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Congressional District 8, MO

776,269 Population
18,315.3 square miles 42.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,644 ±$805 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$59,897 ±$2,387 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

15.5% ±1% (116,381  ±7,815) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

25.5 minutes ±1 (8,149,760  ±370,971) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 24 64,725,120 (±0.3 / ±854,277)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

306,990 ±3,772 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0 (753,185  ±6,370) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±0.9% (9,404  ±1,566) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

348,843 ±2,343 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$200,200 ±$5,413 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

11.2% ±0.9% (86,267  ±6,812.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

89% ±1.7% (476,119  ±10,141.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
21.6% ±0.9% (115,620  ±5,022) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

2.8% ±0.4% (20,263  ±3,007.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 6.7% 391,604 (±0.1% / ±6,607.3)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

1.8% ±0.3% (14,265  ±2,478) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.9% ±0.5% (47,523  ±3,269) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
47,523 Total veterans ±3,269 42,942 Male ±2,992 4,581 Female ±1,125

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