CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Fordland

Missouri · 532 residents · 1.11 sq mi

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Fordland is home to 532 people in Missouri. 3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. At a median age of 38.7, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $33,300. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 38%. Households take in $16,250 at the median, 46% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

3% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

532

−22%vs 2000

vs 684 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

+13%vs 2000

vs 34.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.11 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024594

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.1%(27)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(40)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(29)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(40)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(44)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(69)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.3%(60)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(51)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647%(37)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7414.1%(75)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849%(48)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.3%(12)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,250

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,042 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,696

−45%vs 2000

vs $15,676 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.3%

+6.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $66,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$239

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $364 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.4% in 2000

29.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.2%(651)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(11)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(530)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(2)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(8)

Puerto Rican0.5%(3)

Ancestry

American14.3%(85)

German10.8%(64)

English7.4%(44)

Irish5.9%(35)

Dutch3%(18)

Russian1%(6)

Scottish1%(6)

French0.8%(5)

Norwegian0.8%(5)

Ukrainian0.7%(4)

British0.5%(3)

Canadian0.5%(3)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Italian0.3%(2)

Polish0.3%(2)

Swedish0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

3.4%

−7.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

58.8%

−20.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.4%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.7 min

+50%vs 2000

vs 18.5 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 married25.3%(64)

Married49.4%(125)

Widowed2.4%(6)

Divorced22.9%(58)

Women 15+

Never married20.7%(52)

Married46.2%(116)

Widowed10%(25)

Divorced23.1%(58)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.6%

+7.7 ptssince 2020

from 36.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.4%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.1%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.8%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.9%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.7%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 51.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.6%

−10.3 ptssince 2020

from 54.9% 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)43.2%(19)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.2%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.7%(10)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.5%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 44 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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