Demographics of Chillicothe city, Missouri

Chillicothe city, Missouri had 9,114 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −6 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Chillicothe city, in four figures

9,114
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,923 ±412.; −0.1%
Change since July 2020: −6 people.; 38.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,493 ±$5,132
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Chillicothe city, Missouri's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Chillicothe city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Chillicothe city, Missouri's population shrank 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Chillicothe city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,120	100.0	100.0
2021	9,219	101.1	100.2
2022	9,035	99.1	100.7
2023	9,082	99.6	101.6
2024	9,121	100.0	102.5
2025	9,114	99.9	103.1

Population of Chillicothe city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,120	—
2021	9,219	+99
2022	9,035	−184
2023	9,082	+47
2024	9,121	+39
2025	9,114	−7

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±0.9: for men 36.4 ±1.8 and for women 39.3 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Chillicothe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	410 ±74	4.6% ±0.8	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,431 ±214	16.0% ±2.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	651 ±120	7.3% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,737 ±234	30.7% ±2.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,061 ±204	23.1% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,633 ±228	18.3% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,493 ±$5,132, and income per person $30,049 ±$3,322, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Chillicothe city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	695 ±171	20.5% ±4.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	797 ±157	23.5% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	802 ±179	23.7% ±5.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	451 ±144	13.3% ±4.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	356 ±115	10.5% ±3.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	73 to 217	4.3% ±2.1	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	51 to 237	1.5% to 7.0%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Chillicothe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,288 ±294	16.8% ±3.7	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	401 ±141	22.1% ±7.2	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	595 ±170	15.5% ±4.2	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	292 ±99	14.6% ±4.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Chillicothe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Chillicothe city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,871 ±169	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±4.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±4.2	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	63.5% ±4.8	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	36.5% ±4.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$127,000 ±$10,250	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$782 ±$68	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1962 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Chillicothe city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	233 ±60	2.6% ±0.7	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,778 ±423	87.2% ±2.5	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	434 ±91	4.9% ±1.0	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	8 to 50	0.1% to 0.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	4 to 46	< 0.1% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.9%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	388 ±115	4.3% ±1.3	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Chillicothe city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,929 ±434	77.7% ±3.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,902 ±285	21.3% ±3.0	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 34	0% to 0.4%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	31 to 129	0.3% to 1.4%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	13 to 65	0.1% to 0.7%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 90	0% to 1.0%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Chillicothe city among the places of Missouri

95th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Chillicothe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Richmond Heights city	9,153 ±33
Sunset Hills city	9,112 ±37
Warrenton city	9,066 ±26
Clinton city	9,065 ±242
Ladue city	8,940 ±25
Chillicothe city	8,923 ±412
Pleasant Hill city	8,847 ±161
Park Hills city	8,678 ±20
Olivette city	8,645 ±24
Oak Grove city	8,538 ±42
Perryville city	8,536 ±22

Rankings this appears in

No. 7 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 29 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 40 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 46 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 64 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 77 Places in Missouri by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026