CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Cottleville

Missouri · 2,936 residents · 4.73 sq mi

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With 2,936 people, Cottleville is a city in Missouri. Households here earn about 109% more than in Missouri as a whole. Owners hold 94% of the housing stock. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 1,008 people. Households take in $55,204 a year at the median, 83% more than the country as a whole. The poverty rate is 2.6%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.8

US median: 33.0

More educated

30% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,936

+52%vs 2000

vs 1,928 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.8

−1%vs 2000

vs 31.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.73 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20246K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(303)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 911.5%(338)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(242)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(202)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244%(118)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3419.9%(585)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4420%(588)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(306)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 644.9%(143)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 742.9%(84)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 840.6%(17)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.3%(10)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$55,204

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $74,200 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,332

−35%vs 2000

vs $26,729 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

2.6%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$113,600

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $175,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$475

+43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $437 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

93.5%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.3% in 2000

6.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(1,842)

Black2%(38)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(17)

Asian0.6%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(2,845)

Black2.2%(64)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(18)

Asian0.3%(10)

Other0.6%(17)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.3%(136)

Spaniard0.5%(31)

Puerto Rican0.5%(29)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(67)

Chinese0.2%(10)

Ancestry

German29.2%(1,732)

Irish17.9%(1,064)

English11.6%(688)

American7.7%(460)

Italian5.5%(324)

French3.9%(229)

Subsaharan African3.3%(195)

Nigerian3.3%(195)

Czech3.1%(185)

Swedish2.3%(139)

Dutch2.3%(137)

Scottish2.1%(126)

+ 8 more ancestry groups with data

Polish1.8%(104)

Austrian1.1%(66)

Russian0.5%(30)

Norwegian0.3%(16)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(12)

Lithuanian0.2%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Danish0.1%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

30.1%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 35.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

88.1%

−3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 91.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.5%

−3.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.5 min

+38%vs 2000

vs 20.0 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 married28.6%(641)

Married60.8%(1,363)

Widowed2.3%(51)

Divorced8.4%(188)

Women 15+

Never married29.2%(766)

Married55.4%(1,456)

Widowed5.6%(147)

Divorced9.8%(257)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.8%

−1.7 ptssince 2013

from 3.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

79.0%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 77.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

14.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

1.4%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 0.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

91.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 91.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

15.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% 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)21.2%(36)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)27.6%(47)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era20%(34)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 170 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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