Facts
- Population
- 307,942 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 3.0 %
- Net migration
- 1,845 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7 % (2025)
- State
- Missouri
- Population base, April 2020
- 298,909 (2020)
- Births
- 3,280 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.7
- Deaths
- 3,287 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.7
- Natural change, 2023
- -7
- International migration
- 854 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- 991 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 6.0
- Postal code
- MO
- FIPS code
- 29077
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.7 % |
| 2024 | 3.3 % |
| 2023 | 2.7 % |
| 2022 | 2.2 % |
| 2021 | 3.3 % |
| 2020 | 5.5 % |
| 2019 | 2.7 % |
| 2018 | 2.6 % |
| 2017 | 3.1 % |
| 2016 | 3.8 % |
| 2015 | 4.2 % |
| 2014 | 4.9 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 307,942 |
| 2023 | 305,130 |
| 2022 | 303,336 |
| 2021 | 301,137 |
| 2020 | 299,332 |