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Missouri

6,196,156 Population
68,746.4 square miles 90.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Population by age category

18 to 6459%
  • Under 18
  • 18 to 64
  • 65 and over
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Female51%
  • Male
  • Female
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76%White11%Black0%Native2%Asian0%Islander0%Other5%Two+5%Hispanic
* Hispanic includes respondents of any race. Other categories are non-Hispanic.
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Economics

$38,699 ±$393 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$68,545 ±$900 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12% ±0.4% (720,210  ±24,684) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

Children (Under 18)

Poverty14%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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Seniors (65 and over)

Poverty11%
  • Poverty
  • Non-poverty
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23.6 minutes ±0.2 (62,492,340  ±849,274) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Means of transportation to work

75%Drove alone8%Carpooled1%†Public transit0%†Bicycle2%Walked1%Other13%Worked at home
* Universe: Workers 16 years and over
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Families

2,556,271 ±10,804 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 (6,033,157  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,701,630

Population by household type

Married couples60%
  • Married couples
  • Male householder
  • Female householder
  • Non-family
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Married51%
  • Married
  • Single
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Marital status, by sex

Never marriedMale35%Female29%
Now marriedMale52%Female49%
DivorcedMale11%Female13%
WidowedMale3%Female9%
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5.5% ±0.4% (78,185  ±5,180) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Women who gave birth during past year, by age group

1%†15-196%†20-2411%†25-2911%†30-357%†35-392%†40-441%†45-50
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Housing

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

Occupied vs. Vacant

Occupied90%
  • Occupied
  • Vacant
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Ownership of occupied units

Owner occupied69%
  • Owner occupied
  • Renter occupied
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Types of structure

Single unit75%
  • Single unit
  • Multi-unit
  • Mobile home
  • Boat, RV, van, etc.
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$233,600 ±$2,397 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

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

Social

92% ±0.7% (3,915,999  ±29,203.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±278,776.4)
33.2% ±0.4% (1,413,984  ±18,155.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±181,834.5)

Population by highest level of education

8%No degree29%High school29%Some college20%Bachelor's13%Post-grad
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7% ±0.3% (407,512  ±14,473.9) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±222,236.2)

Language at home, children 5-17

English only93%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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Language at home, adults 18+

English only93%
  • English only
  • Spanish
  • Indo-European
  • Asian/Islander
  • Other
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4.8% (296,832  ±12,018) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.3% 47,831,412

7.1% ±0.2% (341,191  ±8,649) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)

Veterans by wartime service

1,659†WWII11,973†Korea117,086Vietnam78,373Gulf (1990s)83,361Gulf (2001-)
* Civilian veterans who served during wartime only
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341,191 Total veterans ±8,649 309,616 Male ±7,837 31,575 Female ±2,782

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Citation: U.S. Census Bureau (2023). American Community Survey 1-year estimates. Retrieved from Census Reporter Profile page for Missouri <http://censusreporter.org/profiles/04000US29-missouri/>