Census Reporter

Congressional District 8, MO

737,972 Population
19,901 square miles 37.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2018 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.8 ±0.1
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.2

Economics

$23,108 ±$869 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $30,498 ±$313
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $33,831 ±$77
$41,997 ±$1,378 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $54,478 ±$751
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $61,937 ±$94

18.5% ±1.2% (131,161  ±8,790) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 13.2% 786,330 (±0.4% / ±21,180)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 13.1% 41,852,315 (±0.1% / ±232,949)

24.6 minutes ±0.7 (7,084,320  ±274,649) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 24 65,921,805 (±0.2 / ±631,977)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.1 3,967,761,655 (±0 / ±7,704,522)

Families

286,336 ±3,925 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,434,806 ±10,407
  • United States: 121,520,180 ±153,217
2.5 ±0 (711,743  ±5,745) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 5,952,011 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 319,075,830

5.7% ±1% (8,696  ±1,572) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 5.8% 80,307 (±0.4% / ±5,016)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,956,960 (±0% / ±30,916)

Housing

346,003 ±2,070 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,806,296 ±623
  • United States: 138,539,906 ±4,033

$120,800 ±$3,690 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $162,600 ±$1,170
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,700 ±$366

14.7% ±1.2% (107,356  ±8,511.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 14.7% 891,556 (±0.4% / ±22,060.4)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 45,452,496 (±0.1% / ±185,008.3)

Social

84.6% ±1.7% (430,178  ±8,847.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 90.5% 3,784,410 (±0.6% / ±26,929)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.3% 197,114,684 (±0.1% / ±245,154.7)
17.7% ±1% (89,705  ±4,898.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 29.6% 1,235,894 (±0.4% / ±15,632.7)
  • about half the rate in United States: 32.6% 72,750,461 (±0.1% / ±151,650)

2.6% ±0.3% (18,157  ±1,895.4) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2018 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 6.1% 349,425 (±0.1% / ±5,232.6)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 21.5% 65,109,685 (±0.1% / ±196,923.5)

1.3% ±0.2% (9,666  ±1,427) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 4.2% 258,390 (±0.2% / ±10,297)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,728,721 (±0.1% / ±157,222)

9.4% ±0.5% (53,973  ±3,119) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 8.1% 384,150 (±0.2% / ±8,532)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,964,242 (±0% / ±66,854)
53,973 Total veterans ±3,119 49,582 Male ±3,093 4,391 Female ±1,199

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