Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units 1990-2000 by County and Region
The Census reports, along with the population, the total number of housing units either occupied or counted as being in service. Included among the count of housing units are apartments, condominiums and mobile homes. There were 2,442,017 housing units in Missouri meeting that description in 2000 an increase of more than 242,000 from the 1990 Census. The number of housing units increased by 11.0 percent from 1990 to 2000 which was a greater percentage increase than Missouri's 9.3 percent increase in population during the 1990s.
Table 1 reports change in number of housing units during the 1990s by county. Data in the Table make it clear that there is a close association between population change, economic growth and change in the number of housing units. Counties with the greatest increases in housing units not only had significant population growth but substantial increases in per capita income as well.
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The Map also shows that there were 15 counties plus St. Louis City in which the number of housing units declined during the 1990s. Thirteen of those counties were located in rural north Missouri where little or no population increase during the 1990s.
However, perhaps one of the most important observations to be made from the table and map is that there were 51 counties in which the number of housing units increased by more than 10 percent although less than 25 percent. A majority of those counties are found south of the Missouri River and throughout the Ozarks. That is significant because in most of those counties the number of housing units increased by a greater percentage than the increase in population. These data help explain significant increases in construction employment in those parts of the state as well as increases in assessed valuation of property. Clearly population growth had an important influence on local housing stock, employment and economic growth. More detailed 2000 Census data, soon to be available, will enable more detailed analysis of changes in the housing stock.
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OSEDA Regional Grouping of Counties Many demographic factors vary by region within the state of Missouri. For the convenience of our user community, OSEDA prepares tables using three different regional groupings of counties: Extension, Economic Development and Transportation. For each of these groupings, one table summarizes the indicators by regional total and a second table shows values for each county grouped by region. Users may select the county grouping most helpful for their application and understanding. |
Changes in Housing Units by Region
UM Extension Regions As shown in Table 2 all eight UM Extension Regions experienced at least a 5.0 percent increase in housing units during the 1990s. As discussed above there is a clear connection between population change in the regions, especially population growth resulting from migration, and change in the number of housing units. Correspondingly, it is not surprising that the smallest increases in housing units occurred in the Northeast (6.0 percent), Northwest (5.0 percent) and East Central regions (7.3 percent). Those three regions had the smallest rate of population growth among the eight during the 1990s.
UM Extension Regions As shown in Table 2 all eight UM Extension Regions experienced at least a 5.0 percent increase in housing units during the 1990s. As discussed above there is a clear connection between population change in the regions, especially population growth resulting from migration, and change in the number of housing units. Correspondingly, it is not surprising that the smallest increases in housing units occurred in the Northeast (6.0 percent), Northwest (5.0 percent) and East Central regions (7.3 percent). Those three regions had the smallest rate of population growth among the eight during the 1990s.
The three regions with the greatest increases in housing units - Southwest (24.0 percent), South Central (18.6 percent), Central (15.8 percent) - were also the regions having the greatest rate of in-migration during the 1990s. People moving to a region from other parts of the state or nation will typically have an immediate demand for housing.
Missouri Department of Transportation Districts The location of additional housing units is typically associated with an increase in need/demand for roads to serve new residents.
Among the 10 MODOT districts the increases in housing units in four of the districts accounted for 71.5 percent of the state's total increase in housing units. The Springfield District had an increase of more than 49,000 units; the St. Louis District an increase of nearly 48,000; the Kansas City District an increase of 40,000 and the Jefferson City District added more than 36,000. Additions of housing units were much smaller in the remaining districts. Three districts, Joplin, Sikeston and Willow Springs, had increases of 19,651, 17,248 and 15,749 respectively. In the three north Missouri Districts increases in housing units were much smaller led by Hannibal with an increase of 9,254, St. Joseph with an increase of 4,761 and Macon with an increase of 2,545.
Missouri Department of Economic Development Regions It is evident as described above, that population and economic growth combine to affect demand for additional housing. By far the greatest percentage increase in housing units occurred in the Springfield-Branson Region (29.3 percent). The increase in the number of housing units in that region during the 1990s (43,603) was greater than any other DED region except St. Louis MSA (53,185). In contrast, however, the number of housing units in the St. Louis MSA increased by only 6.7 percent during the 1990s.
Following the Springfield-Branson Region there were six regions in which the number of housing units increased from 12.1 percent (West Central Region) to 19.4 percent (Lake Ozark - Rolla Region). The other four regions in this cluster were Central (17.6 percent), Lower East Central - Cape Girardeau (16.4 percent), Southwest (16.4 percent) and South Central (15.9 percent).
None of the remaining five regions had an increase of greater than 8.9 percent (Kansas City MSA). The Bootheel and the three regions in north Missouri were the other four having small increases in housing units.
Additional data will soon be available enabling further analysis of the connection between expansion of housing units and economic development.
Additional tables are attached which report Missouri's Housing Units for three different sets of regions: eight University of Missouri Extension regions; 10 Missouri Department of Transportation regions; and 13 Missouri Department of Economic Development regions.
| Detailed Tables about the Change in Missouri's Housing Units, 1990-2000 | ||
| The following links provide detailed tables of Missouri's Change in Housing Units. They are in both HTML and Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats. | ||
| All Missouri Counties | ||
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals | HTML | |
| Regional Tables | ||
| UO/E Regions | ||
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals - By UM Extension Region | HTML | |
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals - By County Within UM Extension Region | HTML | |
| DED Regions | ||
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals - By DED Region | HTML | |
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals - By County Within DED Region | HTML | |
| MoDOT Regions | ||
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals - By DOT District | HTML | |
| Total and Change in Number of Missouri Housing Units, 1990-2000 - By County with State Totals - By County Within DOT District | HTML | |
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