Median Household Income
$70,702
Median Home Value
$230,300
Median Gross Rent
$1,033/mo
Poverty Rate
12.6%
Unemployment Rate
4.0%
Homeownership Rate
68.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
32.4%
Median Age
39.0
Population Over Time
Missouri grew 2.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
6,028,076
2016
6,059,651
2018
6,090,062
2020
6,124,160
2022
6,154,422
2024
6,191,814
Business & Industry
Missouri has 151,475 business establishments employing 2,631,543 people.
Health care and social assistance
20,637
Other services (except public administration)
15,950
Construction
14,570
Accommodation and food services
13,846
Professional, scientific, and technical services
13,844
Finance and insurance
10,384
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
7,719
Real estate and rental and leasing
7,262
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Largest Cities in Missouri
See all →Kansas City505,958 people$69,166St. Louis298,018 people$56,160Springfield168,873 people$49,311Columbia126,172 people$66,498Independence122,218 people$60,339Lee's Summit101,728 people$102,531O'Fallon91,825 people$110,443St. Joseph72,198 people$57,956St. Charles70,687 people$85,937Blue Springs58,720 people$88,920St. Peters57,692 people$91,637Florissant52,167 people$65,318Joplin51,848 people$52,097Chesterfield49,645 people$133,037Wentzville44,584 people$112,394Jefferson City42,644 people$66,371Cape Girardeau39,795 people$55,658Oakville35,412 people$106,362Wildwood35,276 people$161,060University City34,850 people$80,694Ballwin30,948 people$124,626Liberty30,299 people$88,542Raytown29,772 people$68,840Kirkwood29,309 people$121,270Mehlville29,089 people$67,071Maryland Heights28,099 people$86,436Gladstone26,964 people$79,271Grandview25,921 people$53,447Hazelwood25,345 people$55,908Belton24,241 people$69,226Webster Groves23,838 people$115,227Nixa23,523 people$83,385Raymore23,232 people$104,447Sedalia21,767 people$50,990Ozark21,459 people$74,182Arnold20,840 people$78,370Old Jamestown20,387 people$99,521Rolla20,025 people$46,204Affton19,922 people$79,539Warrensburg19,317 people$57,067Republic18,824 people$65,729Creve Coeur18,679 people$127,188Concord18,606 people$89,038Ferguson18,546 people$47,524Manchester18,240 people$97,801Spanish Lake18,051 people$55,920Farmington17,859 people$53,729Kirksville17,533 people$50,071Clayton17,212 people$123,000Lake St. Louis17,088 people$125,693
Counties in Missouri
Adair CountyAndrew CountyAtchison CountyAudrain CountyBarry CountyBarton CountyBates CountyBenton CountyBollinger CountyBoone CountyBuchanan CountyButler CountyCaldwell CountyCallaway CountyCamden CountyCape Girardeau CountyCarroll CountyCarter CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChariton CountyChristian CountyClark CountyClay CountyClinton CountyCole CountyCooper CountyCrawford CountyDade CountyDallas CountyDaviess CountyDeKalb CountyDent CountyDouglas CountyDunklin CountyFranklin CountyGasconade CountyGentry CountyGreene CountyGrundy CountyHarrison CountyHenry CountyHickory CountyHolt CountyHoward CountyHowell CountyIron CountyJackson CountyJasper CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKnox CountyLaclede CountyLafayette CountyLawrence CountyLewis CountyLincoln CountyLinn CountyLivingston CountyMacon CountyMadison CountyMaries CountyMarion CountyMcDonald CountyMercer CountyMiller CountyMississippi CountyMoniteau CountyMonroe CountyMontgomery CountyMorgan CountyNew Madrid CountyNewton CountyNodaway CountyOregon CountyOsage CountyOzark CountyPemiscot CountyPerry CountyPettis CountyPhelps CountyPike CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyPulaski CountyPutnam CountyRalls CountyRandolph CountyRay CountyReynolds CountyRipley CountySaline CountySchuyler CountyScotland CountyScott CountyShannon CountyShelby CountySt. Charles CountySt. Clair CountySte. Genevieve CountySt. Francois CountySt. Louis citySt. Louis CountyStoddard CountyStone CountySullivan CountyTaney CountyTexas CountyVernon CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWorth CountyWright County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.