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Missouri in numbers

Open official statistics on Missouri: people, economy, housing, education, tourism and climate, year by year.

15 figures 1975–2025 Updated Oct 21, 2026

Overview · Missouri

The main numbers at a glance.

+3.3% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Unemployment rate, 1976 – 2025 percent · Missouri · United States · World
−1.1 pp since 2015
Missouri United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1976 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
Population 6.3M2025 +1.9% 342M
Median age — 38.9 2024
GDP per person $71,8462024 +32% $86,142
Unemployment rate 4.0%2025 −2.1 pp 3.6% 2023
Median home value — $333K 2024
Adults with higher education 45.2%2024 +3.7 pp 47.8%

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

People · Missouri

Population and growth, age, births, migration and households.

+3.3% since 2015

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2025

Residents 65 and over, 1990 – 2021 percent · Missouri · United States · World
+3.4 pp since 2011
Missouri United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2021

Population density, 1990 – 2025 per km² · Missouri · United States · World
+3.3% since 2015
Missouri United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Children under 15, 1990 – 2024 percent · Missouri · United States · World
−1.1 pp since 2014
Missouri United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
Population 6.3M2025 +1.9% 342M
Population growth — 0.52% 2025
Population density 35.22025 +1.9% 37.3
Median age — 38.9 2024
Children under 15 18.0%2024 −0.7 pp 17.6%
Children under 18 — 22.0% 2024
Residents 65 and over 17.6%2021 +1.4 pp 17.2% 2024
Life expectancy 75.22022 −2.3 79.0 2024
Births per woman — 1.63 2024
Birth rate — 10.6 2024
Infant mortality — 5.5 2024
Net migration — 3.9 2023
Born abroad — 14.1% 2024
Speak another language at home — 22.3% 2024
Speak Spanish at home — 13.6% 2024
Urban population — 80.2% 2025
Households — 129M 2024
Average household size — 2.53 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · United Nations, World Population Prospects

Economy & jobs · Missouri

Output and incomes, jobs and wages, unemployment and prices.

GDP per person, 1997 – 2024 US Dollar · Missouri · United States · World
+50% since 2014
Missouri United States World

Sources: OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1997 – 2024

GDP per person (PPP), 1997 – 2024 international dollars (PPP) · Missouri · United States
+50% since 2014
Missouri United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1997 – 2024

Unemployment rate, 1976 – 2025 percent · Missouri · United States · World
−1.1 pp since 2015
Missouri United States World

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · OECD Regional Database · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1976 – 2025

Household income per person, 1990 – 2024 US Dollar · Missouri · United States
+58% since 2014
Missouri United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 1990 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
GDP per person $71,8462024 +32% $86,142
GDP per person (PPP) $71,8462024 +32% $86,142
Gross domestic product — $29T 2024
Economic growth — 2.8% 2024
Inflation — 2.9% 2024
Unemployment rate 4.0%2025 −2.1 pp 3.6% 2023
Unemployment rate, latest month preliminary 3.3%Sep 2026 —
Youth unemployment — 9.3% 2025
Employment rate 72.7%2024 +1.0 pp 70.3%
Labour force participation — 63.5% 2024
Labour force 3.2M2025 +4.7% —
Household income per person $58,2742024 +34% $64,426
Median household income — $80,734 2024
Income per person — $44,673 2024
Personal income per person — $73,204 2024
Below the poverty line — 12.5% 2024
Income inequality (Gini) — 41.8 2024
Jobs — 156M 2025
Average weekly wage — $1,514 2025
Business establishments — 12M 2025

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Local Area Unemployment Statistics · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts · World Bank — World Development Indicators · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Housing · Missouri

Homes, home values and rents, prices over time.

+88% since 2015

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency — House Price Index (annual), 1975 – 2025

 
 
 
 
1980 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1989 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1998 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2007 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2016 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3.7%
2025 

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency — House Price Index (annual), 1976 – 2025

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
Median home value — $333K 2024
Median rent — $1,413 2024
Homeownership rate — 65.2% 2024
Homes — 144M 2024
Seasonal & vacation homes — 3.3% 2024
Median year built — 1980 2024
House price index 238.02025 +51% —
Home price change 3.7%2025 —

Sources: Federal Housing Finance Agency — House Price Index (annual) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates

Education & commute · Missouri

Schooling of adults, internet and how people get to work.

Adults with higher education, 2006 – 2024 percent · Missouri · United States
+6.5 pp since 2014
Missouri United States

Source: OECD Regional Database, 2006 – 2024

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
Adults with higher education 45.2%2024 +3.7 pp 47.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher — 35.7% 2024
High school diploma or higher — 89.6% 2024
University enrolment — 79.4% 2022
Internet users — 94.7% 2024
Access to electricity — 100.0% 2024
Average commute — 26.4 2024
Work from home — 15.1% 2024
Drive alone to work — 68.8% 2024
Public transit to work — 3.2% 2024

Sources: OECD Regional Database · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates · World Bank — World Development Indicators

Tourism · Missouri

Overnight stays, visitors and the hospitality economy.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
Leisure & hospitality jobs — 17M 2025
Leisure & hospitality share of jobs — 12.6% 2025
Average weekly wage in leisure & hospitality — $657 2025

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Climate · Missouri

Temperatures and rain through the year and over the decades.

Key figures

Latest value, change over five years and the levels above for comparison.

Indicator Missouri 5-year change United States Trend
Average annual temperature — 55 °F 2025
Annual precipitation — 29.3 in 2025
CO₂ emissions per person — 13.6 2024

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Climate at a Glance · World Bank — World Development Indicators