COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Missouri
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Missouri
Kentucky is 27% smaller than Missouri. Missouri earns more, with a median household income $6,976 higher.
KENTUCKYMISSOURIDIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,8246,191,814−27% vs Missouri
Population density11590+25
Population growth3.8%2.8%+1.1 pts
Median age39.139.0+0.1
Male49.5%49.3%+0.2 pts
Female50.5%50.7%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born4.7%4.5%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%76.3%+5.3 pts
Black7.6%10.9%−3.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%5.2%−0.2 pts
Asian1.6%2.1%−0.5 pts
Other4.3%5.5%−1.2 pts
Median household income$63,726$70,702−$6,976
Per capita income$35,821$39,695−$3,874
Poverty rate16.1%12.6%+3.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%32.4%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree11.3%12.6%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.0%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation59.7%63.1%−3.4 pts
Median home value$205,600$230,300−$24,700
Median gross rent$967$1,033−$66
Owner-occupied68.3%68.1%+0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%11.2%−0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%42.0%−1.6 pts
Average commute24.023.5+0.4
Worked from home10.2%13.0%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.8%−0.2 pts
Uninsured6.0%8.8%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024