jefferson City measurements.
- Establishments in Jefferson County771
- Employment at those establishments, Jefferson County11,709
- Covered employment, Jefferson County14,061
- Average annual pay, Jefferson County$55,672
- Average weekly wage, Jefferson County$1,071
- Housing units permitted, Jefferson County254
- Of those, single family, Jefferson County244
- County product, 2024, Jefferson County$2,445,587,000
- County product change over the prior year, Jefferson County8.4 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Jefferson County$65,059
Every figure in this section is published for Jefferson County as a whole and is not a measurement of Jefferson City. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
Jefferson City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Jefferson City, Tennessee?
8,579, in 3,188 households. Jefferson City city covers 7.01 square miles of land, which is 1,223 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Jefferson City in?
Jefferson County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Jefferson City?
$60,638. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,200. Median gross rent is $851 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Jefferson City businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totalling $7.3 m, across 11 lenders, median approval $300,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $580,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Jefferson City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Jefferson City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Jefferson City. only 2 resolved loans, too few to publish a rate, and a percentage over that few outcomes would move several points on a single loan. The counts are shown instead.
Are the county figures on this page Jefferson City figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Jefferson County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Jefferson City.
Is zoning published for Jefferson City?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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