Stafford Library: Office Supplies and Stationery Stores Industry Resource Guide: Columbia, MO, Market

U.S. Census Bureau

Some of the links below go directly to data for Columbia, MO or Boone County, MO. With other links, you will search for Columbia.

QuickFacts for Columbia, MO
Census Business Builder
The Census Business Builder (CBB) is a suite of services that provide selected demographic and economic data from the Census Bureau tailored to specific types of users in a simple to access and use format.
Census Business Builder: Regional Analyst Ediition
Regional Analyst Edition is built for chambers of commerce and regional planning staff who need a broad portrait of the people and businesses in their service area. It presents data for all sectors of the economy and for a user-defined region made up of one or more areas.
Statistics of U.S. Businesses (SUSB)
An annual series that provides national and subnational data on the distribution of economic data by enterprise size and industry.
First, click on a link for one of the tables to see if there are links to data for Metropolitan Statistical Areas or for Counties. Click on one of those links and scroll down to either "Columbia, MO Metro Area" or to "Missouri" and then to "Boone."

A partner with the U.S. Census Bureau, this center helps disseminate census data to the public.

The first link is to the Missouri Census Data Center. The remaining links are to U.S. Census data posted on the Missouri Census Data Center website.

Below are some sites at which you can find helpful information when researching Columbia and Boone County, Missouri.

City of Columbia's Website
Click on the "Resident Guide" tab in the middle of the screen and then on the link for "City Population, Facts and Demographics." Links are provided with information about the city and Boone County.
Regional Economic Development Inc. (REDI)
Information about living in Columbia and Boone County, including economic data, is available on the website of REDI, "a nonprofit, public/private partnership" which was "organized in 1988 to promote positive economic expansion in Columbia and Boone County."
Boone County, Missouri, Official Website
Click on the links for the pages of the Recorder of Deeds and the Sheriff. These pages have links to statistics.
Boone Indicators Dashboard
Provides reliable data sources regarding populations and issues of Boone County residents.
Missouri Department of Economic Development
Explore the "Community" section for regional and county economic data. Also explore the "Business" and "Data" sections for additional information.
Missouri Economic Research and Information Center (MERIC)
Much data is provided here on the Missouri business environment, including information on individual regions in the state.