CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Diggins

Missouri · 278 residents · 0.97 sq mi

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Diggins is home to 278 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 5% of adults. The typical home is worth $37,000. The average commute runs 32 minutes. Owners hold 74% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 25%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 31.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

5% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

278

−7%vs 2000

vs 298 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.3

−13%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.97 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024269

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.9%(22)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(23)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.9%(22)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(14)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3424.5%(68)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(35)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 544.7%(13)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.2%(20)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(29)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 843.6%(10)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(2)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,688

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,688 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,686

−42%vs 2000

vs $15,038 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.9%

+9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,000

−29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $388 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.8% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(282)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(2)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(278)

Black0%(0)

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

Mexican3.3%(9)

Puerto Rican0.4%(1)

Ancestry

American19%(51)

German17.1%(46)

English16.4%(44)

Norwegian8.9%(24)

Scotch-Irish8.6%(23)

Irish6.7%(18)

Dutch1.5%(4)

Scottish1.1%(3)

Italian0.7%(2)

Swedish0.7%(2)

Canadian0.4%(1)

Hungarian0.4%(1)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.5%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−17.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.0%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.0% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.5 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 26.5 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 married12.4%(15)

Married71.1%(86)

Widowed4.1%(5)

Divorced12.4%(15)

Women 15+

Never married13.3%(15)

Married68.1%(77)

Widowed17.7%(20)

Divorced0.9%(1)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.9%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.4%

−6.5 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

25.7%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

11.9%

−3.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.2%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 67.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.9%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 32.5% 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)18.5%(5)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)55.6%(15)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era29.6%(8)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 27 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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