Jennings is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,024 people and three associated neighborhoods, Jennings is the 59th largest community in Missouri.

Also of interest is that Jennings has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Jennings telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.82% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Jennings, even though it is a small city, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the, city who have a need for low-cost transportation.

The percentage of people in Jennings with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.79% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jennings in 2022 was $22,364, which is low income relative to Missouri and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $89,456 for a family of four. However, Jennings contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Jennings home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jennings residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jennings include German, Irish, English, African, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Jennings is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Spanish.