CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Billings

Missouri · 1,003 residents · 0.98 sq mi

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Billings is home to 1,003 people in Missouri. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median home value sits at $40,300. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 27%. The average commute runs 31 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

1,003

−8%vs 2000

vs 1,091 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.98 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024844

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(74)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(67)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(82)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.3%(103)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(68)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.1%(141)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.8%(158)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(83)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(71)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.7%(77)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.9%(59)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(20)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,213

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,207 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,610

−48%vs 2000

vs $16,503 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.5%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$273

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $439 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

+7.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(1,072)

Black0.4%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(1)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.5%(988)

Black0.2%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.3%(13)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.7%(23)

Ancestry

German14.3%(121)

American10.5%(89)

English10.3%(87)

Irish7%(59)

Italian3.3%(28)

Dutch2.7%(23)

Polish1.8%(15)

Scotch-Irish1.7%(14)

French1.4%(12)

Brazilian0.5%(4)

Finnish0.5%(4)

Norwegian0.4%(3)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scottish0.4%(3)

Swedish0.4%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.6%

−10.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

31.4 min

+85%vs 2000

vs 16.9 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 married20.1%(61)

Married63.7%(193)

Widowed3.3%(10)

Divorced12.9%(39)

Women 15+

Never married15.9%(65)

Married51.6%(211)

Widowed15.9%(65)

Divorced16.6%(68)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−10.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.4%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

32.6%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 29.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.5%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.4%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.4%

+9.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% 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)16%(4)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II8%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 25 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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