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DP-1. Profile of General Demographic Characteristics:  2000
Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Geographic Area: Missouri

NOTE: Corrected counts are available for one or more geographies displayed in this table.
NOTE: For information on confidentiality protection, nonsampling error, definitions, and count corrections see http://factfinder.census.gov/home/en/datanotes/expsf1u.htm.


Subject

Number

Percent

 

 

 

Total population

5,595,211

100.0

 

 

 

SEX AND AGE

 

 

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.