Facts
- Population
- 263,370 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 4.0 %
- Net migration
- 2,279 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8 % (2025)
- State
- Missouri
- Population base, April 2020
- 253,327 (2020)
- Births
- 3,002 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.4
- Deaths
- 2,145 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 8.1
- Natural change, 2023
- 857
- International migration
- 781 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 1,498 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 8.7
- Postal code
- MO
- FIPS code
- 29047
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8 % |
| 2024 | 3.3 % |
| 2023 | 2.8 % |
| 2022 | 2.6 % |
| 2021 | 4.7 % |
| 2020 | 6.2 % |
| 2019 | 2.8 % |
| 2018 | 3.0 % |
| 2017 | 3.7 % |
| 2016 | 4.0 % |
| 2015 | 4.6 % |
| 2014 | 5.5 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 263,370 |
| 2023 | 260,150 |
| 2022 | 257,037 |
| 2021 | 255,908 |
| 2020 | 254,145 |