CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Mountain View

Missouri · 2,036 residents · 3.78 sq mi

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Mountain View is a city of 2,036 people in Missouri. Households here earn about 51% less than in Missouri as a whole. Median home value sits at $33,800. 25.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $12,793, about 58% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

2,036

−16%vs 2000

vs 2,430 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−6%vs 2000

vs 39.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

3.78 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(137)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.4%(151)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(140)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(118)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(130)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(279)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.5%(235)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(170)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(209)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.8%(220)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.5%(193)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.7%(54)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,793

−24%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,308 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,674

−45%vs 2000

vs $14,022 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.8%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 24.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,800

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $54,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$174

−23%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $299 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.2%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.6% in 2000

38.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(2,290)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(38)

Asian0.3%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(2,023)

Black0.1%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(2)

Asian0.1%(2)

Other0.4%(9)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.6%(96)

Central American2.2%(58)

Guatemalan2.2%(58)

Ancestry

English23.3%(618)

German17.6%(467)

American9.9%(262)

Irish9.7%(259)

French1.6%(43)

French Canadian1.6%(42)

Italian1.4%(38)

Welsh0.9%(25)

Scottish0.9%(24)

Swedish0.7%(19)

Canadian0.5%(14)

Dutch0.5%(12)

+ 6 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.4%(10)

Finnish0.2%(6)

Czech0.2%(5)

Austrian0.2%(4)

British0.2%(4)

Swiss0.1%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.4%

−3.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.8%

−9.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 70.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

−10%vs 2000

vs 16.3 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 married32.6%(330)

Married45.7%(462)

Widowed5.6%(57)

Divorced16%(162)

Women 15+

Never married17.2%(216)

Married52.7%(662)

Widowed11.4%(143)

Divorced18.6%(234)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2013

from 19.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

21.5%

−6.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.0%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

29.5%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

33.5%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 31.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

43.4%

−5.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.5%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 51.5% 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)9.2%(18)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.7%(68)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era19.9%(39)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11.7%(23)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 196 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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