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Missouri
Demographic Data






Missouri Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated February 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

Missouri Population & Age Distribution

The Total Population of Missouri is:

6,177,957

Age

Under 5 Years:
5.9%
5 - 17:
16.5%
18 - 24:
9.4%
25 - 34:
13.2%
35 - 54:
24.4%
55 - 64:
13.4%
Over 65 Years:
17.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

High School Graduates
College Graduated
Attending College
91.3%
91.3%
31.2%
31.2%
4.7%
4.7%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

Missouri
USA
$36,754
$36,754
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

Missouri
USA
$65,920
$65,920
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

12.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Manufacturing
Retail
Education
Construction
Accommodation
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Finance
Transportation
Other
Public Service
Administration
Wholesale
Arts
Real Estate
Information Technology
Agriculture
Utilities
Management
Mining
14.8%
14.8%
11.4%
11.4%
11.4%
11.4%
9.2%
9.2%
6.8%
6.8%
6.6%
6.6%
6.3%
6.3%
5.6%
5.6%
5.0%
5.0%
4.8%
4.8%
4.3%
4.3%
3.6%
3.6%
2.6%
2.6%
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.6%
1.4%
1.4%
0.9%
0.9%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Black Or African American
Hispanic Or Latino (Of Any Race)
Other Race / Two or More Races
Asian
American Indian And Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian And Other Pacific Islanders
77.6%
77.6%
11.2%
11.2%
4.6%
4.6%
4.3%
4.3%
2.0%
2.0%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Unclassified
Other groups
German
Irish
English
Italian
French
European
Scottish
Polish
Dutch
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Norwegian
Welsh
British
African
Czech
Russian
Swiss
28.0%
28.0%
23.0%
23.0%
21.6%
21.6%
12.0%
12.0%
10.4%
10.4%
3.2%
3.2%
2.4%
2.4%
2.3%
2.3%
1.7%
1.7%
1.6%
1.6%
1.1%
1.1%
1.0%
1.0%
0.9%
0.9%
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
German
Chinese
Indic languages
French
Slavic languages
Vietnamese
Arabic
Serbo-Croatian
Other Asian languages
African languages
Native American languages
West Germanic languages
Tagalog
Russian
Korean
Hindi
Other Indo-European
Pacific Island languages
93.7%
93.7%
2.6%
2.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born MO Residents

4.2%