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Missouri

Ranked #22 out of 50 of the Best places to Live with a Gross State Product of $203,208,000,000.00


Missouri Facts VS. USA :

Population, 2006 estimate 5,842,713 299,398,484
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 4.4% 6.4%
Population, 2000 5,595,211 281,421,906
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 6.6% 6.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 24.2% 24.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 13.3% 12.4%
Female persons, percent, 2006 51.1% 50.7%
White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 85.1% 80.1%
Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 11.5% 12.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.5% 1.0%
Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.4% 4.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1% 0.2%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 1.3% 1.6%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 2.8% 14.8%
White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 82.6% 66.4%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 53.6% 54.1%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 2.7% 11.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 5.1% 17.9%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 81.3% 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 21.6% 24.4%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 973,637 49,746,248
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.8 25.5
Housing units, 2006 2,623,094 126,316,181
Homeownership rate, 2000 70.3% 66.2%
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2000 20.0% 26.4%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $89,900 $119,600
Households, 2000 2,194,594 105,480,101
Persons per household, 2000 2.48 2.59
Median household income, 2004 $40,885 $44,334
Per capita money income, 1999 $19,936 $21,587
Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 13.0% 12.7%
Business QuickFacts Missouri USA
Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 154,3061 7,499,702
Private nonfarm employment, 2005 2,425,4031 116,317,003
Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 1.1%1 2.0%
Nonemployer establishments, 2005 375,352 20,392,068
Total number of firms, 2002 439,485 22,974,655
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 3.8% 5.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 0.7% 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5% 4.8%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 0.0% 0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 0.8% 6.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 27.4% 28.2%
Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 92,909,173 3,916,136,712
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 95,603,561 4,634,755,112
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 61,861,163 3,056,421,997
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,891 $10,615
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 8,607,025 449,498,718
Building permits, 2006 29,172 1,838,903
Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 45,730,1371 2,143,781,7272
Geography QuickFacts Missouri USA
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 68,885.93 3,537,438.44
Persons per square mile, 2000 81.2 79.6
FIPS Code 29