Missouri City

Population & Demographics

Missouri City, TX

Missouri City is home to 76,558 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,478 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
76,558
people
Population

76,558 residents

Median age 40.5 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Missouri City population & demographics

Who lives in Missouri City — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
76,558
Median age
40.5yrs
Median household income
$94,390
Median home value
$311,400
Median gross rent
$1,931/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.8%
Poverty rate
7.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Missouri City

How Missouri City breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Black38.3%
Hispanic or Latino20.8%
Asian18.8%
White18.1%
Two or more races3.8%
Some other race0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Missouri City

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Missouri City.

Missouri City at a glance
Employed Residents
38,478
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
15.3mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
4.2%
Share working within the area
Work from home
13.8%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Houston
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Missouri City proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Missouri City commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

42 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Missouri City

38,478 commutes, one dot at a time

Missouri City

Where 38,478 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Missouri City, by worker count.

1Houston15.3 mi21,143
2Sugar Land5.6 mi3,540
3Missouri City0.0 mi1,619
4Stafford3.4 mi1,100
5Austin141.6 mi726
6Pearland13.2 mi560
7Dallas233.7 mi477
8San Antonio179.6 mi369

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Missouri City.

1Houston15.3 mi5,808
2Missouri City0.0 mi1,619
3Sugar Land5.6 mi742
4Pearland13.2 mi455
5Sienna6.6 mi360
6Fresno5.7 mi342
7Stafford3.4 mi241
8Rosenberg15.9 mi205

Top industries

The sectors that employ Missouri City’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade20.4%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance16.3%
TRTransportation and Warehousing13.4%
AFAccommodation and Food Services11.8%
MFManufacturing8.1%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services5.0%
WSWholesale Trade4.0%
OSOther Services (except Public Administration)3.5%
EDEducational Services2.9%
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