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General Demographics

Homeless Demographics

Indicators Missouri Kansas City St. Louis  Populations Total population 5,878,415[1] 437,657[2] 350,759[3] Families 698,787[4] 48,634[5] 33,483[6] Children 1,691,650[7] 121,965[8] 107,458[9]  Households Average family size 3.04[10] 3.07[11] 3.53[12]  Family Composition One parent (female) 25.00%[13] 38.25%[14] 47.88%[15] One parent (male) 7.11%[16] 6.66%[17] 9.05%[18] Two-parent 67.89%[19] 55.10%[20] 43.07%[21]  Income Median family income $55,947[22] $51,526[23] $42,115[24] Mean family income $70,110[25] $67,592[26] $54,566[27] Fair market rent two-bedroom apartment $646[28] $754[29] $711[30] Income needed to afford two-bedroom apartment $25,846[31] $30,160[32] $28,440[33]  Employment Unemployed 6.31%[34] 8.13%[35] 11.85%[36]  Families Below Poverty Level Total 15.34%[37] 21.33%[38] 28.52%[39] Children under 5 21.94%[40] 28.11%[41] 32.26%[42] Children 5-17 15.52%[43] 22.94%[44] 30.79%[45]  Education No high school diploma 14.36%[46] 14.05%[47] 20.60%[48] High school and above 85.64%[49] 85.95%[50] 79.40%[51] Bachelor’s degree and above 24.53%[52] 28.88%[53] 24.89%[54] High school dropout rate 3.70%[55] n/a n/a  Teen Birth Rate Percent of total births to teens 11.09%[56] n/a 16.03%[57] Birth rate ranking 36[58] 542[59]