Gower is home to 1,799 people in Missouri. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. The median age is 33.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. The population is up 29% since 2000. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $213,200.
At a glance
Average income
median household income $83,750, near the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Average education
33% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 43%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Gower
What changed most since 1990
White share99.0% → 91.8%(−7.1 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$106,563 → $213,200(+100%)US over the same years: +67%
Adults with a bachelor's degree12.3% → 33.3%(+21.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)3.8%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)12.7%(10)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era12.7%(10)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 79 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
Gower, decade by decade
Gower 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
1,252
$68,203
$106,563
12.3%
2.6
2000
1,399
$87,667
$149,011
20.2%
3.5
2010
1,526
$78,592
$178,670
26.2%
5.0
2020
1,533
$67,023
$145,687
21.3%
9.2
2024
1,799
$83,750
$213,200
33.3%
18.9
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.
