CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Olivette

Missouri · 7,573 residents · 2.77 sq mi

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Olivette is a city of 7,573 people in Missouri. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, against 20% nationally. Households here earn about 75% more than in Missouri as a whole. At a median age of 39.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Households take in $46,178 a year at the median, 53% more than the country as a whole.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.4

US median: 33.0

More educated

51% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,573

+2%vs 2000

vs 7,438 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.4

−6%vs 2000

vs 42.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.77 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(429)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(481)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.3%(478)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.1%(462)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(329)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(906)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4419.8%(1,496)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.4%(864)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.4%(867)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.5%(798)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(395)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.9%(68)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$46,178

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,669 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$23,914

−26%vs 2000

vs $32,379 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

5.7%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$107,200

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $156,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$575

Unchangedinflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $754 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

79.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

20.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic69.5%(5,172)

Black21.8%(1,625)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(117)

Asian5%(372)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic77.2%(5,850)

Black19.8%(1,500)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian2.6%(196)

Other0.4%(27)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

South American0.6%(53)

Venezuelan0.3%(29)

Colombian0.2%(16)

Central American0.1%(9)

Guatemalan0.1%(9)

Argentine0.1%(8)

Dominican0.1%(6)

Mexican0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese10.1%(873)

Asian Indian4.6%(395)

Filipino2.1%(182)

Vietnamese1%(88)

Taiwanese0.9%(74)

Japanese0.5%(41)

Indonesian0.4%(37)

Korean0.3%(26)

Malaysian0.2%(15)

Ancestry

German11.2%(968)

Irish8.4%(723)

English6.6%(572)

Italian5.8%(499)

American4.5%(386)

Polish4.4%(381)

Scottish3.3%(285)

Russian3.3%(282)

French2.4%(207)

Dutch1.8%(152)

Subsaharan African1.7%(150)

Ukrainian1.3%(110)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Turkish0.9%(74)

West Indian0.8%(71)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(68)

Greek0.7%(64)

Jamaican0.7%(57)

British0.4%(32)

Canadian0.4%(32)

Swiss0.3%(29)

Czech0.3%(28)

Austrian0.3%(25)

Norwegian0.3%(24)

Ethiopian0.3%(23)

Slovak0.2%(17)

Romanian0.2%(16)

Haitian0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(9)

Welsh0.1%(9)

Arab0.1%(5)

Lebanese0.1%(5)

French Canadian0.1%(5)

Danish0%(4)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Chinese population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

50.5%

−4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

90.1%

−4.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 94.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

20.5%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 27.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.9 min

+89%vs 2000

vs 11.6 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 married32.3%(1,005)

Married60.8%(1,895)

Widowed1.5%(46)

Divorced5.5%(170)

Women 15+

Never married22.2%(847)

Married55.4%(2,108)

Widowed7.2%(276)

Divorced15.1%(576)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

1.2%

−8.4 ptssince 2013

from 9.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

73.5%

+2.8 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

2.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

85.4%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 83.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

21.3%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.4% 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)21.3%(42)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)32%(63)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.8%(45)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War15.7%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.6%(9)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 197 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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