CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Holden

Missouri · 2,399 residents · 2.41 sq mi

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Holden is home to 2,399 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $36,300. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 27%. Median household income is $19,329, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $302 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,399

−4%vs 2000

vs 2,510 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.1

−3%vs 2000

vs 33.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.41 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20242K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.1%(195)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.1%(242)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(187)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(140)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(139)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.8%(402)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 448.9%(213)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.6%(231)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(192)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.3%(200)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(164)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.9%(94)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,329

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,255 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,068

−33%vs 2000

vs $13,537 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

+4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,300

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $55,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$302

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $424 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.8%

+1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.8% in 2000

30.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.6%(2,349)

Black1.9%(47)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(27)

Asian0.1%(3)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(2,319)

Black2.9%(70)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(13)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(85)

South American1.2%(23)

Chilean1.2%(23)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.5%(9)

Ancestry

German22.5%(448)

American12.3%(245)

Irish10.9%(216)

English10.8%(215)

French3.5%(70)

Dutch3.1%(62)

Canadian1.4%(27)

Italian1.3%(25)

Polish1.1%(22)

Norwegian1%(20)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(17)

Scottish0.5%(9)

+ 7 more ancestry groups with data

British0.4%(7)

Czech0.4%(7)

French Canadian0.3%(6)

Swiss0.3%(5)

Finnish0.2%(4)

Latvian0.2%(4)

Belgian0.2%(3)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.5%

−4.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

65.8%

−12.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

−11%vs 2000

vs 27.1 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 married26.1%(187)

Married54.3%(389)

Widowed3.5%(25)

Divorced16.2%(116)

Women 15+

Never married29.6%(263)

Married45.6%(405)

Widowed10.6%(94)

Divorced14.2%(126)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.0%

−4.8 ptssince 2013

from 20.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

42.2%

−4.9 ptssince 2020

from 47.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.2%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.9%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 22.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.7%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 61.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 36.4% 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)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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