Missouri Profile and Statistics

Missouri Cities Households By Type

In 2007, Missouri had 2300211 total households with the average home having 2.46 residents and the average family coming in at 3.03.

Of those homes reported, 30.3% were made up of families with kids under 18 years old; 20.7% of homes were married couples with kids under 18 years old.

There were 50664 homes where the male was the sole parent of one or more kids under 18, and 170463 where the female was the sole head of household.

In Missouri, 653882 people live alone, and of that, 225034 are 65 and over.

There were 766091 (33.3%) homes with at least one person under 18 living there and 539829 (23.5%) where one resident or more was 65 or older.

Relationships in Missouri

So who are the folks in those homes? Out of the total household population of 5666923, 40.6 percent are the main “Householder,” while 20.3 are spouses. There are 1668378 children, and 272590 comprise “other relatives.” 274626 are non-relatives sharing the space, while 126348 reflect an unmarried partner in the home.

Missouri Census Marital Status data

In Missouri, there are 2250083 males, 15 years or older. Of that, 692710 have never married; 1216724 are currently still married, but have separated. 39353 are legally separated, 240775 are divorced and 60521 are widowed.

Among women 15 or over (2415712), 24.8% never married, 49.9% are married but separated while 2.3% are legally still separated. 12.5% are divorced and 10.6% are widowed.

Missouri Fertility Rates and MO Statistics

Let’s talk babies in Missouri (MO): In the 2007 report, 78617 women (15-50) had given birth in the previous 12 months. Here’s how it breaks down:

Of the unmarried women in Missouri (which could mean widowed, divorced or never hitched); of those, 26116 had a baby in the previous year.

A finer breakdown is as follows (each category reflects per 1000 women):
Among unmarried women, there were 36 births; among women 15 to 50, it totals 54 babies. Women 15 to 19 had 29 babies, while there were 105 babies delivered to women 20 to 34. Among women 35 to 50, the birth rate totaled 17.

Missouri Grandparents Statistics

There are 99210 grandparents living with their own grandkids, and 45896 (46.3%) that are responsible for those young ‘uns. Of those, 64% are the grandmothers and 68.8% of the grandparents are married.

Among those “Nanas” and ”Pop Pops” caring for the kids, 11123 have done it for less than a year; 10978 have been in charge from 1-2 years, 7131 handling things 3 or 4 years and 16664 doing the job 5 or more years.

Missouri School Enrollment / Educational Attainment: (MO)

In Missouri, 1493074 (100%) of the population is 3 years old and over and enrolled in school. Of that, 94969 (6.4%) are in nursery or preschool; 75574 (5.1%) are in kindergarten, while 623186 (41.7%) are in Elementary school (meaning, grades 1-8). 330839 (22.2%) are slogging through High School, while 368506 (24.7%) are in college or graduate school.

The total percentage of those folks with a high school graduate degree (or higher) is 33.7% (1295319); 15.4% (591563) percent hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher. It breaks down as follows:

Among the population 25 years or older (3847339), 195665 (5.1%) have less than a 9th grade education, while 385567 (10%) made it anywhere from 9th to 12th grade, but received no diploma. There are 1295319 (33.7%) who are high school graduates (or have the equivalency). 810097 (21.1%) have some college experience but no degree; 237268 (6.2%) reached an Associate’s degree; 591563 (15.4%) attained their Bachelor’s degree and 331860 (8.6%) hold a Graduate or other professional degree.

Veteran Information

The civilian population (18 and over) in Missouri is 4394351. Of that, 525963 (100%) are civilian veterans.

Disability Status Of Civilian. Noninstitutionalized Pop.

The total population in this demographic (5 years and over) is 5333599 (100%) – of that, 920748 (17.3%) have a disability. The different groups break down as follows:

Among the total age group of 5-15 years (863782), 60954 (7.1%) have a disability.

Of those 16-64 years old (3731181), 540194 (14.5%) have a disability.

Of those 65 and older (738636), 319600 (43.3%) have a disability.

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