Missouri

Population, income, and housing across 115 counties and 1,082 cities & places.

Population: 6,168,181
Median household income: $68,920
Median home value: $215,600

Missouri has a population of 6,168,181, spread across 115 counties and 1,082 cities and places.

From 2019 to 2023, Missouri's population grew 1.0% from 6,104,910 to 6,168,181, while its median home value rose 37.2% from $157,200 to $215,600.

The median gross rent is $996. 31.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,168,181
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $68,920
Median home value: $215,600
Median gross rent: $996
Housing units: 2,809,501
Homeownership rate: 67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,104,9106,168,181

Median household income

$55,461$68,920

Median home value

$157,200$215,600

Median gross rent

$830$996

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,104,910	$55,461	$157,200	$830
2020	6,124,160	$57,290	$163,600	$843
2021	6,141,534	$61,043	$171,800	$886
2022	6,154,422	$65,920	$199,400	$957
2023	6,168,181	$68,920	$215,600	$996

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	359,915	5.8%
5 to 17	1,026,656	16.6%
18 to 24	564,178	9.1%
25 to 34	813,041	13.2%
35 to 44	783,391	12.7%
45 to 54	723,910	11.7%
55 to 64	817,961	13.3%
65 to 74	640,198	10.4%
75 and over	438,931	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,737,581	76.8%
Black or African American	680,587	11.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10,720	0.2%
Asian	126,461	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	9,010	0.1%
Some other race	22,430	0.4%
Two or more races	269,468	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	311,924	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate30.3%

Some college or associate's29.4%

Bachelor's degree19.6%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	354,732	8.4%
High school graduate	1,279,442	30.3%
Some college or associate's	1,238,028	29.4%
Bachelor's degree	824,697	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	520,533	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home11.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,245,968	76.4%
Carpooled	234,862	8.0%
Public transit	25,326	0.9%
Walked	52,385	1.8%
Bicycle	5,619	0.2%
Worked from home	340,575	11.6%
Other means	33,318	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	765,618	29.5%
15 to 29 min	1,016,031	39.1%
30 to 44 min	514,204	19.8%
45 to 59 min	162,633	6.3%
60+ min	138,992	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 12.6% (756,528 of 5,994,199)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,551,913	62.5%
Nonfamily households	932,921	37.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,484,834	88.4%
Vacant	324,667	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,688,072	67.9%
Renter-occupied	796,762	32.1%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached3.6%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units5.6%

Mobile home & other5.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,980,637	70.5%
1-unit, attached	101,062	3.6%
2 to 4 units	218,142	7.8%
5 to 19 units	199,122	7.1%
20 or more units	157,009	5.6%
Mobile home & other	153,529	5.5%

Geography

State FIPS: 29
USPS: MO
Land area: 68,746 sq mi
Water area: 960 sq mi
Center point: 38.3507, -92.4568

Missouri rankings

Counties

115