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Children, Youth, and Families
1 - Housing Cost Burden - Adjusted
2 - Housing Cost Burden - Non-Adjusted
3 - Child Poverty Rate
4 - Childcare Licensed Capacity
5 - Children Living in Neighborhoods with Poverty Rate Higher than 30% (Non-Adjusted)
6 - Families in Poverty
7 - Family Households with Children in Poverty
8 - Gini Index of Income Inequality
9 - Households Without a Vehicle
10 - Individuals in Poverty
11 - People without Health Insurance
12 - Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment
Adults 18-64
13 - Housing Cost Burden - Adjusted
14 - Housing Cost Burden - Non-Adjusted
15 - Gini Index of Income Inequality
16 - Households Without a Vehicle
17 - Individuals in Poverty
18 - People without Health Insurance
19 - Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment
Older Adults
20 - Poverty Rate (65 and Over)

Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Adjusted) This indicator represents housing cost burden for renters. The total household figure (denominator) has been adjusted to remove households with missing values.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2015
	Total	33.3% 38,099,091	27.7% 634,911	31.4% 20,590	35.6% 15,533	33.8% 18,374
	Rent	50.6%	45.8%	52.7%	55.6%	54.0%
	Mortgage	23.9%	19.1%	16.3%	12.9%	15.5%
2014
	Total	34.4% 39,042,346	29.4% 666,462	31.0% 20,172	35.7% 15,534	32.9% 17,823
	Rent	51.8%	48.1%	52.1%	55.5%	53.8%
	Mortgage	25.0%	20.9%	15.1%	15.3%	14.5%
2013
	Total	34.6% 38,908,384	29.7% 678,918	34.5% 22,200	39.5% 17,394	37.9% 20,637
	Rent	51.5%	48.9%	54.4%	57.8%	57.3%
	Mortgage	25.5%	21.0%	18.5%	21.0%	19.8%
2012
	Total	35.9% 40,279,587	31.1% 708,669	35.7% 22,915	40.4% 17,417	38.3% 20,665
	Rent	52.0%	50.9%	59.7%	61.3%	60.3%
	Mortgage	27.4%	22.3%	18.1%	18.7%	18.7%
2011
	Total	37.8% 42,067,297	31.7% 718,706	31.7% 19,367	32.8% 13,084	32.7% 16,412
	Rent	53.4%	49.8%	53.6%	49.8%	51.7%
	Mortgage	29.9%	24.0%	15.5%	13.6%	15.9%
Data Source: ACS						1 of 20

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Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Non-Adjusted) This indicator represents housing cost burden for renters. The total household figure (denominator) includes all households, including those for which the housing cost burden is unknown. An adjusted figure is available which excludes households with missing values.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Total	32.4% 37,241,233	26.2% 602,118	29.2% 19,397	32.5% 15,079	31.3% 17,530
	Rent	49.7% 20,219,064	43.7% 323,228	47.2% 14,604	49.7% 12,408	48.3% 13,750
	Mortgage	22.9% 17,022,169	17.9% 278,890	13.5% 4,793	12.5% 2,671	13.8% 3,780
2015
	Total	32.9% 38,099,091	27.3% 634,911	30.1% 20,590	33.9% 15,533	32.4% 18,374
	Rent	46.8% 20,443,630	41.9% 337,080	46.9% 14,348	50.0% 12,891	48.9% 13,946
	Mortgage	23.7% 17,655,461	19.0% 297,831	16.2% 6,242	12.8% 2,642	15.4% 4,428
2014
	Total	34.0% 39,042,346	28.9% 666,462	30.4% 20,172	34.7% 15,534	32.1% 17,823
	Rent	47.9% 20,707,829	43.6% 339,817	48.8% 14,582	51.5% 12,269	50.2% 13,617
	Mortgage	24.8% 18,334,517	20.7% 326,645	15.0% 5,590	15.1% 3,265	14.4% 4,206
2013
	Total	34.1% 38,908,384	29.4% 678,918	33.4% 22,200	38.2% 17,394	36.6% 20,637
	Rent	47.6% 20,221,192	44.7% 348,496	49.1% 15,571	52.1% 12,793	51.6% 15,031
	Mortgage	25.3% 18,687,192	20.9% 330,422	18.4% 6,629	20.9% 4,601	19.7% 5,606
2012
	Total	35.4% 40,279,587	30.7% 708,669	35.2% 22,915	39.8% 17,417	37.7% 20,665
	Rent	48.1% 20,119,094	46.4% 356,156	55.5% 16,175	57.2% 13,476	56.1% 15,333
	Mortgage	27.2% 20,160,493	22.1% 352,513	18.1% 6,740	18.7% 3,941	18.7% 5,332
2011
	Total	37.3% 42,067,297	31.4% 718,706	31.2% 19,367	32.1% 13,084	32.1% 16,412
	Rent	49.3% 20,074,259	45.4% 339,289	49.2% 13,906	46.4% 10,530	47.5% 12,184
	Mortgage	29.6% 21,993,038	23.8% 379,417	15.5% 5,461	13.6% 2,554	15.9% 4,228
2012 - 2016
	Total	34.0% 38,719,430	28.7% 658,995	32.4% 21,074	37.1% 16,363	34.9% 19,075
	Rent	51.1% 20,246,745	47.4% 341,578	53.3% 15,040	56.8% 12,782	54.9% 14,294
	Mortgage	24.9% 18,472,685	20.2% 317,417	16.4% 6,034	16.6% 3,581	16.7% 4,781
2007 - 2011
	Total	-	-	-	-	-
	Rent	-	-	-	-	-
	Mortgage	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						2 of 20

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Child Poverty Rate
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	0-5	21.2% 4,948,828	22.2% 96,675	16.5% 1,961	17.9% 1,406	15.0% 1,462
	Under 18	19.5% 14,115,713	19.2% 261,353	16.9% 5,992	14.6% 3,190	13.8% 3,844
2015
	0-5	22.8% 5,331,428	22.8% 100,296	16.6% 2,008	-	-
	Under 18	20.7% 15,000,273	20.2% 275,711	10.4% 3,718	15.4% 3,304	12.7% 3,597
2014
	0-5	23.9% 5,593,119	24.7% 107,146	24.3% 3,114	21.0% 1,739	24.2% 2,471
	Under 18	21.7% 15,686,012	21.1% 287,081	19.1% 6,704	18.8% 4,080	19.6% 5,466
2013
	0-5	24.8% 5,828,542	25.5% 113,168	21.3% 2,668	28.9% 2,249	26.9% 2,593
	Under 18	22.2% 16,086,960	22.2% 304,178	17.5% 5,919	25.9% 4,931	21.7% 5,678
2012
	0-5	25.5% 6,052,083	27.0% 119,940	17.6% 2,161	22.4% 1,982	18.9% 2,030
	Under 18	22.6% 16,396,863	22.6% 310,229	13.6% 4,578	15.5% 3,213	12.1% 3,420
2011
	0-5	25.6% 6,090,017	26.3% 120,227	23.6% 2,637	22.9% 1,666	24.0% 2,284
	Under 18	22.5% 16,386,500	22.1% 306,038	21.6% 7,359	19.9% 3,977	20.4% 5,581
2012 - 2016
	0-5	23.5% 5,535,200	24.5% 107,892	18.6% 2,275	20.9% 1,688	20.0% 1,999
	Under 18	21.2% 15,335,783	21.1% 287,147	15.4% 5,383	15.9% 3,382	15.4% 4,337
2007 - 2011
	0-5	-	-	-	-	-
	Under 18	20.0% 14,550,805	20.0% 278,608	17.8% 5,898	16.3% 3,209	17.9% 4,867
Data Source: ACS						3 of 20

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Childcare Licensed Capacity Capacity of licences child care programs.
Year	By	Boone County
2015
	Centers	3,628.0
	Family Child Care Programs	765.0
Data Source: DSS		4 of 20

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Children Living in Neighborhoods with Poverty Rate Higher than 30% (Non-Adjusted) Percentage of children living in neighborhoods with a poverty rate over 30%. These are the ACS figures, which have not been adjusted to exclude households with missing income data. Adjusted figures are available as a separate indicator.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016	Total	12.9% 9,488,970	10.0% 139,435	11.9% 4,213	19.0% 4,081	14.4% 4,132
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2011	Total	11.6% 8,624,401	8.7% 124,458	9.1% 3,056	12.7% 2,634	10.6% 2,926
Data Source: ACS						5 of 20

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Families in Poverty
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Black	20.0% 1,774,817	20.2% 31,875	-	-	-
	White	7.8% 4,643,582	8.1% 105,541	-	-	-
2015
	Total	10.6% 8,233,009	10.2% 155,080	-	-	-
	Black	21.6% 1,908,648	23.8% 38,088	-	-	-
	White	8.3% 4,929,120	8.2% 105,490	-	-	-
2014
	Total	11.3% 8,738,311	10.7% 161,317	-	-	-
	Black	23.0% 2,029,218	23.6% 35,287	-	-	-
	White	8.8% 5,228,317	8.9% 115,465	-	-	-
2013
	Total	11.6% 8,905,145	11.5% 175,804	-	-	-
	Black	23.6% 2,073,551	24.8% 38,281	-	-	-
	White	9.0% 5,352,541	9.7% 126,641	-	-	-
2012
	Total	11.8% 9,054,116	11.7% 177,919	-	-	-
	Black	24.2% 2,121,206	28.1% 42,831	-	-	-
	White	9.1% 5,407,415	9.4% 122,598	-	-	-
2011
	Total	11.7% 8,939,247	11.5% 176,069	-	-	-
	Black	24.1% 2,101,429	25.3% 39,013	-	-	-
	White	9.0% 5,329,988	9.4% 124,572	-	-	-
2012 - 2016
	Black	22.3% 1,979,439	24.3% 37,886	25.8% 744	28.8% 632	25.9% 744
	White	8.6% 5,109,453	8.8% 115,670	6.5% 2,133	7.2% 1,348	6.5% 1,634
2007 - 2011
	Black	-	-	-	-	-
	White	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						6 of 20

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Family Households with Children in Poverty
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2015
2015	Total	17.0% 5,612,612	16.7% 105,746	9.4% 1,648	14.3% 1,459	11.6% 1,571
2014
2014	Total	18.0% 5,947,239	17.4% 110,098	16.4% 3,067	17.5% 2,104	17.1% 2,626
2013
2013	Total	18.4% 6,130,065	18.6% 119,853	15.8% 2,646	20.4% 1,995	18.7% 2,495
2012
2012	Total	18.7% 6,291,120	19.2% 123,246	12.2% 1,963	14.9% 1,492	12.2% 1,620
2011
2011	Total	18.5% 6,258,018	18.8% 125,169	18.3% 3,334	15.6% 1,732	15.8% 2,352
Data Source: ACS						7 of 20

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Gini Index of Income Inequality The Gini Index is a measure of income inequality ranging from 0 to 1. A value of 0 represents perfect income equality (everyone has the same income); a value of 1 represents complete inequality (one person has all the income and others have none).
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
2016	Total	.482	.465	.471	.496	.480
2015
2015	Total	.482	.463	.479	.526	.495
2014
2014	Total	.480	.463	.465	.484	.480
2013
2013	Total	.481	.461	.491	.528	.516
2012
2012	Total	.476	.461	.516	.531	.536
2011
2011	Total	.475	.461	.469	.486	.480
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016	Total	.480	.463	.484	.516	.501
Data Source: ACS						8 of 20

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Households Without a Vehicle
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
2016	Total	8.7% 10,364,975	7.0% 164,913	4.7% 3,267	5.5% 2,626	4.7% 2,715
2015
2015	Total	8.9% 10,568,856	7.1% 168,463	7.1% 4,896	9.0% 4,167	7.4% 4,227
2014
2014	Total	9.1% 10,674,576	7.3% 170,878	6.2% 4,174	8.2% 3,708	7.3% 4,094
2013
2013	Total	9.1% 10,574,080	7.2% 168,952	6.1% 4,162	8.4% 3,899	7.0% 4,030
2012
2012	Total	9.2% 10,689,431	7.8% 183,165	4.7% 3,093	6.1% 2,733	5.0% 2,768
2011
2011	Total	9.3% 10,680,756	7.5% 175,528	5.4% 3,454	7.6% 3,154	6.4% 3,346
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016	Total	9.0% 10,562,847	7.3% 172,972	6.0% 4,037	7.6% 3,528	6.5% 3,693
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2011	Total	8.9% 10,264,658	7.1% 167,559	5.9% 3,786	7.7% 3,260	6.7% 3,613
Data Source: ACS						9 of 20

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Individuals in Poverty
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Total	14.0%	14.0%	17.5%	19.7%	18.2%
	Black	23.9% 9,366,792	24.8% 166,964	26.5% 4,195	29.8% 4,048	26.5% 4,192
	White	11.6% 26,653,418	11.9% 579,170	16.0% 21,658	18.5% 15,455	16.4% 17,516
2015
	Total	14.7%	14.8%	18.5%	24.6%	20.7%
	Black	25.4% 9,905,872	28.0% 189,840	25.3% 3,829	-	25.2% 3,786
	White	12.2% 28,027,149	12.5% 609,104	16.0% 21,363	22.4% 18,592	18.1% 19,184
2014
	Total	15.5%	15.5%	20.7%	24.9%	22.8%
	Black	27.0% 10,434,389	28.1% 190,604	-	-	-
	White	12.8% 29,193,983	13.2% 640,712	17.9% 23,867	22.0% 18,358	19.8% 20,916
2013
	Total	15.8%	15.9%	21.2%	27.2%	24.4%
	Black	27.6% 10,538,290	28.9% 190,195	46.3% 4,953	46.7% 3,509	46.7% 4,921
	White	13.0% 29,701,062	13.6% 659,725	19.0% 25,505	25.4% 21,951	22.1% 23,893
2012
	Total	15.9%	16.2%	19.1%	24.6%	20.8%
	Black	28.1% 10,665,149	31.6% 206,479	-	-	-
	White	13.0% 29,493,814	13.5% 655,629	16.9% 22,355	21.5% 17,930	18.5% 19,804
2011
	Total	15.9%	15.8%	21.0%	24.3%	22.4%
	Black	28.1% 10,543,367	30.2% 198,035	39.3% 5,927	34.8% 4,191	40.1% 5,887
	White	13.0% 29,260,632	13.3% 644,967	18.1% 23,429	22.0% 17,405	19.0% 19,272
2012 - 2016
	Total	15.1%	15.3%	19.3%	23.6%	21.0%
	Black	26.2% 10,111,248	28.3% 189,191	28.4% 3,879	31.3% 3,402	28.4% 3,850
	White	12.4% 28,424,685	12.9% 628,648	17.0% 22,734	21.6% 18,153	18.6% 19,947
2007 - 2011
	Black	-	-	-	-	-
	White	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						10 of 20

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People without Health Insurance Number and percentage of people who reported having no health insurance. Data is self-reported as part of the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the Census Bureau.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Under 18	4.5% 3,277,474	4.5% 61,873	2.3% 832	2.7% 597	2.2% 609
	Under 65	10.0% 26,931,513	10.5% 528,800	7.4% 11,461	6.3% 6,716	7.4% 9,671
2015
	Under 18	4.8% 3,533,985	5.7% 79,698	4.7% 1,692	4.7% 1,013	5.8% 1,658
	Under 65	10.9% 29,365,544	11.4% 578,231	6.5% 10,172	6.3% 6,909	6.5% 8,430
2014
	Under 18	6.0% 4,396,536	7.2% 99,972	4.6% 1,633	3.3% 723	5.4% 1,511
	Under 65	13.5% 36,246,622	13.7% 690,717	8.4% 12,988	7.1% 7,512	8.4% 10,947
2013
	Under 18	7.1% 5,234,332	7.0% 97,546	4.5% 1,552	4.6% 900	5.2% 1,399
	Under 65	16.7% 44,735,016	15.2% 768,376	9.5% 14,450	8.7% 9,006	9.7% 12,477
2012
	Under 18	7.2% 5,263,807	7.0% 98,033	8.2% 2,834	10.2% 2,172	8.4% 2,433
	Under 65	16.9% 45,212,231	15.8% 797,863	11.8% 17,791	11.3% 11,654	11.8% 15,332
2011
	Under 18	7.5% 5,527,657	6.7% 94,934	2.1% 717	2.7% 546	2.2% 613
	Under 65	17.3% 45,983,598	15.8% 803,867	9.4% 14,021	9.3% 9,334	8.8% 10,918
2012 - 2016
	Under 18	5.9% 4,333,068	6.3% 87,432	4.9% 1,729	5.3% 1,141	5.4% 1,534
	Under 65	13.5% 36,293,307	13.2% 669,498	8.9% 13,737	7.8% 8,268	8.9% 11,575
2007 - 2011
	Under 18	-	-	-	-	-
	Under 65	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						11 of 20

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Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment Poor persons 25+
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Less Than High School	25.4% 6,719,180	27.6% 112,575	32.4% 1,695	46.1% 1,167	43.7% 1,605
	High School Graduate	13.9% 8,033,164	12.9% 158,470	10.8% 2,382	10.5% 1,155	8.6% 1,380
	Some College	10.0% 6,231,962	10.0% 123,079	11.7% 3,646	13.8% 2,540	11.8% 2,872
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.4% 3,021,527	3.8% 44,745	5.2% 2,405	6.0% 2,111	5.7% 2,340
2015
	Less Than High School	26.5% 7,096,032	27.0% 116,072	26.4% 1,610	13.5% 456	13.4% 525
	High School Graduate	14.1% 8,200,404	13.5% 166,799	14.0% 3,007	20.0% 2,433	15.4% 2,480
	Some College	10.2% 6,311,030	10.2% 123,690	6.8% 1,705	8.1% 1,122	8.0% 1,558
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.5% 2,962,974	4.6% 52,274	8.7% 4,381	11.0% 3,888	9.4% 4,085
2014
	Less Than High School	27.8% 7,504,708	29.3% 126,001	28.1% 1,795	27.6% 911	29.8% 1,412
	High School Graduate	14.7% 8,479,243	13.8% 171,720	12.3% 2,587	18.1% 1,760	15.5% 2,301
	Some College	10.6% 6,523,713	11.0% 131,907	10.2% 2,791	11.8% 1,813	9.7% 1,982
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.7% 2,982,201	4.3% 48,511	4.7% 2,100	5.4% 1,769	5.2% 2,100
2013
	Less Than High School	27.7% 7,541,384	27.7% 119,990	40.2% 2,680	53.0% 2,470	44.6% 2,430
	High School Graduate	14.6% 8,368,788	14.1% 175,274	16.9% 3,394	22.7% 1,963	21.0% 2,944
	Some College	10.9% 6,642,558	12.1% 145,252	15.4% 4,218	16.5% 2,452	17.3% 3,569
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.8% 2,972,533	4.6% 50,360	7.8% 3,539	8.9% 3,103	8.6% 3,521
2012
	Less Than High School	28.0% 7,672,024	28.8% 131,947	21.1% 1,011	24.8% 683	27.3% 960
	High School Graduate	14.3% 8,195,271	14.2% 176,495	12.7% 2,320	17.5% 1,506	14.3% 1,852
	Some College	10.8% 6,493,555	11.6% 137,932	9.3% 2,354	12.4% 1,821	9.9% 2,005
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.5% 2,726,930	4.4% 46,123	4.8% 2,262	5.8% 1,958	4.7% 1,958
2011
	Less Than High School	27.9% 7,784,811	26.8% 126,632	20.2% 1,359	20.2% 867	19.6% 987
	High School Graduate	14.2% 8,113,171	13.4% 164,103	16.2% 3,025	16.3% 1,316	14.4% 1,734
	Some College	10.5% 6,211,352	10.7% 126,794	10.7% 2,545	9.3% 1,284	11.1% 1,953
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.4% 2,593,232	4.6% 47,552	7.1% 3,262	8.2% 2,672	7.7% 3,175
2012 - 2016
	Less Than High School	27.1% 7,246,267	28.2% 121,392	32.1% 2,005	36.2% 1,294	35.0% 1,640
	High School Graduate	14.3% 8,189,960	13.8% 169,525	13.1% 2,663	17.2% 1,676	14.7% 2,123
	Some College	10.4% 6,409,855	10.9% 131,502	10.7% 2,851	12.2% 1,841	10.9% 2,236
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.5% 2,921,427	4.3% 48,199	6.1% 2,910	7.3% 2,557	6.6% 2,792
2007 - 2011
	Less Than High School	-	-	-	-	-
	High School Graduate	-	-	-	-	-
	Some College	-	-	-	-	-
	Bachelor's Degree or More	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						12 of 20

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Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Adjusted) This indicator represents housing cost burden for renters. The total household figure (denominator) has been adjusted to remove households with missing values.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2015
	Total	33.3% 38,099,091	27.7% 634,911	31.4% 20,590	35.6% 15,533	33.8% 18,374
	Rent	50.6%	45.8%	52.7%	55.6%	54.0%
	Mortgage	23.9%	19.1%	16.3%	12.9%	15.5%
2014
	Total	34.4% 39,042,346	29.4% 666,462	31.0% 20,172	35.7% 15,534	32.9% 17,823
	Rent	51.8%	48.1%	52.1%	55.5%	53.8%
	Mortgage	25.0%	20.9%	15.1%	15.3%	14.5%
2013
	Total	34.6% 38,908,384	29.7% 678,918	34.5% 22,200	39.5% 17,394	37.9% 20,637
	Rent	51.5%	48.9%	54.4%	57.8%	57.3%
	Mortgage	25.5%	21.0%	18.5%	21.0%	19.8%
2012
	Total	35.9% 40,279,587	31.1% 708,669	35.7% 22,915	40.4% 17,417	38.3% 20,665
	Rent	52.0%	50.9%	59.7%	61.3%	60.3%
	Mortgage	27.4%	22.3%	18.1%	18.7%	18.7%
2011
	Total	37.8% 42,067,297	31.7% 718,706	31.7% 19,367	32.8% 13,084	32.7% 16,412
	Rent	53.4%	49.8%	53.6%	49.8%	51.7%
	Mortgage	29.9%	24.0%	15.5%	13.6%	15.9%
Data Source: ACS						13 of 20

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Households Spending Over 30% Income on Housing (Non-Adjusted) This indicator represents housing cost burden for renters. The total household figure (denominator) includes all households, including those for which the housing cost burden is unknown. An adjusted figure is available which excludes households with missing values.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Total	32.4% 37,241,233	26.2% 602,118	29.2% 19,397	32.5% 15,079	31.3% 17,530
	Rent	49.7% 20,219,064	43.7% 323,228	47.2% 14,604	49.7% 12,408	48.3% 13,750
	Mortgage	22.9% 17,022,169	17.9% 278,890	13.5% 4,793	12.5% 2,671	13.8% 3,780
2015
	Total	32.9% 38,099,091	27.3% 634,911	30.1% 20,590	33.9% 15,533	32.4% 18,374
	Rent	46.8% 20,443,630	41.9% 337,080	46.9% 14,348	50.0% 12,891	48.9% 13,946
	Mortgage	23.7% 17,655,461	19.0% 297,831	16.2% 6,242	12.8% 2,642	15.4% 4,428
2014
	Total	34.0% 39,042,346	28.9% 666,462	30.4% 20,172	34.7% 15,534	32.1% 17,823
	Rent	47.9% 20,707,829	43.6% 339,817	48.8% 14,582	51.5% 12,269	50.2% 13,617
	Mortgage	24.8% 18,334,517	20.7% 326,645	15.0% 5,590	15.1% 3,265	14.4% 4,206
2013
	Total	34.1% 38,908,384	29.4% 678,918	33.4% 22,200	38.2% 17,394	36.6% 20,637
	Rent	47.6% 20,221,192	44.7% 348,496	49.1% 15,571	52.1% 12,793	51.6% 15,031
	Mortgage	25.3% 18,687,192	20.9% 330,422	18.4% 6,629	20.9% 4,601	19.7% 5,606
2012
	Total	35.4% 40,279,587	30.7% 708,669	35.2% 22,915	39.8% 17,417	37.7% 20,665
	Rent	48.1% 20,119,094	46.4% 356,156	55.5% 16,175	57.2% 13,476	56.1% 15,333
	Mortgage	27.2% 20,160,493	22.1% 352,513	18.1% 6,740	18.7% 3,941	18.7% 5,332
2011
	Total	37.3% 42,067,297	31.4% 718,706	31.2% 19,367	32.1% 13,084	32.1% 16,412
	Rent	49.3% 20,074,259	45.4% 339,289	49.2% 13,906	46.4% 10,530	47.5% 12,184
	Mortgage	29.6% 21,993,038	23.8% 379,417	15.5% 5,461	13.6% 2,554	15.9% 4,228
2012 - 2016
	Total	34.0% 38,719,430	28.7% 658,995	32.4% 21,074	37.1% 16,363	34.9% 19,075
	Rent	51.1% 20,246,745	47.4% 341,578	53.3% 15,040	56.8% 12,782	54.9% 14,294
	Mortgage	24.9% 18,472,685	20.2% 317,417	16.4% 6,034	16.6% 3,581	16.7% 4,781
2007 - 2011
	Total	-	-	-	-	-
	Rent	-	-	-	-	-
	Mortgage	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						14 of 20

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Gini Index of Income Inequality The Gini Index is a measure of income inequality ranging from 0 to 1. A value of 0 represents perfect income equality (everyone has the same income); a value of 1 represents complete inequality (one person has all the income and others have none).
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
2016	Total	.482	.465	.471	.496	.480
2015
2015	Total	.482	.463	.479	.526	.495
2014
2014	Total	.480	.463	.465	.484	.480
2013
2013	Total	.481	.461	.491	.528	.516
2012
2012	Total	.476	.461	.516	.531	.536
2011
2011	Total	.475	.461	.469	.486	.480
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016	Total	.480	.463	.484	.516	.501
Data Source: ACS						15 of 20

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Households Without a Vehicle
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
2016	Total	8.7% 10,364,975	7.0% 164,913	4.7% 3,267	5.5% 2,626	4.7% 2,715
2015
2015	Total	8.9% 10,568,856	7.1% 168,463	7.1% 4,896	9.0% 4,167	7.4% 4,227
2014
2014	Total	9.1% 10,674,576	7.3% 170,878	6.2% 4,174	8.2% 3,708	7.3% 4,094
2013
2013	Total	9.1% 10,574,080	7.2% 168,952	6.1% 4,162	8.4% 3,899	7.0% 4,030
2012
2012	Total	9.2% 10,689,431	7.8% 183,165	4.7% 3,093	6.1% 2,733	5.0% 2,768
2011
2011	Total	9.3% 10,680,756	7.5% 175,528	5.4% 3,454	7.6% 3,154	6.4% 3,346
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016	Total	9.0% 10,562,847	7.3% 172,972	6.0% 4,037	7.6% 3,528	6.5% 3,693
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2011	Total	8.9% 10,264,658	7.1% 167,559	5.9% 3,786	7.7% 3,260	6.7% 3,613
Data Source: ACS						16 of 20

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Individuals in Poverty
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Total	14.0%	14.0%	17.5%	19.7%	18.2%
	Black	23.9% 9,366,792	24.8% 166,964	26.5% 4,195	29.8% 4,048	26.5% 4,192
	White	11.6% 26,653,418	11.9% 579,170	16.0% 21,658	18.5% 15,455	16.4% 17,516
2015
	Total	14.7%	14.8%	18.5%	24.6%	20.7%
	Black	25.4% 9,905,872	28.0% 189,840	25.3% 3,829	-	25.2% 3,786
	White	12.2% 28,027,149	12.5% 609,104	16.0% 21,363	22.4% 18,592	18.1% 19,184
2014
	Total	15.5%	15.5%	20.7%	24.9%	22.8%
	Black	27.0% 10,434,389	28.1% 190,604	-	-	-
	White	12.8% 29,193,983	13.2% 640,712	17.9% 23,867	22.0% 18,358	19.8% 20,916
2013
	Total	15.8%	15.9%	21.2%	27.2%	24.4%
	Black	27.6% 10,538,290	28.9% 190,195	46.3% 4,953	46.7% 3,509	46.7% 4,921
	White	13.0% 29,701,062	13.6% 659,725	19.0% 25,505	25.4% 21,951	22.1% 23,893
2012
	Total	15.9%	16.2%	19.1%	24.6%	20.8%
	Black	28.1% 10,665,149	31.6% 206,479	-	-	-
	White	13.0% 29,493,814	13.5% 655,629	16.9% 22,355	21.5% 17,930	18.5% 19,804
2011
	Total	15.9%	15.8%	21.0%	24.3%	22.4%
	Black	28.1% 10,543,367	30.2% 198,035	39.3% 5,927	34.8% 4,191	40.1% 5,887
	White	13.0% 29,260,632	13.3% 644,967	18.1% 23,429	22.0% 17,405	19.0% 19,272
2012 - 2016
	Total	15.1%	15.3%	19.3%	23.6%	21.0%
	Black	26.2% 10,111,248	28.3% 189,191	28.4% 3,879	31.3% 3,402	28.4% 3,850
	White	12.4% 28,424,685	12.9% 628,648	17.0% 22,734	21.6% 18,153	18.6% 19,947
2007 - 2011
	Black	-	-	-	-	-
	White	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						17 of 20

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People without Health Insurance Number and percentage of people who reported having no health insurance. Data is self-reported as part of the American Community Survey (ACS) conducted by the Census Bureau.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Under 18	4.5% 3,277,474	4.5% 61,873	2.3% 832	2.7% 597	2.2% 609
	Under 65	10.0% 26,931,513	10.5% 528,800	7.4% 11,461	6.3% 6,716	7.4% 9,671
2015
	Under 18	4.8% 3,533,985	5.7% 79,698	4.7% 1,692	4.7% 1,013	5.8% 1,658
	Under 65	10.9% 29,365,544	11.4% 578,231	6.5% 10,172	6.3% 6,909	6.5% 8,430
2014
	Under 18	6.0% 4,396,536	7.2% 99,972	4.6% 1,633	3.3% 723	5.4% 1,511
	Under 65	13.5% 36,246,622	13.7% 690,717	8.4% 12,988	7.1% 7,512	8.4% 10,947
2013
	Under 18	7.1% 5,234,332	7.0% 97,546	4.5% 1,552	4.6% 900	5.2% 1,399
	Under 65	16.7% 44,735,016	15.2% 768,376	9.5% 14,450	8.7% 9,006	9.7% 12,477
2012
	Under 18	7.2% 5,263,807	7.0% 98,033	8.2% 2,834	10.2% 2,172	8.4% 2,433
	Under 65	16.9% 45,212,231	15.8% 797,863	11.8% 17,791	11.3% 11,654	11.8% 15,332
2011
	Under 18	7.5% 5,527,657	6.7% 94,934	2.1% 717	2.7% 546	2.2% 613
	Under 65	17.3% 45,983,598	15.8% 803,867	9.4% 14,021	9.3% 9,334	8.8% 10,918
2012 - 2016
	Under 18	5.9% 4,333,068	6.3% 87,432	4.9% 1,729	5.3% 1,141	5.4% 1,534
	Under 65	13.5% 36,293,307	13.2% 669,498	8.9% 13,737	7.8% 8,268	8.9% 11,575
2007 - 2011
	Under 18	-	-	-	-	-
	Under 65	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						18 of 20

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Poverty Rate by Educational Attainment Poor persons 25+
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
	Less Than High School	25.4% 6,719,180	27.6% 112,575	32.4% 1,695	46.1% 1,167	43.7% 1,605
	High School Graduate	13.9% 8,033,164	12.9% 158,470	10.8% 2,382	10.5% 1,155	8.6% 1,380
	Some College	10.0% 6,231,962	10.0% 123,079	11.7% 3,646	13.8% 2,540	11.8% 2,872
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.4% 3,021,527	3.8% 44,745	5.2% 2,405	6.0% 2,111	5.7% 2,340
2015
	Less Than High School	26.5% 7,096,032	27.0% 116,072	26.4% 1,610	13.5% 456	13.4% 525
	High School Graduate	14.1% 8,200,404	13.5% 166,799	14.0% 3,007	20.0% 2,433	15.4% 2,480
	Some College	10.2% 6,311,030	10.2% 123,690	6.8% 1,705	8.1% 1,122	8.0% 1,558
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.5% 2,962,974	4.6% 52,274	8.7% 4,381	11.0% 3,888	9.4% 4,085
2014
	Less Than High School	27.8% 7,504,708	29.3% 126,001	28.1% 1,795	27.6% 911	29.8% 1,412
	High School Graduate	14.7% 8,479,243	13.8% 171,720	12.3% 2,587	18.1% 1,760	15.5% 2,301
	Some College	10.6% 6,523,713	11.0% 131,907	10.2% 2,791	11.8% 1,813	9.7% 1,982
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.7% 2,982,201	4.3% 48,511	4.7% 2,100	5.4% 1,769	5.2% 2,100
2013
	Less Than High School	27.7% 7,541,384	27.7% 119,990	40.2% 2,680	53.0% 2,470	44.6% 2,430
	High School Graduate	14.6% 8,368,788	14.1% 175,274	16.9% 3,394	22.7% 1,963	21.0% 2,944
	Some College	10.9% 6,642,558	12.1% 145,252	15.4% 4,218	16.5% 2,452	17.3% 3,569
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.8% 2,972,533	4.6% 50,360	7.8% 3,539	8.9% 3,103	8.6% 3,521
2012
	Less Than High School	28.0% 7,672,024	28.8% 131,947	21.1% 1,011	24.8% 683	27.3% 960
	High School Graduate	14.3% 8,195,271	14.2% 176,495	12.7% 2,320	17.5% 1,506	14.3% 1,852
	Some College	10.8% 6,493,555	11.6% 137,932	9.3% 2,354	12.4% 1,821	9.9% 2,005
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.5% 2,726,930	4.4% 46,123	4.8% 2,262	5.8% 1,958	4.7% 1,958
2011
	Less Than High School	27.9% 7,784,811	26.8% 126,632	20.2% 1,359	20.2% 867	19.6% 987
	High School Graduate	14.2% 8,113,171	13.4% 164,103	16.2% 3,025	16.3% 1,316	14.4% 1,734
	Some College	10.5% 6,211,352	10.7% 126,794	10.7% 2,545	9.3% 1,284	11.1% 1,953
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.4% 2,593,232	4.6% 47,552	7.1% 3,262	8.2% 2,672	7.7% 3,175
2012 - 2016
	Less Than High School	27.1% 7,246,267	28.2% 121,392	32.1% 2,005	36.2% 1,294	35.0% 1,640
	High School Graduate	14.3% 8,189,960	13.8% 169,525	13.1% 2,663	17.2% 1,676	14.7% 2,123
	Some College	10.4% 6,409,855	10.9% 131,502	10.7% 2,851	12.2% 1,841	10.9% 2,236
	Bachelor's Degree or More	4.5% 2,921,427	4.3% 48,199	6.1% 2,910	7.3% 2,557	6.6% 2,792
2007 - 2011
	Less Than High School	-	-	-	-	-
	High School Graduate	-	-	-	-	-
	Some College	-	-	-	-	-
	Bachelor's Degree or More	-	-	-	-	-
Data Source: ACS						19 of 20

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Poverty Rate (65 and Over) Number and percentage of persons over 65 in poverty. The denominator includes only those for whom poverty status has been determined.
Year	By	United States	State of Missouri	Boone County	City of Columbia	Columbia Schools
2016
2016	Total	9.2% 4,429,465	8.2% 77,251	5.6% 1,118	7.3% 983	6.5% 1,043
2015
2015	Total	9.0% 4,192,435	8.5% 77,771	9.0% 1,584	3.4% 290	3.5% 480
2014
2014	Total	9.5% 4,254,893	9.0% 80,833	6.4% 1,127	3.2% 332	5.0% 668
2013
2013	Total	9.6% 4,145,717	9.4% 81,564	8.5% 1,430	6.2% 657	7.0% 921
2012
2012	Total	9.5% 3,968,879	9.0% 76,589	4.9% 760	6.2% 560	5.0% 560
2011
2011	Total	9.3% 3,730,456	8.2% 67,266	5.8% 877	5.4% 505	5.0% 602
2012 - 2016
2012 - 2016	Total	9.3% 4,195,427	8.9% 79,260	6.8% 1,193	5.4% 562	5.4% 732
2007 - 2011
2007 - 2011	Total	9.4% 3,593,580	8.9% 70,395	5.4% 774	5.7% 497	5.2% 585
Data Source: ACS						20 of 20

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