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 - 2007 Population 220,507 Households 79,401 Average Age 37.0 Educational Attainment - 2007 High School Graduates 56.6% Associate Degree 10.8% Bachelor's Degree 12.8% Graduate Degree 4.7% Income - 2007 Median Household Income $55,964 Per Capita Income $21,440 Employment by Industry - 2007 Agriculture, Mining 3.3% Construction 7.8% Trade, Transp., Utilities 20.8% Manufacturing 13.6% Public Administration 3.5% Financial services 8.1% Information 3.5% Education and Health 20.0% Leisure and Hospitality 6.5% Professional Bus. Services 5.2% Other services 7.6% Labor Characteristics Labor Force 122,500 Population, 15+ 173,702 Unemployment Rate, 2007: 6.4%

Largest Employers Company Industry Employment Jefferson Memorial Hospital Health Care 1400 Fox C-6 School District Education 1200 Northwest R-1 School District Education 873 Bussen Mining 500 DeSoto Freight Car Facility Manufacturing 480 Doe Run Mining 280 LMC Industries, Inc. Manufacturing 280 Metal Tek Manufacturing 250 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% Effective Date 4/2007