Imperial is home to 5,488 people in Missouri. Owners hold 93% of the housing stock. Few US cities rank higher on income. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. 2% of locals were born outside the United States. Households here earn about 27% more than in Missouri as a whole.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $90,028, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 37%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Imperial
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants81.7% → 92.6%(+10.8 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
White share96.1% → 87.3%(−8.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Hispanic share0.7% → 4.3%(+3.6 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Imperial's population equals 2.4% of Jefferson County's. Its number of veterans equals 1.3% of the county's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 1.6% of the county's.
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)25.4%(43)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)27.8%(47)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era49.1%(83)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 169 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
Imperial, decade by decade
Imperial 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
4,142
$77,136
$164,405
7.9%
9.4
2000
4,373
$90,290
$166,864
14.2%
7.3
2010
4,709
$96,997
$218,519
18.5%
8.4
2020
4,407
$80,561
$207,380
14.3%
24.0
2024
5,488
$90,028
$228,700
21.4%
28.9
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.
