MUCEP Research: Facts & Figures

Find population numbers for county, state or all US

• Missouri Poverty Facts - Missouri Association for Community Action
• State Poverty Rates by Age
• Missouri Census Data Center (MCDC)
• MCDC – Census estimates compare school-age child poverty to prerecession levels 
• Columbia MO Poverty Rate Data from City-Data.com (uses govt. data, but may need to be verified)
• Columbia Daily Tribune poverty snapshot (Jan. 30, 2013) 
• Census Bureau quick facts:  http://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/29
• MU Center for Family Policy & Research – The State of Missouri’s Children: 2014  
• Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates for School districts, Counties, and States (SAIPE) http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/ 
• MU’s Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security:  Missouri Hunger Atlas 2013 http://foodsecurity.missouri.edu/projects/missouri-hunger-atlas/ 
• KOMU videos on poverty http://www.komu.com/poverty/ 
• Local ABC News affiliate – Columbia poverty rate increases (Sept. 11, 2014) 
• MU Extension Poverty at Issue 
• OSEDA  Missouri Children and Youth (Under Age 18) Living in Households with Income Below Federal Poverty Level Guidelines 1990-2000 
• OSEDA Data (18-64) incomes below federal poverty level 
• MO Data & Statisitcs, MO Dept. of Health & Senior Services. Select "Child Health" under Community Data Profiles .
• Columbia at a Glance

• Census Bureau Poverty Research http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/ 
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Price and Index Number Research – Experimental Poverty Measures http://www.bls.gov/pir/spmhome.htm 
• Healthcare.gov:  Federal Poverty Level information https://www.healthcare.gov/.../federal-poverty-level-FPL 
• USDA Economic Research Service-Poverty  http://www.ers.usda.gov/data…level.../poverty.aspx
• 2015 Poverty Guidelines from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services:  http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/15poverty.cfm 
• National Low Income Housing Coalition – Out of Reach Report 2014 http://nlihc.org/oor/2014  - reveals disparity that low income renters face

• Missouri Senior Report - Find country level statistics for Missouri senior populations 65+.
• State of Missourians Health - Includes information on seniors 65+.
• Trends and Statistics Relating to U.S. seniors, elderly  from Journalist's Resource
• U.S. Census Bureau: 65+ in the United States

Sources for facts & figures on schools, employment, work injuries, etc.

To obtain general information about the Columbia Public Schools, go to the homepage of the Columbia Public Schools www.cpsk12.org.  Under About Us, click District Details.  On the next screen, click District Profile. This takes you to a page where you can research many things about the public schools in this community. 

To find out about the lunch program, type free and reduced lunch in command box on the upper right of the page you reach after clicking on District Profie.  On the next screen, select frl-2014 which is currently the fifth option.  This will provide a file that you may open.  Scroll to the Columbia Schools and you can find the percentages for each school’s participation in the free and reduced lunch program.

To get statistical information about the City of Columbia, go to columbiaredi.com.  Under Why Columbia, select Publications.  Select desired Fact Book. 

Additional information about the community is at http://www.gocolumbiamo.com/.  Under MAPS, click Use City View to see zoning and more.   You may also go under MAPS and click View the Community Dashboard.