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Mexico, MO Micro Area

24,688 Population
692.2 square miles 35.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.3 ±1.1 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$28,068 ±$1,593 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$56,232 ±$4,379 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

18% ±2.8% (4,231  ±651) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

21.2 minutes ±1.2 (210,580  ±15,480) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

8,991 ±229 Number of households
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.6 ±0.1 (23,357  ±42) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

9.8% ±2.7% (579  ±157) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

10,566 ±37 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$121,600 ±$7,004 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

13% ±2.2% (3,159  ±523.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

88.5% ±4.5% (15,187  ±785.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
16.1% ±1.8% (2,768  ±312) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

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

1.6% (398  ±145) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

7.6% ±1.1% (1,440  ±209) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
1,440 Total veterans ±209 1,319 Male ±191 121 Female ±66

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