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Migration Profile for Missouri, 2007-08

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This page is a compilation of Census data from the 2008 American Community Survey profiling the demographics of those who left Missouri in 2007 to move to another state in 2008 and vice versa.

Missouri People Moving into Missouri People Moving out of Missouri Net # People Moving into Missouri from 2007 to 2008 Ratio of People Coming to Going
Total 155,694 151,632 4,062 1.03
By Age Group
(Aged 1+)
Under 18 32,871 32,675 196 1.01
Aged 18-19 11,123 13,336 -2,213 0.83
Aged 20-24 27,085 26,080 1,005 1.04
Aged 25-34 31,177 30,539 638 1.02
Aged 35-44 18,811 19,811 -1,000 0.95
Aged 45-54 14,715 14,142 573 1.04
Aged 55-64 10,911 7,747 3,164 1.41
Aged 65+ 9,001 7,302 1,699 1.23
By Marital Status (Aged 15+ only)
Never Married 53,018 57,505 -4,487 0.92
Married 51,681 46,224 5,457 1.12
Divorced 13,881 13,480 401 1.03
Separated 3,609 3,612 -3 1.00
Widowed 4,929 3,725 1,204 1.32
By Educational Attainment
(Aged 15+ Only)
Less than H.S. Diploma 10,700 8,097 2,603 1.32
High School Graduate 21,443 17,053 4,390 1.26
Some college or Associates degree 24,523 25,167 -644 0.97
Bachelor’s Degree 19,565 15,233 4,332 1.28
Graduate or Professional Degree 8,384 13,991 -5,607 0.60
By Individual Income
(Aged 15+ Only)
No Income 12,825 14,948 -2,123 0.86
$1-$9,999 36,068 36,251 -183 0.99
$10,000-$24,999 32,001 28,896 3,105 1.11
$25,000-$49,999 27,721 25,133 2,588 1.10
$50,000-$74,999 9,995 10,754 -759 0.93
$75,000+ 8,508 8,564 -56 0.99
By Poverty Status (Aged 1+)
Below Poverty* 26,752 28,454 -1,702 0.94
Income is Between 100%-149% of Poverty Level* 11,782 13,594 -1,812 0.87
Income is Greater than 150% of Poverty Level* 97,326 89,489 7,837 1.09

Notes:

* for those whom poverty threshold was calculated by Census

“People moving into Missouri” refers to those people living in Missouri in 2008 but another state in 2007

“People moving out of Missouri” refers to those people living in Missouri in 2007 but another state in 2008

A “Ratio of people coming to going” value of 1.03 means that very every 100 people leaving Missouri for another state, 103 people are moving to Missouri from another state

For those aged 18-19, migration for college purposes (i.e. somebody moving away to go to school) can have a significant impact on the numbers in that category, and this factor should be kept in mind when interpreting the figures.

A significant fraction of people “without a high school diploma” or those earning “no income” or “$1-$9,999” in income are children aged 15-17.

Source for Data: 2008 American Community Survey, Census Bureau

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