Jefferson County, Mo.

Jefferson County, bordered on the east by the Mississippi River, has experienced rapid growth recently to 215,797 due to migration from St. Louis City and County. Manufacturing as the major industry. Interstate 55 connects the county to Memphis, the City of St. Louis, and Chicago.
 

Demographics Population Population 223,806 Households 81,417 Average Age 36 Educational Attainment High School Graduates 58.8% Associate Degree 10.3% Bachelor's Degree 11.5% Graduate Degree 4.8% Income Median Household Income $57,167 Per Capita Income $23,787 Employment by Industry Agriculture, Mining 0.5% Construction 10.4% Trade, Transp., Utilities 22.7% Manufacturing 16.6% Public Administration 2.8% Financial services 5.1% Information 2.7% Education and Health 16.5% Leisure and Hospitality 7.2% Professional Bus. Services 5.8% Other services 9.6% Labor Characteristics Labor Force 121,806 Population, 16+ 174,398 Unemployment Rate: 6.0%

Largest Employers Company Industry Employment Jefferson Memorial Hospital Health Care 1200 Northwest R-I School District Education 873 Dobbs Tire & Auto Centers Inc. Other Services 700 Jefferson County (MO) Government 550 LMC Industries Manufacturing 400 Hillsboro School District Education 390 Sinclair and Rush, Arnold Plant Manufacturing 360 Windsor School District Education 350 Commuting Patterns (www.census.gov) County of Residence Workplace County Number of Employees % of Commuters Jefferson County, MO Jefferson County, MO 34,331 73.5% St. Louis County, MO Jefferson County, MO 5,463 11.7% St. Francois County, MP Jefferson County, MO 1,496 3.20% St. Louis City, MO Jefferson County, MO 1,181 2.53% Washington County, MO Jefferson County, MO 799 1.71% Franklin County, MO Jefferson County, MO 780 1.67% Ste. Genevieve County, MO Jefferson County, MO 679 1.45% St. Charles County, MO Jefferson County, MO 380 .81% St. Clair County, IL Jefferson County, MO 304 .65% Madison County, IL Jefferson County, MO 288 .62%