CITY · 1990 CENSUS

California

Missouri · 3,465 residents · 3.87 sq mi

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California is home to 3,465 people in Missouri. At a median age of 39.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $38,000. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 29%. Owners hold 73% of the housing stock.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 23%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,465

−13%vs 2000

vs 4,005 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.1

+7%vs 2000

vs 36.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.87 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(224)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(249)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(230)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(222)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(189)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(476)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.3%(427)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.8%(304)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(294)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.2%(354)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(329)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4.8%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,631

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,736 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,339

−41%vs 2000

vs $17,533 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.1%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,000

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $385 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.7%

+5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.5% in 2000

27.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90.2%(3,611)

Black0.6%(26)

Hispanic / Latino7.6%(303)

Asian0.5%(22)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(3,420)

Black1.1%(39)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0.2%(6)

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

Mexican12.9%(581)

Central American0.6%(29)

Honduran0.6%(29)

Asian origin

Filipino0.5%(21)

Ancestry

German24.5%(1,103)

English8.8%(395)

Irish8.1%(363)

American6.1%(277)

Scotch-Irish2.9%(130)

French1.6%(72)

Dutch1.4%(65)

Swiss1.2%(54)

Swedish0.8%(36)

Welsh0.5%(21)

British0.4%(17)

Scottish0.4%(17)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.9%

−15.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 13.9 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 married29%(508)

Married50.5%(885)

Widowed5.2%(92)

Divorced15.3%(268)

Women 15+

Never married24%(480)

Married43.2%(865)

Widowed12.1%(243)

Divorced20.6%(413)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.8%

+2.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.6%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 56.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 14.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.0%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.2%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 8.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

71.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 70.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.5%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% 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)29.8%(92)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(52)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era27.2%(84)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(10)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II10%(31)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 309 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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