Change in Population Under 18, 1990-2000

By Dept. of Economic Development Region

	Population Under 5 Years				Population Age 5 to 17 Years
			Change, 1990-2000				Change, 1990-2000
DED Economic Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990	Number	Percent
-Missouri Totals-	369,898	369,244	654	0.2	1057794	945,582	112,212	11.9
St. Louis MSA	134,187	144,447	-10,260	-7.1	392,917	352,214	40,703	11.6
Kansas City MSA	74,995	73,942	1,053	1.4	203,782	179,248	24,534	13.7
Springfield - Branson	28,071	22,196	5,875	26.5	75,800	59,721	16,079	26.9
Central	23,853	22,815	1,038	4.5	67,358	58,570	8,788	15.0
Bootheel	15,258	15,841	-583	-3.7	44,115	45,887	-1,772	-3.9
Lake Ozark Rolla	15,178	14,746	432	2.9	44,602	39,115	5,487	14.0
Lower East Central-Cape	13,734	13,766	-32	-0.2	41,703	38,801	2,902	7.5
North Central	4,515	4,589	-74	-1.6	13,462	13,621	-159	-1.2
Northeast	8,853	9,051	-198	-2.2	25,909	25,910	-1	-0.0
Northwest	10,881	11,780	-899	-7.6	32,925	32,374	551	1.7
South Central	7,505	7,119	386	5.4	22,985	21,092	1,893	9.0
Southwest	21,343	17,913	3,430	19.1	58,331	49,364	8,967	18.2
West Central	11,525	11,039	486	4.4	33,905	29,665	4,240	14.3
Source: 1990 and 2000 Decenial Census, Summary File 1 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 15APR2002 by setup in mocopop_und18_1990_2000