CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Oronogo

Missouri · 555 residents · 2.49 sq mi

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Oronogo is home to 555 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. The typical home is worth $20,800. The population has fallen 43% since 2000. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 32% less than in Missouri as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 58%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

555

−43%vs 2000

vs 976 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.4

+14%vs 2000

vs 30.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

2.49 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 54.5%(25)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 910.3%(57)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(46)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.5%(53)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(28)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(66)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.1%(95)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(58)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.3%(46)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.6%(59)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844%(22)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0%(0)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,047

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $33,839 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,581

−35%vs 2000

vs $11,626 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.2%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,800

−58%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$313

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $433 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.5%

−7.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.3% in 2000

23.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.8%(906)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.7%(17)

Asian0.1%(1)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(530)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other4.5%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican13.8%(388)

Central American1.2%(34)

Guatemalan0.9%(25)

Panamanian0.3%(9)

Cuban0.2%(7)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(5)

Ancestry

Irish17.6%(494)

German15%(422)

English11.1%(310)

American4.5%(125)

Scottish2.9%(81)

Dutch1.9%(52)

French1.6%(46)

Welsh1.4%(38)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(34)

Italian0.8%(23)

Belgian0.7%(21)

Greek0.2%(7)

+ 3 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.2%(6)

British0.2%(5)

Polish0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.3%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.0%

−15.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.9%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+68%vs 2000

vs 11.5 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 married21.5%(196)

Married61.7%(563)

Widowed1.1%(10)

Divorced15.7%(143)

Women 15+

Never married22.8%(236)

Married52.8%(545)

Widowed2.9%(30)

Divorced21.5%(222)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.2%

−12.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

74.6%

+10.7 ptssince 2020

from 63.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

8.7%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.8%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

+4.9 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.2%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 74.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.8%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% 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)50.4%(59)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.2%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.2%(40)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 117 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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