Missouri 8th Congressional District Demographics

MO8 is 25th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

MO8 is 39th out of 436 other congressional districts in Race - White

MO8 is 1st in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Residents 65 or older

MO8 is 2nd in Missouri out of 2 other congressional districts in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

MO8 is 2nd in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Income below poverty line

MO8 is 2nd in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino

MO8 is 3rd in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Race - Black or African American

MO8 is 3rd in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Race - White

MO8 is 4th in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Home ownership rate

MO8 is 5th in Missouri out of 6 other congressional districts in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

MO8 is 5th in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Households

MO8 is 5th in Missouri out of 8 other congressional districts in Housing units

Size Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Current population (2012)	749,444	7th	6,021,988	313,914,040

Age Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents younger than 5	5.8%	7th	6.3%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	23.1%	5th	23.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	16.7%	1st	14.7%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	82.0%	8th	86.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	14.6%	8th	25.4%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Race - White	92.3%	3rd	83.9%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	4.8%	3rd	11.7%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.4%	5th	0.5%	1.2%
Race - Asian	0.5%	8th	1.8%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	2nd	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.5%	8th	2.0%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	8th	3.7%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	91.4%	2nd	80.6%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Female residents	50.2%	7th	51.0%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	1.2%	8th	3.8%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Housing units	340,057	5th	2,723,415	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.1%	8th	19.6%	25.9%
Households	289,287	5th	2,354,104	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	70.7%	4th	69.5%	66.1%
Home median value	$96,000	8th	$138,900	$186,200
People per household	2.4	6th	2.5	2.6

Income Demographics
	8th Congressional District	Rank	Missouri	US
Income per capita	$19,311	8th	$25,371	$27,915
Income per household	$36,444	8th	$47,202	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.7%	2nd	14.3%	14.3%