CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Battlefield

Missouri · 1,526 residents · 2.57 sq mi

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Battlefield is home to 1,526 people in Missouri. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. There are 859 fewer people here than in 2000. The median age is 28.6, younger than the US median of 33.0. The poverty rate is 4.1%, under the national 13.2%. Households here earn about 27% more than in Missouri as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,526

−36%vs 2000

vs 2,385 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.6

−11%vs 2000

vs 32.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.57 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.6%(147)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(143)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(110)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(108)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(107)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3425.8%(393)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.2%(293)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.8%(119)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 643.5%(53)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.3%(35)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.7%(11)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.5%(7)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$33,380

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,788 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,020

−42%vs 2000

vs $20,656 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.1%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$55,900

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $86,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $533 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.7%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.1% in 2000

18.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.5%(2,301)

Black0.2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(29)

Asian0.8%(18)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(1,503)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0.3%(4)

Other1.2%(19)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(221)

Central American0.7%(45)

Costa Rican0.7%(45)

South American0.1%(8)

Colombian0.1%(8)

Asian origin

Filipino1.2%(77)

Cambodian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

German23.2%(1,428)

English20.5%(1,263)

Irish15.4%(947)

American9.8%(603)

French4%(249)

Scottish4%(245)

Italian2.5%(155)

Norwegian1.8%(109)

Swedish1.6%(96)

Danish1.4%(84)

Hungarian1.1%(65)

Slovak0.7%(45)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.7%(44)

Polish0.7%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(32)

Croatian0.5%(31)

Arab0.5%(29)

Lebanese0.5%(29)

British0.5%(28)

Ukrainian0.5%(28)

Austrian0.3%(18)

Czech0.3%(17)

Dutch0.2%(14)

Finnish0.2%(14)

Swiss0.2%(13)

Latvian0.1%(9)

Greek0.1%(8)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.1%

−2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.6%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 90.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.9%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.0 min

+58%vs 2000

vs 13.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married22.3%(527)

Married68.3%(1,613)

Widowed0.7%(16)

Divorced8.7%(206)

Women 15+

Never married15.5%(420)

Married66.9%(1,809)

Widowed6.6%(179)

Divorced10.9%(295)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.7%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.8%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 70.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

21.4%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

7.1%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 9.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.7%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 80.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

26.7%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)18.2%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)35.2%(130)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46.1%(170)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 369 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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