CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fisk

Missouri · 424 residents · 0.32 sq mi

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Fisk is home to 424 people in Missouri. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 46%. The poverty rate is 28.4%, above the 13.2% national rate. The typical home is worth $27,300. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 6% of adults. The median household earns $14,306, about 53% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

6% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

424

+17%vs 2000

vs 363 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−11%vs 2000

vs 41.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.32 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024502

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(32)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.9%(25)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.5%(19)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.9%(63)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412%(51)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(35)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.7%(41)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7415.3%(65)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(29)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(5)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,306

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $19,886 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,107

−30%vs 2000

vs $11,577 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

28.4%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,300

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2023

Median gross rent

$232

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $325 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.8%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.7% in 2000

38.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(354)

Black0.8%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic100%(424)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(3)

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.

Ancestry

Irish31.3%(157)

English25.9%(130)

German14.3%(72)

French4.8%(24)

Scotch-Irish2.6%(13)

American2.2%(11)

Scottish2.2%(11)

Polish1.6%(8)

Hungarian0.6%(3)

Austrian0.4%(2)

Dutch0.4%(2)

Swedish0.4%(2)

+ 1 more ancestry group with data

Italian0.2%(1)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest French population · Largest Scotch-Irish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.1%

−9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.1%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.9 min

+20%vs 2000

vs 13.2 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 married45.9%(107)

Married21.9%(51)

Widowed5.2%(12)

Divorced27%(63)

Women 15+

Never married12.7%(29)

Married21.8%(50)

Widowed12.7%(29)

Divorced52.8%(121)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

6.6%

−11.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.1%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

20.5%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

46.2%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.5%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.4%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.6%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

61.0%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 62.3% 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)15%(3)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45%(9)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War20%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 20 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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