Missouri vs. Illinois

	Missouri	Illinois
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	6,137,428	12,671,821
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	2.5%	-1.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	5,988,950	12,831,572
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	5,988,927	12,830,632
Persons under 5 years, percent	6.1%	6.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	22.5%	22.4%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.9%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	50.9%	50.9%
White alone, percent	83.0%	76.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	11.8%	14.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Asian alone, percent	2.1%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	2.3%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	4.3%	17.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	79.3%	61.0%
Veterans, 2014-2018	413,189	595,185
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.1%	14.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	2,806,371	5,376,064
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	66.8%	66.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$151,600	$187,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$1,254	$1,668
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$438	$626
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$809	$984
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	19.7%	32.9%
Building permits, 2018	16,875	21,510
Households, 2014-2018	2,396,271	4,830,038
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.47	2.59
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	84.5%	87.1%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	6.1%	23.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	87.3%	88.3%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	77.6%	80.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	89.6%	88.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	28.6%	34.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	10.4%	7.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	11.2%	8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	62.6%	65.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	58.7%	60.3%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)	12,430,310	27,937,381
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)	40,089,316	83,431,778
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)	111,535,362	281,037,755
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)	91,916,351	295,456,992
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	90,546,581	166,634,514
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$15,036	$12,942
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	23.6	29.0
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$53,560	$63,575
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$29,537	$34,463
Persons in poverty, percent	13.2%	12.1%
Total employer establishments, 2017	150,882	321,135
Total employment, 2017	2,517,204	5,497,629
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	116,773,811	301,443,641
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	0.9%	-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	418,097	985,260
All firms, 2012	491,606	1,135,017
Men-owned firms, 2012	257,948	609,648
Women-owned firms, 2012	162,616	417,500
Minority-owned firms, 2012	61,035	311,684
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	415,972	795,129
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	49,217	89,110
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	415,542	1,006,885
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	4.9%	9.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.6%	0.5%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.9%	5.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	1.2%	5.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	26.1%	30.5%
Population per square mile, 2010	87.1	231.1
Land area in square miles, 2010	68,741.52	55,518.93

Source: United States Census Bureau

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About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Missouri and Illinois using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.