Missouri City, TX

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2021 Population

73,682

2.21% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2021 Median Age

40.7

0.993% 1-year increase

2021 Poverty Rate

5.75%

3.15% 1-year increase

2021 Median Household Income

$88,426

5.91% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$230,400

8.17% 1-year growth

About

In 2021, Missouri City, TX had a population of 73.7k people with a median age of 40.7 and a median household income of $88,426. Between 2020 and 2021 the population of Missouri City, TX declined from 75,348 to 73,682, a −2.21% decrease and its median household income grew from $83,491 to $88,426, a 5.91% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Missouri City, TX are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (40.3%), White (Non-Hispanic) (20.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (18.7%), White (Hispanic) (9.52%), and Other (Hispanic) (3.57%).

None of the households in Missouri City, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

91.6% of the residents in Missouri City, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2021, the median property value in Missouri City, TX was $230,400, and the homeownership rate was 80.7%.

Most people in Missouri City, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 30.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Missouri City, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Missouri City, TX is home to a population of 73.7k people, from which 91.6% are citizens. As of 2021, 23.3% of Missouri City, TX residents were born outside of the country (17.2k people).

In 2021, there were 1.92 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (29.7k people) in Missouri City, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 15.4k White (Non-Hispanic) and 13.8k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

91.6%

2021 Citizenship

91.7%

2020 Citizenship

As of 2021, 91.6% of Missouri City, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2020, the percentage of US citizens in Missouri City, TX was 91.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Missouri City, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Missouri City, TX

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
29.7k ± 1.71k
White (Non-Hispanic)
15.4k ± 1.46k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
13.8k ± 1.62k

17.4%

Hispanic Population

12.8k people

17.4% of the people in Missouri City, TX are hispanic (12.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Missouri City, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

23.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

17.2k people

22.3%

2020 Foreign-Born Population

16.8k people

As of 2021, 23.3% of Missouri City, TX residents (17.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.6%. In 2020, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Missouri City, TX was 22.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Missouri City, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,017 ± 201
Gulf War (2001-)
1,011 ± 291
Gulf War (1990s)
533 ± 222

Missouri City, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.01 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Missouri City, TX employs 37.1k people. The largest industries in Missouri City, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,971 people), Retail Trade (4,268 people), and Educational Services (4,024 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($123,571), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($122,500), and Utilities ($77,930).

Employment

Occupations

37.1k

2021 Value

± 1,858

−1.36%

1 Year decline

± 7.18%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Missouri City, TX declined at a rate of −1.36%, from 37.6k employees to 37.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Missouri City, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (4,577 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,887 people), and Management Occupations (3,360 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Missouri City, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

37.1k

2021 Value

± 1,858

−1.36%

1 Year decline

± 7.18%

From 2020 to 2021, employment in Missouri City, TX declined at a rate of −1.36%, from 37.6k employees to 37.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Missouri City, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (6,971 people), Retail Trade (4,268 people), and Educational Services (4,024 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Missouri City, TX, though some of these residents may live in Missouri City, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$54,848

Median earning men ± $2,872

$40,747

Median earning women ± $3,387

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($145,667), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($94,933), and Manufacturing ($75,164).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2021 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($91,111), Public Administration ($67,639), and Construction ($58,750).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.75%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 155M people employed in Texas. This represents a 2.75% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Domestic Trade

Domestic Production & Consumption

Domestic production and consumption consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Top Domestic Production in Dollars

Electronics
$255B
Gasoline
$212B
Fuel oils
$180B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas product (by dollars) was Electronics with $255B, followed by Gasoline ($212B) and Fuel oils ($180B).

The following chart shows the share of these products in relation to all outbound Texas products.

Domestic Trade Growth

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$2.26T

2020 Value in Texas

$4.54T

Projected 2050 Value in Texas

101% growth

In 2020, total outbound Texas trade was $2.26T. This is expected to increase 101% to $4.54T by 2050.

The following chart shows how the domestic outbound Texas trade is projected to change in comparison to its neighboring states.

Interstate Trade

Interstate trade consists of products and services shipped from Texas to other states, or from other states to Texas.

Most Common Trade Partners

Louisiana
$77.7B
California
$68.4B
Michigan
$58.4B

In 2020, the top outbound Texas domestic partner for goods and services (by dollars) was Louisiana with $77.7B, followed by California with $68.4B and Michigan and $58.4B.

The following map shows the amount of trade that Texas shares with each state (excluding itself).

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Missouri City, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

Ted Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2021, 1.46% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.43% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2021 were High School or Equivalent (5.58M), Some college (4.95M), and Bachelors Degree (4.04M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Missouri City, TX was $230,400 in 2021, which is 0.941 times smaller than the national average of $244,900. Between 2020 and 2021 the median property value increased from $213,000 to $230,400, a 8.17% increase. The homeownership rate in Missouri City, TX is 80.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.6%.

People in Missouri City, TX have an average commute time of 30.6 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Missouri City, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Missouri City, TX is $88,426. In 2021, the place with the highest median household income in Missouri City, TX was Census Tract 6710.02 with a value of $84,980, followed by Census Tract 6710.01 and Census Tract 6712, with respective values of $82,216 and $53,487.

Property

$230,400

Median Property Value 2021

±$8,250

$20,368

Median Property Taxes

±$1,050

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Missouri City, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Missouri City, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

80.7%

Homeownership

2021

67.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2021

In 2021, 80.7% of the housing units in Missouri City, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Missouri City, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 6710.02
Census Tract 6710.01
Census Tract 6712

In 2021, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Missouri City, TX was Census Tract 6710.02 with a value of $84,980, followed by Census Tract 6710.01 and Census Tract 6712, with respective values of $82,216 and $53,487.

The following map shows all of the places in Missouri City, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$88,426

Median Household Income

± $3,173

25.2k

Number of Households

± 1,430

In 2021, the median household income of the 25.2k households in Missouri City, TX grew to $88,426 from the previous year's value of $83,491.

The following chart displays the households in Missouri City, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Missouri City, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

0.478

2020 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2021, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.474% decline from 2020 to 2021, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2021

Drove Alone (78.9%)
Carpooled (10%)
Worked At Home (9.18%)

In 2021, 78.9% of workers in Missouri City, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10%) and those who worked at home (9.18%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

30.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Missouri City, TX have a longer commute time (30.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.8 minutes). Additionally, 2.17% of the workforce in Missouri City, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Missouri City, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Missouri City, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Missouri City, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.75% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Missouri City, TX (4.22k out of 73.3k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.6%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 25 - 34, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Missouri City, TX is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.5% of the population of Missouri City, TX has health coverage, with 53.3% on employee plans, 9.52% on Medicaid, 11.3% on Medicare, 13.8% on non-group plans, and 1.58% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Fort Bend County, TX see 1180 patients per year on average, which represents a 1.37% increase from the previous year (1164 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1802 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1208 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,180 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Fort Bend County, TX

Primary care physicians in Fort Bend County, TX see an average of 1,180 patients per year. This represents a 1.37% increase from the previous year (1,164 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Fort Bend County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2021, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 23.6% under 18 years, 19.4% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.3% were men and 52.7% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.5%

Uninsured

53.3%

Employer Coverage

9.52%

Medicaid

11.3%

Medicare

13.8%

Non-Group

1.58%

Military or VA

Between 2020 and 2021, the percent of uninsured citizens in Missouri City, TX declined by 0.708% from 10.6% to 10.5%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Missouri City, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.