STATE · ADMITTED 1821 · 2000 CENSUS

Missouri

5,595,211 residents · 115 counties · 1082 cities · 68,742 sq mi · 1,654 census tracts

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Missouri is a state of 5,595,211 people. The typical home is worth $86,900. The population has held roughly steady since 1990. About 22% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households take in $37,934 at the median, 11% less than the US figure.

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,595,211

+9%since 1990

from 5,117,073 in 1990

1990 – 2024

Median age

36.1

+7%since 1990

from 33.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

68,742 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246.2M

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(369,898)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.1%(398,898)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(412,080)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.4%(413,296)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.6%(369,498)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3413.2%(738,733)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.9%(887,569)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.3%(742,462)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.1%(507,398)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747%(393,226)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 844.7%(263,582)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(98,571)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,934

+9%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $26,362 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$19,936

+53%since 1990

from $12,989 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.7%

−1.6 ptssince 1990

from 13.3% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$86,900

+11%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $59,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$484

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 1990

from $368 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

70.3%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 68.8% in 1990

29.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic87.7%(4,486,850)

Black10.7%(546,850)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(60,429)

Asian0.8%(39,580)

2000

White, non-Hispanic83.8%(4,686,474)

Black11.2%(625,667)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(118,592)

Asian1.1%(61,041)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.2%(201,143)

Central American0.6%(38,200)

Puerto Rican0.4%(24,923)

South American0.3%(17,443)

Guatemalan0.2%(13,324)

Salvadoran0.2%(10,618)

Honduran0.2%(9,474)

Cuban0.1%(8,607)

Spaniard0.1%(7,275)

Colombian0.1%(6,008)

Dominican0.1%(3,379)

Venezuelan0%(2,774)

+ 10 more hispanic origin groups with data

Peruvian0%(2,723)

Panamanian0%(1,962)

Ecuadorian0%(1,917)

Nicaraguan0%(1,506)

Chilean0%(1,346)

Argentine0%(1,274)

Costa Rican0%(1,214)

Bolivian0%(802)

Paraguayan0%(312)

Uruguayan0%(200)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(36,661)

Chinese0.4%(25,424)

Filipino0.3%(16,384)

Vietnamese0.3%(15,701)

Korean0.2%(9,775)

Pakistani0.1%(3,917)

Japanese0.1%(3,744)

Thai0%(2,455)

Nepalese0%(2,169)

Taiwanese0%(2,021)

Burmese0%(2,006)

Hmong0%(1,678)

+ 12 more asian origin groups with data

Cambodian0%(1,571)

Kazakh0%(958)

Laotian0%(811)

Bangladeshi0%(636)

Sri Lankan0%(600)

Indonesian0%(333)

Malaysian0%(218)

Okinawan0%(85)

Mongolian0%(78)

Uzbek0%(60)

Bhutanese0%(59)

Singaporean0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(5,133)

Samoan0.1%(4,089)

Chamorro0%(1,594)

Marshallese0%(697)

Chuukese0%(428)

Guamanian0%(250)

Fijian0%(168)

Tongan0%(72)

Ancestry

German21.3%(1,319,250)

English11.9%(734,425)

Irish11.8%(727,902)

American6.8%(423,056)

Italian3.2%(200,106)

French2.2%(136,075)

Scottish1.8%(112,179)

Polish1.6%(97,941)

Dutch0.9%(58,628)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(55,077)

Swedish0.8%(51,397)

Subsaharan African0.8%(47,467)

+ 51 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.7%(41,545)

Welsh0.5%(31,501)

Russian0.4%(21,922)

Arab0.4%(21,909)

Czech0.3%(21,520)

British0.3%(21,430)

Swiss0.3%(19,429)

Danish0.3%(15,771)

Greek0.2%(12,863)

Hungarian0.2%(12,245)

French Canadian0.2%(11,223)

Ukrainian0.2%(11,179)

West Indian0.2%(10,436)

Croatian0.2%(9,551)

Austrian0.2%(9,497)

Nigerian0.1%(7,038)

Portuguese0.1%(6,479)

Lithuanian0.1%(6,109)

Lebanese0.1%(5,725)

Canadian0.1%(5,569)

Romanian0.1%(5,282)

Belgian0.1%(4,995)

Finnish0.1%(4,787)

Jamaican0.1%(4,462)

Slovak0.1%(3,560)

Ethiopian0.1%(3,519)

Haitian0.1%(3,387)

Iranian0.1%(3,181)

Kenyan0.1%(3,159)

Somali0%(2,505)

Turkish0%(2,481)

Brazilian0%(2,446)

Palestinian0%(2,415)

Syrian0%(2,313)

Egyptian0%(2,108)

Iraqi0%(1,885)

Serbian0%(1,882)

Ghanaian0%(1,765)

Bulgarian0%(1,594)

Slovene0%(1,538)

Australian0%(1,462)

Armenian0%(1,279)

Moroccan0%(1,264)

Israeli0%(1,035)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(1,009)

Jordanian0%(793)

Latvian0%(735)

Macedonian0%(207)

Cape Verdean0%(185)

Barbadian0%(167)

Guyanese0%(159)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Mexican population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.6%

+3.8 ptssince 1990

from 17.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.3%

+7.4 ptssince 1990

from 73.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

7.6%

+1.5 ptssince 1990

from 6.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

16.0 min

−27%since 1990

from 21.9 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married27.8%(587,463)

Married59.6%(1,260,074)

Widowed2.6%(55,871)

Divorced10%(210,872)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(508,457)

Married55.1%(1,267,524)

Widowed11.3%(259,661)

Divorced11.5%(264,469)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.8%

−4.4 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

56.5%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 57.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 19.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.2%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 2.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.8%

−1.9 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 31.9% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23%(79,932)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.3%(77,428)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.1%(125,480)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(15,705)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1%(3,526)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 347,543 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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Section 02

Largest cities

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1.Kansas City521,220

2.St. Louis278,144

3.Springfield169,847

4.Columbia130,851

5.Independence121,675

6.Lee's Summit107,514

7.O'Fallon96,101

8.St. Charles72,561

9.St. Joseph71,001

10.Blue Springs61,632

11.St. Peters61,479

12.Joplin53,930

13.Florissant51,124

14.Wentzville49,495

15.Chesterfield49,309

16.Jefferson City42,489

17.Cape Girardeau40,977

18.Oakville35,333

19.Wildwood34,955

20.University City34,657

21.Liberty31,319

22.Ballwin30,901

23.Mehlville29,805

24.Kirkwood29,331

25.Raytown29,154

26.Maryland Heights27,559

27.Gladstone27,497

28.Grandview26,653

29.Raymore26,633

30.Nixa26,597

31.Belton26,193

32.Hazelwood24,849

33.Ozark23,544

34.Webster Groves23,450

35.Sedalia22,621

36.Republic22,404

37.Arnold20,994

38.Old Jamestown20,651

39.Rolla20,588

40.Warrensburg20,283

41.Farmington19,226

42.Lake St. Louis19,129

43.Affton19,052

44.Creve Coeur18,480

45.Concord18,368

Section 03

Metropolitan & micropolitan areas

Metropolitan areas (8)

1.St. Louis2,814,421

2.Kansas City2,270,682

3.Springfield500,694

4.Columbia219,062

5.Joplin208,796

6.Jefferson City152,712

7.St. Joseph119,170

8.Cape Girardeau99,215

Micropolitan areas (17)

1.Farmington67,809

2.Branson57,001

3.Warrensburg56,670

4.Fort Leonard Wood54,442

5.Sikeston49,978

6.Rolla45,247

7.Sedalia44,254

8.Poplar Bluff41,904

9.West Plains40,798

10.Hannibal38,969

11.Lebanon36,943

12.Kirksville29,824

13.Kennett26,855

14.Mexico24,528

15.Moberly24,513

16.Marshall23,265

17.Maryville20,174

Metropolitan areas are built around an urban core of 50,000 or more people; micropolitan areas around a core of 10,000 to 50,000. A statistical area can cross state lines, so each is listed under its primary state.

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