Jefferson City vs Russellville

A side-by-side comparison of Jefferson City and Russellville: population, income, housing, and more.

Jefferson City and Russellville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Jefferson City has the higher population (42,565 vs 875 in Russellville). Jefferson City has the higher median household income ($67,205 vs $56,458 in Russellville). Jefferson City has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $150,700 in Russellville).

Population, income & housing

	Jefferson City	Russellville
Population	42,565	875
Median age	39.1 yrs	29.4 yrs
Median household income	$67,205	$56,458
Median home value	$208,000	$150,700
Median gross rent	$766	$832
Housing units	19,051	382
Homeownership rate	58.9%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.9%	25.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jefferson City	Russellville
Population	42,919 → 42,565 (-0.8%)	793 → 875 (+10.3%)
Median household income	$52,253 → $67,205 (+28.6%)	$47,054 → $56,458 (+20.0%)
Median home value	$147,800 → $208,000 (+40.7%)	$112,500 → $150,700 (+34.0%)
Median gross rent	$634 → $766 (+20.8%)	$688 → $832 (+20.9%)

Jefferson City

Population

42,91942,565

Median household income

$52,253$67,205

Median home value

$147,800$208,000

Median gross rent

$634$766

Russellville

Population

793875

Median household income

$47,054$56,458

Median home value

$112,500$150,700

Median gross rent

$688$832

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Jefferson City	Russellville
Under 5	6.3%	8.7%
5 to 17	13.5%	19.2%
18 to 24	9.8%	16.2%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.2%
35 to 44	15.4%	9.5%
45 to 54	11.6%	12.0%
55 to 64	12.5%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.3%	7.7%
75 and over	7.4%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jefferson City	Russellville
White (non-Hispanic)	71.2%	93.1%
Black or African American	17.3%	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.8%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jefferson City	Russellville
No high school diploma	8.0%	3.5%
High school graduate	29.3%	36.8%
Some college or associate's	25.8%	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	21.9%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	14.9%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jefferson City	Russellville
Drove alone	78.3%	79.7%
Carpooled	8.9%	11.3%
Public transit	0.6%	2.6%
Walked	1.7%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	3.4%
Other means	2.1%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jefferson City	Russellville
1-unit, detached	60.7%	88.7%
1-unit, attached	3.4%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	18.3%	5.5%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	0.5%
20 or more units	6.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.0%	2.1%

Poverty & households

	Jefferson City	Russellville
Poverty rate	12.5%	5.7%
Average household size	2.23	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	16	27
Median year structure built	1978	1961