Change in Senior Population in Missouri, 1990-2000

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

	Population Age 65 to 84 Years				Population Age 85 Yrs or Older
			Change, 1990-2000				Change, 1990-2000
DED Economic Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990	Number	Percent
-Missouri Totals-	656,808	636,464	20,344	3.2	98,571	81,217	17,354	21.4
St. Louis MSA	220,822	214,395	6,427	3.0	32,045	26,331	5,714	21.7
Kansas City MSA	112,306	106,721	5,585	5.2	16,416	13,796	2,620	19.0
Springfield - Branson	52,738	44,548	8,190	18.4	7,589	5,348	2,241	41.9
Central	38,800	38,071	729	1.9	6,559	5,423	1,136	20.9
Bootheel	32,320	34,004	-1,684	-5.0	4,693	3,660	1,033	28.2
Lake Ozark Rolla	31,522	27,513	4,009	14.6	3,907	2,994	913	30.5
Lower East Central-Cape	28,472	27,472	1,000	3.6	4,289	3,401	888	26.1
North Central	12,478	14,173	-1,695	-12.0	2,451	2,281	170	7.5
Northeast	19,603	21,715	-2,112	-9.7	3,886	3,462	424	12.2
Northwest	24,769	27,178	-2,409	-8.9	4,529	4,354	175	4.0
South Central	17,988	16,913	1,075	6.4	2,541	2,047	494	24.1
Southwest	39,248	38,835	413	1.1	5,852	4,765	1,087	22.8
West Central	25,742	24,926	816	3.3	3,814	3,355	459	13.7
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 19MAR2002 by setup in mocopop_sr65ov_1990_2000