The Census Bureau says the Hispanic population of Missouri has grown almost 25-percent since the 2000 census. The Census Bureau says 148,201 Hispanics lived in Missouri as of July 1st, 2004. That’s still only two percent of the population of Missouri. An analyst at the University of Missouri says the Hispanic population has increased in all but 11 Missouri counties.
Census Stats Show Close To Half A Million People Moved To Missouri In 1990s
August 7, 2003 By
The Census Bureau says more people moved to Missouri than moved out of the state in the 1990s. 473,000 people moved in while 427,000 moved out. Missouri is one of 20 states to gain more people than it lost that way. Neighboring Illinois lost 343,000 people, Kansas lost 7,800.
Missouri’s Poverty Level Remains Steady
September 25, 2002 By
After four straight years of decline, the nation’s poverty level rose in 2001. The Census Bureau reports the poverty rate rose from 11.3 in 2000 to 11.7 in 2001. The median household income dropped by slightly more than two percent. Charles Nelson with the Bureau cautions against placing too much emphasis on the one-year change. Things held steady in Missouri. Nelson says Missouri’s poverty rate stayed steady at 10.2 percent. The state’s median household income hovers around $37,000. Nelson says the numbers reflect an economy in retreat that took a big hit when terrorist attacked on September 11th.
Census Figures Show KC Still State’s Largest City
May 30, 2002 By
We’re learning more about ourselves as the Census Bureau releases more figures from the 2000 nose count. Kansas City remains our largest city – 441,545. St. Louis is down to 348,189. The census figures show the median household income in Kansas City is about $10,000 a year more than St. Louis, at more than $37,000. The median value of homeowner owned houses in Kansas City is about $20,000 more than in St. Louis. The percentage of St. Louis’s population in poverty is almost double that of Kansas City.
Census Bureau Figures Show Missouri Lagging In School Spending
May 28, 2002 By
Census figures show 33 states spend more than Missouri does on each student in the public schools. The figures are for the year 2000. The Census Bureau says Missourispent an average of $6,143 for each student. That’s about$1,000 more per student than the state was spending before the Excellence in Education Act was passed in 1993. The Census Bureau tabulations say Missouri’s spending is about$700 below the national average.
