Downing is home to 277 people in Missouri. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. At a median age of 48.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Households here earn about 54% less than in Missouri as a whole. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $79,200. Renters pay $361 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $32,308, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 48.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
9% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Downing
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate30.2% → 11.6%(−18.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Population368 → 277(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
Median home value (2024 dollars)$35,999 → $79,200(+120%)US over the same years: +67%
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)14.3%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)14.3%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era66.7%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War14.3%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II4.8%(1)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 21 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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Over time
Downing, decade by decade
Downing population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
368
$31,801
$35,999
3.8%
0.0
2000
396
$34,364
$46,817
10.2%
12.1
2010
335
$32,368
$39,561
4.7%
6.6
2020
300
$36,361
$45,815
2.5%
12.2
2024
277
$32,308
$79,200
9.2%
7.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
