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Missouri At A Glance
Last Updated July 14, 2003

For district profiles and additional information on the elected officials of Missouri, please use the pull-down menu above.

The State:

  • Profile: Click here for political history and analysis.
  • Size: 69,704 square miles
  • Population in 2000: 5,595,211; 69.4% urban; 30.6% rural
  • Population in 1990: 5,117,073
  • Population Change: Up 9.3% 1990-2000; Up 4.1% 1980-1990
  • Population Rank: 17th of 50; 2.0% of total U.S. population
  • Most Populous Cities: Kansas City (441,545); St. Louis (348,189); Springfield (151,580); Independence (113,288); Columbia (84,531)
  • Registered Voters: no state voter registration no party registration (0.0%); (0.0%); (0.0%)
  • Presidential Votes: Click here for analysis and past returns.
  • Congressional Redistricting: Click here for additional details. An expanded map of the current lines is also available.
  • State Senate: 20 R 14 D
  • State House: 90 R 73 D
  • State Legislative Term Limits: Yes

Key Elected Officials:

The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2004 Guide to Usage.

  • Race/Ethnic Origin: 4,686,474 (83.8%) white; 625,667 (11.2%) black; 61,041 (1.1%) Asian; 23,302 (0.4%) American Indian; 2,939 (0.1%) Pacific islander/Hawaiian; 71,905 (1.3%) two-plus races; 5,291 (0.1%) other; 118,592 (2.1%) Hispanic origin
  • Ancestry: 17.9% German, 9.7% Irish, 8.0% USA, 7.2% English, 2.7% French
  • State Natives: 67.8% of residents were born in-state.
  • Non-Citizens: 1.6% of residents are foreign-born and not U.S. citizens
  • Language Spoken, by Household: 92.9% English; 3.1% Spanish; 2.8% Other Eur.
  • Education: 81.3% high school graduates; 21.6% college graduates
  • Military Veterans: 592,271 (14.2%); WWII: (20.3%); Korea: (14.4%); Vietnam: (31.6%); First Gulf War: (9.2%)

The Economy:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2004 Guide to Usage.

  • Industry: 2.2% agriculture; 6.9% construction; 6.7% finance; 3.0% information; 20.5% manufacturing; 27.9% professional; 4.6% public administration; 15.5% trade; 12.8% other
  • Work Force: 26.0% blue collar; 58.3% white collar; 15.7% gray collar
  • Work Sector: 80.0% private; 12.8% government; 6.9% self-employed; 0.4% unpaid family workers
  • Unemployment: 5.3% unemployed
  • Median Household Income: $37,934
    • 11.7% are below the poverty line
    • 17.1% less than $15,000
    • 28.9% $15-35,000
    • 17.5% $35-50,000
    • 27.7% $50-100,000
    • 5.7% $100-150,000
    • 3.0% more than $150,000
  • Median Home Value: $86,900
    • 21.3% less than $50,000
    • 38.6% $50-100,000
    • 29.9% $100-200,000
    • 6.3% $200-300,000
    • 2.6% $300-500,000
    • 1.2% more than $500,000


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