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People QuickFacts |
Missouri |
USA |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
5,842,713 | 299,398,484 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
4.4% | 6.4% |
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Population, 2000 |
5,595,211 | 281,421,906 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 |
6.6% | 6.8% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 |
24.2% | 24.6% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 |
13.3% | 12.4% |
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Female persons, percent, 2006 |
51.1% | 50.7% |
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White persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
85.1% | 80.1% |
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Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
11.5% | 12.8% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.5% | 1.0% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) |
1.4% | 4.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) |
0.1% | 0.2% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 |
1.3% | 1.6% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) |
2.8% | 14.8% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 |
82.6% | 66.4% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
53.6% | 54.1% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 11.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
5.1% | 17.9% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
81.3% | 80.4% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
21.6% | 24.4% |
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Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 |
973,637 | 49,746,248 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
23.8 | 25.5 |
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Housing units, 2006 |
2,623,094 | 126,316,181 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
70.3% | 66.2% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 |
20.0% | 26.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$89,900 | $119,600 |
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Households, 2000 |
2,194,594 | 105,480,101 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.48 | 2.59 |
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Median household income, 2004 |
$40,885 | $44,334 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$19,936 | $21,587 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 |
13.0% | 12.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Missouri |
USA |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 |
154,3061 | 7,499,702 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2005 |
2,425,4031 | 116,317,003 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 |
1.1%1 | 2.0% |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2005 |
375,352 | 20,392,068 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
439,485 | 22,974,655 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.8% | 5.2% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.7% | 0.9% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.5% | 4.8% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.0% | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
0.8% | 6.8% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
27.4% | 28.2% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) |
92,909,173 | 3,916,136,712 |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
95,603,561 | 4,634,755,112 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
61,861,163 | 3,056,421,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$10,891 | $10,615 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
8,607,025 | 449,498,718 |
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Building permits, 2006 |
29,172 | 1,838,903 |
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Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) |
45,730,1371 | 2,143,781,7272 |
