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Missouri Community Stats

Missouri has 6,191,814 residents and a median household income of $70,702, 41st highest among states (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$70,702
U.S. $80,734
Poverty rate
12.6%
U.S. 12.5%
Bachelor's or higher
32.4%
Adults 25+
Average commute
23.5 min
One way

Missouri compared

With U.S.

MeasureMissouriU.S.
Median household income$70,702$80,734
Median age39.038.9
Poverty rate12.6%12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%35.7%
Homeownership rate68.1%65.2%
Median home value$230,300$332,700
Median gross rent$1,033$1,413
Average commute23.5 min26.4 min
Born outside the U.S.4.5%14.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Counties in Missouri

Sorted by population, highest first

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#CountyPopulationMedian incomePovertyBachelor's+Own home
1St. Louis County995,569$82,9369.8%47.4%69.2%
2Jackson County719,976$68,57714.1%34.0%59.1%
3St. Charles County414,535$104,6925.2%42.7%80.5%
4Greene County303,375$61,47913.6%33.6%57.5%
5St. Louis city288,512$56,16020.6%41.1%45.3%
6Clay County258,122$88,4688.5%36.5%69.5%
7Jefferson County229,458$82,8519.0%24.7%82.2%
8Boone County188,043$72,75816.6%51.5%57.7%
9Jasper County124,357$60,69417.0%25.3%62.8%
10Cass County110,773$87,5356.2%29.6%75.6%
11Platte County110,371$96,2277.0%46.5%67.4%
12Franklin County105,950$73,1658.2%23.7%76.5%
13Christian County92,915$83,4378.2%32.7%75.9%
14Buchanan County83,568$62,15816.0%23.9%66.3%
15Cape Girardeau County82,735$68,46413.9%33.1%66.8%
16Cole County77,032$74,8769.0%38.9%67.9%
17St. Francois County66,999$57,47715.9%17.2%68.2%
18Lincoln County63,057$89,27810.2%18.4%79.0%
19Newton County60,118$66,30113.5%23.5%76.6%
20Taney County56,529$56,49715.6%25.0%67.0%
21Johnson County54,732$67,27211.8%29.1%63.5%
22Pulaski County53,894$64,46612.7%25.8%61.2%
23Phelps County45,194$58,39616.8%32.4%61.7%
24Callaway County44,741$74,17611.6%24.6%75.5%
25Camden County43,667$66,38712.6%26.2%82.5%
26Pettis County43,397$60,43015.6%18.4%69.1%
27Butler County42,020$49,08920.5%15.8%64.6%
28Webster County40,500$71,15515.2%18.3%77.4%
29Howell County40,383$50,99320.3%17.8%70.3%
30Lawrence County38,593$61,21514.5%16.9%73.9%
31Scott County37,933$62,78212.8%22.1%71.1%
32Warren County37,177$81,2098.0%20.2%80.2%
33Laclede County36,390$53,28218.2%16.3%68.2%
34Barry County35,033$58,34615.2%14.6%77.3%
35Lafayette County33,115$80,6129.3%26.2%75.7%
36Polk County32,444$59,64716.3%22.5%71.6%
37Stone County32,048$63,52013.9%24.8%83.3%
38Stoddard County28,470$57,95715.1%16.7%71.8%
39Marion County28,457$62,90314.2%24.6%69.3%
40Dunklin County27,493$47,84922.0%13.2%62.3%
41Adair County25,301$61,53622.0%35.5%61.0%
42Miller County25,269$56,73614.4%19.2%73.9%
43Texas County25,161$50,03619.8%16.5%77.2%
44Audrain County24,548$59,44817.8%16.8%71.8%
45Randolph County24,365$53,03313.9%18.4%71.4%
46McDonald County23,701$52,37516.8%12.3%67.3%
47Washington County23,470$56,04317.4%11.7%78.4%
48Saline County23,231$57,93116.4%22.7%69.8%
49Ray County23,145$74,57312.6%16.2%77.3%
50Crawford County22,797$57,62914.1%14.1%69.2%
51Henry County22,328$57,92614.3%16.3%75.0%
52Morgan County21,717$53,41218.3%16.6%79.7%
53Clinton County21,414$70,62712.3%22.1%75.7%
54Nodaway County20,774$59,31517.1%27.9%62.3%
55Benton County20,151$52,56719.9%15.0%83.8%
56Vernon County19,687$52,23018.8%16.6%71.3%
57Perry County18,976$62,98113.9%20.9%76.5%
58Wright County18,965$47,90918.7%15.9%77.1%
59Ste. Genevieve County18,571$66,3398.2%16.8%83.0%
60Andrew County18,065$75,6256.2%28.8%76.7%
61Pike County17,711$54,98916.0%16.6%73.3%
62Dallas County17,551$53,46420.5%16.4%75.9%
63Cooper County16,824$70,62511.7%24.0%75.7%
64Bates County16,186$60,73315.9%14.8%74.9%
65New Madrid County15,731$51,88117.7%14.5%64.2%
66Moniteau County15,262$65,71510.3%15.8%79.2%
67Macon County15,163$62,3579.5%19.4%76.8%
68Pemiscot County14,958$40,08929.6%12.6%55.6%
69Gasconade County14,746$64,23212.6%18.1%80.9%
70Cedar County14,615$48,18117.0%19.0%74.1%
71Dent County14,539$56,31212.2%16.5%75.9%
72Livingston County14,364$63,62711.9%17.5%72.3%
73Osage County13,402$76,6818.6%24.7%79.4%
74Madison County12,729$54,43413.2%16.3%73.7%
75Douglas County11,965$45,98517.5%14.9%80.6%
76Mississippi County11,902$48,16019.0%14.7%62.9%
77Linn County11,852$61,63513.7%19.2%78.5%
78Barton County11,690$51,63520.2%17.4%68.1%
79Montgomery County11,426$65,50013.9%17.7%73.4%
80DeKalb County10,876$69,8268.7%16.4%71.1%
81Wayne County10,862$47,22625.7%12.7%75.1%
82Ripley County10,708$42,03724.8%12.6%79.1%
83Bollinger County10,559$63,81413.6%13.9%82.3%
84Ralls County10,428$65,38811.4%17.0%85.5%
85Howard County10,147$65,93812.0%28.2%78.7%
86Lewis County9,924$59,93412.7%16.8%76.3%
87Grundy County9,787$51,97517.6%16.7%69.7%
88St. Clair County9,587$53,04314.7%14.7%76.0%
89Iron County9,446$48,85019.3%19.0%75.1%
90Caldwell County8,927$64,80610.3%19.9%78.2%
91Ozark County8,873$44,16321.5%15.3%82.1%
92Monroe County8,734$54,51614.2%18.9%74.3%
93Oregon County8,673$43,06923.6%12.6%74.9%
94Hickory County8,585$39,39019.8%12.8%82.4%
95Daviess County8,477$63,98411.4%18.4%79.1%
96Maries County8,450$59,45513.5%16.3%78.3%
97Carroll County8,411$62,15413.7%19.3%71.9%
98Harrison County8,190$54,36719.6%15.7%71.4%
99Dade County7,641$53,75012.6%15.1%77.0%
100Chariton County7,390$71,5208.8%22.6%83.5%
101Shannon County7,177$55,22218.0%12.8%79.9%
102Clark County6,675$51,78111.2%14.9%78.3%
103Gentry County6,245$55,84817.9%21.6%74.4%
104Reynolds County6,010$45,02817.3%15.0%79.8%
105Shelby County5,986$51,59415.9%18.5%77.5%
106Sullivan County5,857$56,96413.7%15.5%75.1%
107Carter County5,297$50,00020.8%10.1%60.7%
108Atchison County5,187$58,75011.6%22.2%76.8%
109Scotland County4,686$68,9137.3%15.2%82.4%
110Putnam County4,642$63,51015.5%22.6%83.0%
111Holt County4,240$61,18710.2%19.6%77.2%
112Schuyler County4,038$61,2058.6%11.8%79.9%
113Knox County3,756$57,78811.9%15.8%85.1%
114Mercer County3,482$62,67913.5%18.1%81.0%
115Worth County1,934$47,84720.6%21.1%82.1%

Cities and towns in Missouri

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#City or townPopulationMedian incomePovertyBachelor's+Own home
1Kansas City510,612$69,16614.6%38.4%55.4%
2St. Louis288,512$56,16020.6%41.1%45.3%
3Springfield169,954$49,31118.4%31.4%43.9%
4Columbia128,548$66,49819.3%56.7%48.7%
5Independence121,740$60,33915.8%21.9%60.9%
6Lee's Summit103,656$102,5315.7%48.8%73.4%
7O'Fallon93,801$110,4435.4%43.3%81.0%
8St. Charles71,508$85,9377.3%43.3%68.0%
9St. Joseph71,236$57,95617.7%23.0%62.8%
10Blue Springs59,965$88,9207.0%35.0%68.9%
11St. Peters59,092$91,6375.6%39.2%79.0%
12Joplin52,593$52,09716.9%26.7%53.4%
13Florissant51,773$65,31810.1%22.5%67.1%
14Chesterfield49,574$133,0373.9%72.5%77.6%
15Wentzville47,061$112,3945.4%39.6%82.5%
16Jefferson City42,488$66,37112.0%38.7%59.2%
17Cape Girardeau40,344$55,65820.8%34.9%54.0%
18Oakville35,333$106,3626.4%44.1%86.0%
19Wildwood35,133$161,0602.2%68.8%91.8%
20University City34,685$80,69414.5%64.9%56.2%
21Ballwin31,279$124,6264.8%65.2%84.2%
22Liberty30,689$88,5427.0%39.6%73.0%
23Mehlville29,805$67,0717.8%31.4%66.0%
24Raytown29,445$68,84012.5%22.0%65.1%
25Kirkwood29,363$121,2705.3%67.9%77.2%
26Maryland Heights27,880$86,4364.7%51.2%56.8%
27Gladstone27,207$79,27111.0%31.7%68.4%
28Grandview26,527$53,44717.9%25.5%49.1%
29Hazelwood25,114$55,90815.9%28.9%59.1%
30Belton25,008$69,2269.7%25.6%59.0%
31Nixa24,836$83,3857.1%36.7%67.1%
32Raymore24,526$104,4475.0%36.2%78.2%
33Webster Groves23,712$115,2274.2%68.8%76.1%
34Ozark22,417$74,18212.6%30.7%62.6%
35Sedalia22,003$50,99019.4%16.3%56.6%
36Arnold20,956$78,3708.2%25.4%79.8%
37Old Jamestown20,651$99,5217.4%39.6%87.3%
38Rolla20,287$46,20423.6%35.6%39.4%
39Republic19,829$65,72917.7%26.3%60.1%
40Warrensburg19,582$57,06716.2%37.8%46.2%
41Affton19,052$79,5396.6%36.6%80.8%
42Creve Coeur18,643$127,1886.1%70.1%60.6%
43Concord18,368$89,0383.9%42.0%86.0%
44Farmington18,282$53,72915.9%16.3%53.8%
45Ferguson18,213$47,52424.2%21.3%48.2%
46Manchester18,160$97,8016.4%62.4%75.0%
47Lake St. Louis18,066$125,6934.3%51.7%75.6%
48Spanish Lake17,873$55,92014.8%14.3%49.2%
49Kirksville17,563$50,07128.2%40.3%48.3%
50Clayton17,380$123,0008.0%84.9%54.9%
51Hannibal16,771$53,72119.5%19.5%62.2%
52Sikeston16,320$58,91514.2%27.5%60.5%
53Grain Valley16,271$89,6499.7%27.4%65.0%
54Poplar Bluff16,254$41,94120.8%14.4%53.1%
55Lemay16,228$60,39914.7%20.4%77.1%
56Overland15,695$61,7739.7%29.6%62.7%
57Jackson15,659$77,1058.6%35.8%71.1%
58Carthage15,574$51,32827.2%22.1%53.0%
59Fort Leonard Wood15,432$67,7727.2%25.5%0.0%
60Lebanon15,270$48,35921.7%18.2%52.1%
61Washington15,130$79,1737.9%32.3%74.0%
62Troy13,947$79,01213.6%14.7%69.9%
63Marshall13,739$54,43717.1%25.4%65.4%
64Moberly13,526$44,14518.4%16.3%58.7%
65Dardenne Prairie13,503$152,5001.3%55.1%91.6%
66Neosho13,224$57,89115.2%21.7%61.5%
67Webb City13,221$65,46920.5%26.7%58.2%
68Festus13,201$73,53217.1%24.4%57.8%
69Eureka13,081$108,3947.9%52.5%79.3%
70Jennings12,918$38,98425.2%10.8%45.1%
71Branson12,817$51,97820.2%27.6%48.3%
72St. Ann12,811$52,32313.0%20.4%56.4%
73Union12,781$73,4358.1%23.7%60.6%
74Fulton12,617$51,42913.9%21.7%48.2%
75West Plains12,441$44,00228.1%17.1%52.1%
76Crestwood12,295$107,1695.5%56.8%87.7%
77Town and Country11,607$232,5341.7%75.9%86.5%
78Mexico11,477$50,87317.8%17.2%62.5%
79Bridgeton11,369$72,00511.5%36.0%63.1%
80Bolivar11,170$49,62218.8%27.9%54.0%
81Kearney10,885$103,6223.6%36.8%74.5%
82Smithville10,705$101,1655.4%32.4%84.2%
83Bellefontaine Neighbors10,498$49,17021.4%17.7%58.1%
84Excelsior Springs10,484$72,60915.2%17.6%68.2%
85Maryville10,428$53,35224.4%35.6%46.9%
86Kennett10,196$52,50019.1%15.6%57.9%
87Ellisville10,002$113,3094.6%59.4%74.5%
88Harrisonville9,970$62,4737.2%15.0%64.2%
89Monett9,873$49,39015.2%12.8%54.5%
90Des Peres9,170$224,3272.0%79.2%95.9%
91Richmond Heights9,153$94,4605.5%76.6%54.3%
92Sunset Hills9,112$138,1443.7%62.4%82.9%
93Warrenton9,066$61,03114.6%12.5%64.9%
94Clinton9,065$51,25015.2%15.7%67.4%
95Ladue8,940$250,000+1.1%88.1%95.7%
96Chillicothe8,923$54,49316.8%16.1%63.5%
97Pleasant Hill8,847$95,6026.0%31.7%69.2%
98Park Hills8,678$52,56314.4%14.1%56.0%
99Olivette8,645$111,6604.3%70.3%73.5%
100Oak Grove8,538$75,1028.6%15.4%60.3%

Income and poverty

Income in the past 12 months, in inflation-adjusted dollars

Median household income
$70,702
Per capita income
$39,695
Below poverty level
757,180 people (12.6%)

Education

Highest level completed, 4,243,115 adults age 25 and older

  • High school graduate or higher3,897,37991.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher1,374,70332.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree533,18912.6%

Race and ethnicity

Share of total population. Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; other groups exclude them.

  • White (non-Hispanic)4,723,66576.3%
  • Black or African American673,78010.9%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race)324,3795.2%
  • Two or more races295,2204.8%
  • Asian130,8422.1%
  • Some other race24,9380.4%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native10,5680.2%
  • Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander8,4220.1%

4.5% of residents (277,967) were born outside the United States.

Languages spoken at home

5,835,003 residents age 5 and older

93.3% speak only English at home and 6.7% speak another language. 135,025 people (2.3%) speak English less than "very well."

  • Spanish169,4512.9%
  • Other Indo-European languages37,4100.6%
  • Other Asian and Pacific Island languages30,2250.5%
  • German or other West Germanic28,5660.5%
  • Russian, Polish or other Slavic26,6220.5%
  • Other languages22,6290.4%
  • Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)21,1230.4%
  • French, Haitian or Cajun14,6990.3%

Commute to work

2,574,505 workers who do not work from home

The average one-way commute is 23.5 minutes.

  • Under 10 minutes15.5%
  • 10 to 19 minutes30.9%
  • 20 to 29 minutes22.6%
  • 30 to 44 minutes19.5%
  • 45 to 59 minutes6.2%
  • 60 minutes or more5.4%

Housing

Owner-occupied home values and rents paid by renters

Median home value
$230,300
Median gross rent
$1,033 a month
Homeownership rate
68.1% of 2,508,227 households
Housing units
2,825,287
Median year built
1978

See home value trends and rents for Missouri

Cultural communities

Largest reported origins and ancestries. People may report more than one.

Asian groups count people reporting one Asian group alone. Hispanic origins and ancestries are self-reported and can overlap.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median household income in Missouri?
The median household income in Missouri is $70,702, according to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. The U.S. median is $80,734.
What is the poverty rate in Missouri?
12.6% of people in Missouri (757,180) have incomes below the federal poverty level.
Which city in Missouri has the highest income?
Among places with at least 5,000 residents, Ladue has the highest median household income at $250,000+, followed by Town and Country ($232,534) and Des Peres ($224,327).
How long is the average commute in Missouri?
Workers in Missouri who do not work from home spend an average of 23.5 minutes getting to work.