CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cameron

Missouri · 4,845 residents · 6.86 sq mi

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Cameron is home to 4,845 people in Missouri. The population has fallen 42% since 2000. The typical home is worth $42,700. The median age is 36.7, about 4 years above the US median. About 12% of adults have finished a four-year degree. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 22%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 26%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,845

−42%vs 2000

vs 8,312 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.7

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(353)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(424)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.7%(327)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(290)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(233)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.4%(699)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(584)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(480)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.8%(428)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(472)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(395)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(160)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,639

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,136 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,747

−13%vs 2000

vs $12,375 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.5%

+2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,700

−26%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$291

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $418 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.2%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.8% in 2000

34.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic84%(6,983)

Black12.6%(1,044)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(114)

Asian0.3%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(4,827)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(4)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.1%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(78)

Central American0.9%(76)

Honduran0.9%(76)

Spaniard0.6%(47)

Dominican0%(1)

Ancestry

English18.1%(1,543)

German15.9%(1,354)

Irish11.9%(1,013)

American8.1%(694)

Scottish3.8%(323)

Italian2.9%(247)

Dutch1.3%(107)

Portuguese1%(81)

Norwegian0.9%(76)

Subsaharan African0.7%(59)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(51)

French0.5%(45)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(33)

Bulgarian0.3%(26)

Arab0.2%(19)

Moroccan0.2%(19)

Welsh0.1%(10)

Czech0.1%(9)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Polish0.1%(6)

Ukrainian0.1%(5)

West Indian0%(4)

Haitian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

76.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.5 min

+2%vs 2000

vs 20.2 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 married48%(2,194)

Married31.1%(1,425)

Widowed5.5%(250)

Divorced15.4%(706)

Women 15+

Never married24.3%(675)

Married43.1%(1,199)

Widowed13.4%(372)

Divorced19.2%(535)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.8%

−10.9 ptssince 2013

from 22.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.9%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.2%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 16.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

29.0%

+5.5 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.6%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

45.1%

+4.4 ptssince 2020

from 40.7% 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)10.9%(81)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)28.7%(214)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.1%(247)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(42)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(15)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 746 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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