Census Reporter

Congressional District 8, MO

737,051 Population
19,901.9 square miles 37 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.9 ±0.3 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.7 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,978 ±$300 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $31,839 ±$172
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$44,753 ±$704 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $57,290 ±$288
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

18.5% ±0.5% (131,404  ±3,812) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 13% 772,992 (±0.2% / ±11,899)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

24.5 minutes ±0.3 (7,027,835  ±109,086) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.9 64,720,065 (±0.1 / ±370,998)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

288,321 ±1,881 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,440,212 ±6,698
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
2.5 ±0 (711,136  ±2,091) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 5,951,584 (±0)
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6.1% ±0.5% (9,454  ±749) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 5.7% 79,022 (±0.1% / ±1,934)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

345,909 ±850 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,804,664 ±1,027
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$122,600 ±$1,719 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $163,600 ±$597
  • about half the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

14.5% ±0.5% (105,427  ±3,341.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 14.5% 874,883 (±0.2% / ±10,846.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

84.9% ±0.8% (431,232  ±4,369.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 90.6% 3,783,747 (±0.4% / ±14,640)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
17% ±0.4% (86,111  ±2,191.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 29.9% 1,250,584 (±0.2% / ±8,402.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

2.8% ±0.4% (19,676  ±2,782.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 6.3% 361,104 (±0.1% / ±6,151.4)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 21.5% 66,093,076 (±0.1% / ±186,870.8)

1.6% ±0.1% (11,657  ±878) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.2% 256,336 (±0.1% / ±4,733)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

9.5% ±0.2% (54,455  ±1,228) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 8.3% 391,513 (±0.1% / ±4,047)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
54,455 Total veterans ±1,228 50,506 Male ±1,124 3,949 Female ±429

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