CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Knob Noster

Missouri · 2,264 residents · 2.88 sq mi

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Knob Noster is home to 2,264 people in Missouri. This skews young, with a median age of 25.9. 46% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $52,600. Households here earn about 24% less than in Missouri as a whole. Getting to work takes 13 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 25.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,264

−8%vs 2000

vs 2,462 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

25.9

−3%vs 2000

vs 26.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.88 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 510.3%(233)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(162)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(199)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.8%(200)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2413.2%(298)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3417.5%(397)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.6%(309)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(186)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.4%(123)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.2%(96)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842%(46)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(15)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,133

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,869 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,378

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,702 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.9%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,600

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $68,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

+14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $389 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

45.9%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 44.0% in 2000

54.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic67.3%(1,657)

Black11.7%(288)

Hispanic / Latino15.1%(371)

Asian1.8%(44)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic81.9%(1,855)

Black13.4%(303)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(94)

Asian2.5%(57)

Other2.2%(49)

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%(28)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(21)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan1.4%(40)

Native Hawaiian0.4%(10)

Ancestry

German18.4%(523)

English12.3%(349)

Irish11.7%(331)

American10.5%(299)

Polish3.8%(107)

French2.4%(68)

Italian2.3%(66)

Scottish2.2%(63)

Subsaharan African1.8%(52)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(45)

Dutch1.3%(36)

Croatian1.2%(34)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Hungarian1.2%(34)

Russian0.4%(12)

Austrian0.4%(11)

Greek0.4%(10)

Welsh0.4%(10)

West Indian0.4%(10)

Jamaican0.4%(10)

Norwegian0.3%(9)

Swedish0.1%(4)

British0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

16.4%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.9%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.5 min

+1%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married47.9%(614)

Married44%(564)

Widowed1%(13)

Divorced7.2%(92)

Women 15+

Never married28.3%(308)

Married56%(610)

Widowed8.4%(92)

Divorced7.3%(79)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.9%

−5.0 ptssince 2013

from 12.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.9%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 7.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.1%

+3.6 ptssince 2020

from 12.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.7%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

12.2%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

78.9%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 74.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

35.7%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 32.8% 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)57.5%(291)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32.4%(164)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era15.6%(79)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.9%(55)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 506 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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