CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Brandsville

Missouri · 159 residents · 0.52 sq mi

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Brandsville is home to 159 people in Missouri. 0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $25,000. Households here earn about 43% less than in Missouri as a whole. 27.0% of people here live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

0% 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

159

−9%vs 2000

vs 174 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.8

−6%vs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.52 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024139

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.1%(16)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.7%(17)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(13)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(11)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3418.9%(30)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 446.9%(11)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.3%(10)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6417.6%(28)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.5%(12)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(3)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,000

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,188 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,536

−54%vs 2000

vs $12,024 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.0%

+5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,000

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2019

Median gross rent

$200

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $285 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.0%

−5.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.7% in 2000

18.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(170)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(156)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other1.9%(3)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

American5.8%(8)

German5.8%(8)

Italian2.2%(3)

Irish1.4%(2)

Scotch-Irish1.4%(2)

Welsh1.4%(2)

English0.7%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Italian population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

0.0%

−6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

67.0%

−15.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+115%vs 2000

vs 9.6 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 married65.3%(47)

Married34.7%(25)

Widowed0%(0)

Divorced0%(0)

Women 15+

Never married45%(27)

Married45%(27)

Widowed3.3%(2)

Divorced6.7%(4)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

18.0%

−11.1 ptssince 2013

from 29.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

10.8%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 6.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

42.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

30.9%

−7.8 ptssince 2020

from 38.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

11.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

53.2%

+4.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.7%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 57.1% 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)12.5%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.5%(2)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era0%(0)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War87.5%(14)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 16 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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