Facts
- Population
- 279,695 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -7.2 %
- Net migration
- -3,678 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6 % (2025)
- State
- Missouri
- Population base, April 2020
- 301,371 (2020)
- Births
- 3,259 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.7
- Deaths
- 3,120 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.2
- Natural change, 2023
- 139
- International migration
- 1,984 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -5,662 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -13.2
- Postal code
- MO
- FIPS code
- 29510
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6 % |
| 2024 | 4.2 % |
| 2023 | 3.5 % |
| 2022 | 3.0 % |
| 2021 | 5.5 % |
| 2020 | 8.1 % |
| 2019 | 3.5 % |
| 2018 | 3.6 % |
| 2017 | 4.1 % |
| 2016 | 5.0 % |
| 2015 | 6.2 % |
| 2014 | 7.6 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 279,695 |
| 2023 | 282,772 |
| 2022 | 286,292 |
| 2021 | 293,484 |
| 2020 | 300,315 |