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Missouri At A Glance
Last Updated June 30, 2005
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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 (442,768);
St. Louis (332,223);
Springfield (150,867);
Independence (112,079);
Columbia (88,534)
- Registered Voters: No party registration
- 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: 23 R 11 D
- State House: 97 R 66 D
- State Legislative Term Limits: Yes
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The People:
For definitions and additional details regarding the data below, please see the Almanac 2006 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 2006 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: 0.4% 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
Thursday, Sept. 1, 2005
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