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Congressional District 8, MO

782,602 Population
18,315.3 square miles 42.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.4 ±0.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,366 ±$855 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $38,699 ±$393
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$60,102 ±$1,783 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $68,545 ±$900
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

14.3% ±1.1% (108,312  ±8,583) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12% 720,210 (±0.4% / ±24,684)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

24.4 minutes ±0.7 (7,975,730  ±282,848) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.6 62,492,340 (±0.2 / ±849,274)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

307,991 ±4,075 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,556,271 ±10,804
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.5 ±0 (760,175  ±5,604) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,033,157
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

5.9% ±0.9% (9,989  ±1,595) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.5% 78,185 (±0.4% / ±5,180)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

349,854 ±2,045 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,844,440 ±583
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$184,100 ±$5,684 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $233,600 ±$2,397
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

11.9% ±1% (91,665  ±8,049.5) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 739,002 (±0.4% / ±22,558.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±198,133.8)

Social

88.8% ±1.7% (473,712  ±9,753.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,915,999 (±0.7% / ±29,203.5)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
22.1% ±1% (117,964  ±5,360.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 33.2% 1,413,984 (±0.4% / ±18,155.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

2.9% ±0.5% (20,970  ±3,272.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2023 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 6.6% 381,049 (±0.1% / ±6,969.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 22% 68,845,870 (±0.1% / ±206,858.2)

1.7% ±0.3% (13,064  ±2,067) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 4.8% 296,832
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

8.2% ±0.6% (49,144  ±3,550) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,191 (±0.2% / ±8,649)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
49,144 Total veterans ±3,550 45,070 Male ±3,352 4,074 Female ±973

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