CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Blackwater

Missouri · 230 residents · 0.33 sq mi

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Blackwater is a city of 230 people in Missouri. Owners hold 86% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $15,400. The poverty rate is 28.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. 6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 40%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

230

+16%vs 2000

vs 199 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.7

−4%vs 2000

vs 36.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.33 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024207

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(15)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(14)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410%(23)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(31)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 447.8%(18)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(19)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.1%(21)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7417.8%(41)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.7%(13)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,875

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,481 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,036

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,186 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.3%

+7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$15,400

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $475 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

86.0%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 83.5% in 2000

14.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(193)

Black2%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(1)

Asian0.5%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic93.9%(216)

Black6.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German44.4%(92)

English18.8%(39)

American8.7%(18)

Irish8.2%(17)

Welsh5.8%(12)

Scottish2.9%(6)

Czech2.4%(5)

Italian1.4%(3)

French1%(2)

Greek0.5%(1)

Portuguese0.5%(1)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(1)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Swedish0.5%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

5.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.0%

−17.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.3 min

+21%vs 2000

vs 21.8 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 married36%(31)

Married36%(31)

Widowed7%(6)

Divorced20.9%(18)

Women 15+

Never married26.2%(17)

Married63.1%(41)

Widowed3.1%(2)

Divorced7.7%(5)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.3%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.6%

+16.4 ptssince 2020

from 51.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.0%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 8.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.0%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

0.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 1.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.4%

+11.8 ptssince 2020

from 63.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

24.6%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.5% 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)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era16.7%(1)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War16.7%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 6 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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