CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Excelsior Springs

Missouri · 10,353 residents · 10.8 sq mi

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Excelsior Springs is a city of 10,353 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $49,300. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $322 a month. Median household income is $24,067, under the $30,130 national median. Headcount has barely moved since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,353

−5%vs 2000

vs 10,847 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.3

−5%vs 2000

vs 33.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

10.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.5%(772)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(776)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(815)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.5%(885)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.1%(735)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.8%(1,633)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(1,407)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(1,055)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(848)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747%(720)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.6%(477)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(230)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$24,067

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $36,657 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,661

−34%vs 2000

vs $17,718 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.1%

+2.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$49,300

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$322

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $464 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

63.4%

−3.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.4% in 2000

36.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(10,030)

Black3.3%(358)

Hispanic / Latino1.9%(201)

Asian0.3%(36)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.4%(9,879)

Black3%(314)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(111)

Asian0.7%(68)

Other0.9%(92)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican5%(527)

Cuban2.8%(295)

Central American0.7%(75)

Salvadoran0.7%(75)

Spaniard0.2%(20)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(13)

Ancestry

German21.3%(2,230)

Irish14.8%(1,552)

English13%(1,360)

American7.1%(748)

Polish1.3%(139)

Canadian1%(104)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(92)

Welsh0.8%(88)

Italian0.7%(76)

Scottish0.6%(63)

Norwegian0.4%(41)

Swiss0.4%(41)

+ 15 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.4%(37)

Serbian0.3%(32)

Russian0.3%(31)

Czech0.2%(26)

Slovak0.2%(23)

Dutch0.2%(22)

French0.2%(20)

Belgian0.2%(19)

British0.1%(15)

French Canadian0.1%(15)

Somali0.1%(13)

Ethiopian0.1%(12)

Swedish0.1%(9)

Danish0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.8%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.4%

−9.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.9 min

+22%vs 2000

vs 17.1 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 married34.8%(1,529)

Married55.2%(2,423)

Widowed3.3%(147)

Divorced6.6%(292)

Women 15+

Never married22.5%(918)

Married55.1%(2,249)

Widowed7.6%(308)

Divorced14.8%(603)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.9%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 17.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 52.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.3%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 2.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.9%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 67.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

34.5%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.5% 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)19.8%(108)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20%(109)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era52.7%(287)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 545 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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