CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Bonne Terre

Missouri · 3,871 residents · 4.07 sq mi

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Bonne Terre is home to 3,871 people in Missouri. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $35,000. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 27%. Households take in $19,298 at the median, 36% less than the US figure. Median rent is $292 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,871

−4%vs 2000

vs 4,039 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.4

−5%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.07 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(337)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(317)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(300)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(226)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(574)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(463)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.7%(413)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(316)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(350)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.6%(255)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(55)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,298

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,929 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,864

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,062 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.6%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$35,000

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $376 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.4% in 2000

32.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(3,974)

Black0.3%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(7)

Asian0%(2)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(3,857)

Black0.4%(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.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.9%(126)

South American0.3%(19)

Colombian0.3%(19)

Cuban0%(3)

Asian origin

Pakistani1.5%(101)

Ancestry

German20.7%(1,382)

English14%(938)

Irish13%(866)

American6.1%(405)

French5.1%(340)

Scottish3%(203)

Russian2%(137)

Subsaharan African1.7%(112)

Welsh0.8%(55)

Slovak0.8%(54)

Italian0.7%(46)

Dutch0.4%(29)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Arab0.4%(28)

Moroccan0.4%(28)

Polish0.3%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(19)

West Indian0.2%(15)

Norwegian0.2%(11)

Haitian0.1%(10)

Jamaican0.1%(5)

Jordanian0.1%(4)

Ethiopian0%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.6%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.4%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 69.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

−20%vs 2000

vs 27.0 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 married47.7%(1,805)

Married32.9%(1,245)

Widowed2.5%(96)

Divorced16.9%(640)

Women 15+

Never married20%(411)

Married50.4%(1,035)

Widowed8%(164)

Divorced21.6%(443)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.7%

+6.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.1%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

5.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

+8.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 5.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.0%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.0%

+10.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% 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)30%(116)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)10.9%(42)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era42.9%(166)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 387 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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