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Missouri

6,245,466 Population
68,746.4 square miles 90.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$40,284 ±$341 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$71,589 ±$703 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.3% ±0.4% (745,363  ±25,704) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24 minutes ±0.3 (64,725,120  ±854,277) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

2,563,244 ±10,377 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.4 (6,082,606  ±) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.2% ±0.3% (73,794  ±4,585) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

2,858,527 ±391 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$254,400 ±$2,059 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.1% ±0.4% (747,755  ±22,870.1) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92% ±0.7% (3,959,346  ±31,243.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
33.5% ±0.4% (1,440,376  ±19,147.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

7.4% ±0.3% (435,096  ±19,075.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

4.9% (308,514  ±12,572) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7% ±0.2% (340,990  ±9,503) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
340,990 Total veterans ±9,503 309,018 Male ±8,639 31,972 Female ±2,851

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