Holden is a city of 1,989 people in Missouri. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $148,200. 3% of people here were born outside the United States. People stay put here: 77% were in the same home a year ago. At a median age of 42.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $63,056, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 47%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Holden
What changed most since 1990
Population2,399 → 1,989(−17%)US over the same years: +35%
White share96.1% → 87.1%(−9.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median age32.1 → 42.9(+10.8 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
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)20.8%(25)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)48.3%(58)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.7%(44)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 120 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
Holden, decade by decade
Holden 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
2,399
$46,391
$87,122
8.5%
9.4
2000
2,510
$55,114
$101,102
13.2%
15.3
2010
2,252
$57,819
$123,573
9.1%
16.1
2020
2,210
$60,481
$122,174
21.8%
28.4
2024
1,989
$63,056
$148,200
21.7%
29.2
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.
