Housing Units Built During the 1990s by County and Region
Of Missouri's 2.442 million housing units in 2000, 415,684 were built during the 1990s. Although that was 17 percent of total housing units in 2000, it is a somewhat slower pace than during the 1980s when 403,429 new housing units were added bringing the Missouri total to 2.199 million housing units in 1990. That was an increase of 18.3 percent - somewhat higher than the rate during the 1990s.
Although the rate of new housing construction was somewhat less during the 1990s the number of new housing units built during the 1990s was 12,255 greater than during the 1980s. Table 1 shows that there were 80 counties in which more new housing units were constructed during the 1990s than during the 1980s. In the remaining 35 counties more new units were built during the 1980s. In those counties where the rate of new construction increased during the 1990s, there was a clear correlation with the rate of the county's population growth. That was particularly evident in the metropolitan areas.
Change in the Counties Included on the Missouri Side of the St. Louis MSA
On the Missouri side of the St. Louis MSA the number of new housing units constructed declined from 57,495 in St. Louis County during the 1980s to 41,390 during the 1990s. Concurrently, the number of newly constructed units declined from 10,479 in St. Louis City during the 1980s to 3,912 during the 1990s. Together, St. Louis City and County added 67,974 new housing units during the 1980s but only 45,302 during the 1990s. There was, however, significant new construction in other Missouri St. Louis MSA counties, e.g. St. Charles County increased from 34,300 new units during the 1980s to 35,512 during the 1990s, and Lincoln County increased from 3,581 to 5,175. However, there was relatively little change in the other three metro counties with Jefferson County declining from 18,559 new units constructed during the 1980s to 18,405 during the 1990s; Franklin County increasing from 8,244 during the 1980s to 8,678 during the 1990s; and Warren County increasing from 2,931 in the 1980s to 3,143 during the 1990s.
When combined, new housing construction in the six Missouri counties included in the St. Louis MSA declined from 135,589 new housing units during the 1980s to 116,215 new housing units during the 1990s. During the 1980s, 50.1 percent of the new construction in the St. Louis MSA occurred in St. Louis City and County. During the 1990s only 39.0 percent of new construction in the MSA occurred in the City and County. This followed the pattern of St. Louis MSA population growth during the 1990s. During the 1990s population declined in St. Louis City, changed very little in St. Louis County and increased significantly in Lincoln, St. Charles, Jefferson, Franklin and Warren Counties.
Change in the Counties Included on the Missouri Side of the Kansas City MSA
In the Kansas City MSA the number of new housing units constructed declined from 38,342 in Jackson County during the 1980s to 31,730 during the 1990s. Concurrently, the number of newly constructed units increased in each of the five remaining Kansas City MSA counties on the Missouri side. The greatest construction increase occurred in Clay County, which increased from 13,902 new housing units constructed during the 1980s to 16,642 during the 1990s. During the same periods, Cass County increased from 7,176 to 9,408; Lafayette increased from 2,211 to 2,417; Ray increased from 1,303 to 1,444; and, Clinton increased from 1,094 to 1,654. It is somewhat surprising that even though Platte County had the greatest percentage increase in population during the 1990s new housing construction declined slightly from 8,423 during the 1980s to 8,416 during the 1990s.
There was a definite shift in where new housing unit construction occurred in the Kansas City MSA during the 1990s. New construction declined in the urban core and increased in the suburbs. During the 1980s new construction in Jackson County numbered 38,342 while new construction in the remaining six MSA counties totaled 34,109. During the 1980s there were 72,451 new housing units constructed in the Kansas City MSA with 52.9 percent built in Jackson County. During the 1990s, there were slightly fewer housing units (71,711) constructed in the metro area but only 44.2 percent were constructed in Jackson County. Construction in the suburbs increased from 34,109 to 39,981.
Rate of New Housing Unit Construction During the 1990s in the Remainder of the State
During the 1980s there were 403,429 new housing units constructed in Missouri. Of those, 208,040 (51.6 percent) were constructed in the St. Louis and Kansas City MSAs. During the 1990s there were 415,684 new housing units constructed statewide with 187,926 (45.2 percent) constructed in the two major metropolitan areas. This is not unexpected because population growth in the two major metro areas lagged behind population growth in the rest of the state during the 1990s.
Table 1 shows that there were 41 counties outside the two major metro areas in which the number of new housing units increased by more than 20 percent during the 1990s. Those counties were not, however, uniformly counties that had major increases in population during the 1990s. There were 16 of the 41 counties having a significant increase in new housing units added during the 1990s that were small population rural counties in north Missouri. There were an additional 11 counties with an increase of greater than 20 percent in new housing units during the 1990s that were relatively low populated rural counties in south Missouri.
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Graphical Displays of the Geographic Distribution of New Housing Units During the 1990s
Table 1 shows that there were 30 counties outside the Kansas City and St. Louis metro areas that experienced a decline in the rate of construction of new housing units during the 1990s compared with their rate of new construction during the 1980s. Included in that group were both small and large population counties and some that had significant population gain and others that lost population during the 1990s.
For additional perspective on additions to housing stock during the 1990s, Map 1 shows that there were 27 counties in which the number of new units added during the 1990s exceeded 22 percent of the county's total housing units in 2000. Those counties were generally counties that had the greatest increases in population. Map 1 also shows that there were 22 counties in which the number of new housing units added during the 1990s was less than 12 percent of total county housing units in 2000.
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Map 2 shows the location of the 19 counties in which more than 5,000 new housing units were added during the 1990s. Those were, for the most part, counties with the largest population although Camden, Stone and Taney Counties are exceptions. The map also shows that there were 31 counties in which fewer than 800 new housing units were added during the 1990s. They are, for the most part, smaller population counties in rural north Missouri and the Southeast Ozarks.
Construction of New Housing Units during the 1980s and 1990s by Region and Counties within Regions
Construction of New Housing Units by University of Missouri Extension Regions
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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. |
The greatest increase in construction of new housing units during the 1990s (28.5 percent) occurred in the Southwest Region, not surprising because it was the Missouri region with the largest rate of population increase during the 1990s. The Central Region, which also had a major population increase, had a 20.2 percent increase in new housing units during the 1990s. Somewhat more surprising however is that new housing construction increased by 25.5 percent during the 1990s in the Northwest Region. That is surprising because there was only a small increase in population in the region during the 1990s. Table 2 shows that new housing units increased by 109.7 percent during the 1990s in Daviess County, by 87.5 percent in Caldwell County, 54.0 percent in DeKalb County, 53.4 percent in Harrison County and 49.7 percent in Grundy County.
Despite the increase in new housing units during the 1990s, only 12.4 percent of total housing units in the Northwest Region were built during the 1990s, the lowest percent among the eight regions.
Unique among the eight regions was East Central in which the addition of new housing units during the 1990s declined by 13.0 percent from what it had been during the 1980s. There was also a small decline in the Southeast Region in which the number of new housing units declined from 26,121 during the 1980s to 25,521 during the 1990s. There was virtually no increase in new construction in the West Central Region - an increase of 0.5 percent in the 1990s compared with the 1980s.
Construction of New Housing Units by Missouri Department of Transportation Districts
The greatest increase in construction of new housing units during the 1990s (29.9 percent) occurred in the Springfield District, not surprising because it was the Missouri district with the largest rate of population increase during the 1990s. The St. Joseph District had the second greatest rate of increase in new housing units during the 1990s with 25.1 percent. That is somewhat surprising because there was only a small increase in population in the district during the 1990s. Table 3 shows that within the St. Joseph District the number of new housing units increased by 109.7 percent during the 1990s in Daviess County, by 87.5 percent in Caldwell County, 54.0 percent in DeKalb County, 53.4 percent in Harrison County and 51.2 percent in Clinton County.
It is significant also that new housing units increased by 22.8 percent in the Hannibal District. Like the St. Joseph District the Hannibal District had a relatively small population increase during the 1990s. Nevertheless, in the Hannibal District the number of new housing units during the 1990s increased by 46.2 percent in Ralls County, by 44.5 percent in Lincoln County, by 37.8 percent in Lewis County and by 31.1 percent in Clark County.
It is significant that there was only a 1.3 percent increase in new housing units in the Macon District that lies between the St. Joseph and Hannibal Districts, each having a large percentage increase in new housing units.
Unique among the ten districts was the St. Louis District in which the addition of new housing units during the 1990s declined by 16.6 percent from what it had been during the 1980s. There was also no net increase in the Kansas City District during the 1990s and an increase of only 1.1 percent in the Sikeston District
Construction of New Housing Units by Missouri Department of Economic Development Regions
The greatest increase in construction of new housing units during the 1990s (33.3 percent) occurred in the Springfield-Branson Region, not surprising because it was the Missouri region with the largest rate of population increase during the 1990s. Following the Springfield-Branson Region there were three regions each having about the same rate of increase in new housing units during the 1990s. In order, those regions were the Central Region (23.8 percent), the Southwest Region (22.1 percent) and the Northwest Region (21.4 percent). It is somewhat surprising that the Northwest Region had such a large increase in new housing units because there was only a small increase in population in the region during the 1990s. Table 4 shows that within the Northwest Region the number of new housing units increased by 109.7 percent during the 1990s in Daviess County, by 87.5 percent in Caldwell County, 54.0 percent in DeKalb County and 53.4 percent in Harrison County.
Unique among the thirteen regions was the St. Louis MSA in which the addition of new housing units during the 1990s declined by 14.5 percent from what it had been during the 1980s. There was also a net decline of 1.0 percent in the Kansas City MSA. The only other region experiencing a decline in rate of new housing construction during the 1990s was the Bootheel in which addition of new housing units in the 1990s was 13.3 percent less than it was during the 1980s.
Housing units added during the 1990s comprised the highest percent of total housing units in the Springfield-Branson Region (27.2 percent of total), Lake Ozark -Rolla Region (23.8 percent), Central Region (21.7 percent) and South Central (20.1 percent). The lowest proportion of new housing units was found in the North Central (11.0 percent) and Northwest (11.8 percent) Regions.
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