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Congressional District 8, MO

736,467 Population
19,901.1 square miles 37 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$24,122 ±$743 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $31,756 ±$326
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$45,656 ±$1,246 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $57,409 ±$642
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

18% ±1.3% (127,341  ±9,180) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 12.9% 770,175 (±0.4% / ±23,258)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

24.7 minutes ±0.8 (7,268,505  ±298,826) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 24.3 67,361,415 (±0.2 / ±779,964)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

290,872 ±4,486 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,458,337 ±10,406
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
2.4 ±0 (710,314  ±6,025) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 5,962,950 (±0)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5.5% ±0.8% (8,638  ±1,209) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 5.5% 76,428 (±0.3% / ±4,619)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

347,474 ±2,054 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,819,334 ±685
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$127,000 ±$4,932 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $168,000 ±$1,365
  • about half the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

15.8% ±1.3% (115,265  ±9,372.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 14.3% 869,232 (±0.4% / ±23,839.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

85.1% ±1.8% (433,999  ±9,336.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 90.7% 3,814,347 (±0.7% / ±28,706)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
17.8% ±0.9% (90,916  ±4,803.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 30.2% 1,271,281 (±0.4% / ±16,647.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

2.7% ±0.4% (18,879  ±2,476.3) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 6.3% 361,596 (±0.1% / ±5,963.8)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 21.6% 65,947,773 (±0.1% / ±212,842.9)

1.6% ±0.2% (11,799  ±1,665) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.3% 262,047 (±0.2% / ±11,034)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

9.1% ±0.5% (52,065  ±2,772) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 8.1% 382,548 (±0.2% / ±9,596)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
52,065 Total veterans ±2,772 47,581 Male ±2,510 4,484 Female ±993

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