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Mexico, MO

11,477 Population
12.2 square miles 943 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.3 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 40.2 ±1
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,002 ±$2,616 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: $28,392 ±$1,238
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$50,873 ±$4,859 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: $59,448 ±$5,227
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

17.8% ±4.1% (2,009  ±459) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 17.8% † 4,154 (±2.6% / ±597)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.8 minutes ±1.7 (85,640  ±10,279) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 21.7 208,270 (±1.3 / ±14,808)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,554 ±240 Number of households
  • the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 9,219 ±248
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (11,105  ±26) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 2.5 23,169 (±0.1 / ±38)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

11.2% ±3.9% (325  ±115) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 9.8% † 558 (±2.3% / ±132)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,097 ±207 Number of housing units
  • the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 10,561 ±37
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$139,800 ±$12,391 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: $143,100 ±$10,655
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

15.3% ±3.9% (1,728  ±440.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 12.1% † 2,912 (±2% / ±492)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

88.7% ±7.2% (7,148  ±639.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 88.1% 15,004 (±4.6% / ±791.4)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
17.2% ±2.9% (1,384  ±238.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 16.8% † 2,862 (±1.9% / ±323.8)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.2% ±0.7% (136  ±78) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 1.4% 342
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.6% ±1.9% (784  ±171) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the Mexico, MO Micro Area: 7.9% † 1,505 (±1.1% / ±207)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
784 Total veterans ±171 701 Male ±162 83 Female ±64

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