Missouri Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 1,479,573 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 102,502 | 6.9 |
| Kindergarten | 77,764 | 5.3 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 663,155 | 44.8 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 316,637 | 21.4 |
| College or graduate school | 319,515 | 21.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 3,634,906 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 237,618 | 6.5 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 441,477 | 12.1 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 1,189,670 | 32.7 |
| Some college, no degree | 796,999 | 21.9 |
| Associate degree | 184,666 | 5.1 |
| Bachelor's degree | 507,892 | 14.0 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 276,584 | 7.6 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 81.3 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 21.6 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 4,414,391 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 1,095,920 | 24.8 |
| Now married, except separated | 2,447,824 | 55.5 |
| Separated | 79,774 | 1.8 |
| Widowed | 315,532 | 7.1 |
Female | 259,661 | 5.9 |
| Divorced | 475,341 | 10.8 |
Female | 264,469 | 6.0 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 90,200 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 43,907 | 48.7 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 4,153,926 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 592,271 | 14.3 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 1,288,509 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 103,038 | 8.0 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 3,120,642 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 567,320 | 18.2 |
Percent employed | 55.3 | (X) |
| No disability | 2,553,322 | 81.8 |
Percent employed | 80.0 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 711,417 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 303,279 | 42.6 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,226,022 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 2,803,368 | 53.6 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 2,355,291 | 45.1 |
Same county | 1,229,176 | 23.5 |
Different county | 1,126,115 | 21.5 |
Same state | 652,746 | 12.5 |
Different state | 473,369 | 9.1 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 67,363 | 1.3 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 5,595,211 | 100.0 |
| Native | 5,444,015 | 97.3 |
Born in United States | 5,412,743 | 96.7 |
State of residence | 3,792,261 | 67.8 |
Different state | 1,620,482 | 29.0 |
Born outside United States | 31,272 | 0.6 |
| Foreign born | 151,196 | 2.7 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 79,223 | 1.4 |
Naturalized citizen | 61,786 | 1.1 |
Not a citizen | 89,410 | 1.6 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 151,195 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 43,101 | 28.5 |
| Asia | 52,733 | 34.9 |
| Africa | 8,453 | 5.6 |
| Oceania | 1,580 | 1.0 |
| Latin America | 39,048 | 25.8 |
| Northern America | 6,280 | 4.2 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 5,226,022 | 100.0 |
| English only | 4,961,741 | 94.9 |
| Language other than English | 264,281 | 5.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 103,019 | 2.0 |
Spanish | 110,752 | 2.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 45,990 | 0.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 97,816 | 1.9 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 31,383 | 0.6 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 41,970 | 0.8 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 21,210 | 0.4 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 5,595,211 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 5,387,527 | 96.3 |
| Arab | 12,927 | 0.2 |
| Czech1 | 31,006 | 0.6 |
| Danish | 18,207 | 0.3 |
| Dutch | 99,948 | 1.8 |
| English | 528,935 | 9.5 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 195,586 | 3.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 18,079 | 0.3 |
| German | 1,313,951 | 23.5 |
| Greek | 12,688 | 0.2 |
| Hungarian | 13,694 | 0.2 |
| Irish1 | 711,995 | 12.7 |
| Italian | 176,209 | 3.1 |
| Lithuanian | 5,571 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 40,887 | 0.7 |
| Polish | 90,448 | 1.6 |
| Portuguese | 3,800 | 0.1 |
| Russian | 25,839 | 0.5 |
| Scotch-Irish | 92,706 | 1.7 |
| Scottish | 83,047 | 1.5 |
| Slovak | 4,612 | 0.1 |
| Subsaharan African | 26,140 | 0.5 |
| Swedish | 55,774 | 1.0 |
| Swiss | 21,909 | 0.4 |
| Ukrainian | 6,228 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 587,082 | 10.5 |
| Welsh | 34,187 | 0.6 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 4,658 | 0.1 |
| Other ancestries | 1,171,414 | 20.9 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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