MO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	5,595,211	100.0

Male	2,720,177	48.6
Female	2,875,034	51.4

Under 5 years	369,898	6.6
5 to 9 years	398,898	7.1
10 to 14 years	412,080	7.4
15 to 19 years	413,296	7.4
20 to 24 years	369,498	6.6
25 to 34 years	738,733	13.2
35 to 44 years	887,569	15.9
45 to 54 years	742,462	13.3
55 to 59 years	279,073	5.0
60 to 64 years	228,325	4.1
65 to 74 years	393,226	7.0
75 to 84 years	263,582	4.7
85 years and over	98,571	1.8

Median age (years)	36.1	(X)

18 years and over	4,167,519	74.5
Male	1,988,560	35.5
Female	2,178,959	38.9
21 years and over	3,919,855	70.1
62 years and over	887,864	15.9
65 years and over	755,379	13.5
Male	307,235	5.5
Female	448,144	8.0

RACE
One race	5,513,150	98.5
White	4,748,083	84.9
Black or African American	629,391	11.2
American Indian and Alaska Native	25,076	0.4
Asian	61,595	1.1
Asian Indian	12,169	0.2
Chinese	13,667	0.2
Filipino	7,735	0.1
Japanese	3,337	0.1
Korean	6,767	0.1
Vietnamese	10,626	0.2
Other Asian ¹	7,294	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	3,178	0.1
Native Hawaiian	594	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	435	0.0
Samoan	1,116	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	1,033	0.0
Some other race	45,827	0.8
Two or more races	82,061	1.5

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	4,819,487	86.1
Black or African American	655,377	11.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	60,099	1.1
Asian	76,210	1.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	6,635	0.1
Some other race	64,880	1.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	5,595,211	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	118,592	2.1
Mexican	77,887	1.4
Puerto Rican	6,677	0.1
Cuban	3,022	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	31,006	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	5,476,619	97.9
White alone	4,686,474	83.8

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	5,595,211	100.0
In households	5,433,153	97.1
Householder	2,194,594	39.2
Spouse	1,140,866	20.4
Child	1,632,535	29.2
Own child under 18 years	1,293,406	23.1
Other relatives	215,253	3.8
Under 18 years	96,412	1.7
Nonrelatives	249,905	4.5
Unmarried partner	111,010	2.0
In group quarters	162,058	2.9
Institutionalized population	90,430	1.6
Noninstitutionalized population	71,628	1.3

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	2,194,594	100.0
Family households (families)	1,476,516	67.3
With own children under 18 years	699,779	31.9
Married-couple family	1,140,866	52.0
With own children under 18 years	497,201	22.7
Female householder, no husband present	253,760	11.6
With own children under 18 years	156,571	7.1
Nonfamily households	718,078	32.7
Householder living alone	599,808	27.3
Householder 65 years and over	225,631	10.3

Households with individuals under 18 years	762,492	34.7
Households with individuals 65 years and over	525,811	24.0

Average household size	2.48	(X)
Average family size	3.02	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	2,442,017	100.0
Occupied housing units	2,194,594	89.9
Vacant housing units	247,423	10.1
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	66,053	2.7

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	2.1	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	9.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	2,194,594	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	1,542,149	70.3
Renter-occupied housing units	652,445	29.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.59	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.20	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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