CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Prairie Home

Missouri · 207 residents · 0.39 sq mi

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Prairie Home is home to 207 people in Missouri. The median age is 51.3, about 18 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $24,500. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 31%. Median rent is $192 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 51.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

207

−6%vs 2000

vs 220 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

51.3

+19%vs 2000

vs 43.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.39 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024251

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(13)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 91.9%(4)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.2%(17)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(15)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 243.9%(8)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3410.6%(22)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 445.3%(11)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(21)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.6%(24)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.7%(20)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 8418.8%(39)

US avg: 4%

85 and over6.3%(13)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,068

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,375 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,603

−30%vs 2000

vs $15,182 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.9%

+10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,500

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$192

+29%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $196 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.5%(208)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(3)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(201)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other2.9%(6)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German28.3%(71)

English21.1%(53)

Irish15.5%(39)

American6%(15)

Scottish5.6%(14)

Danish3.6%(9)

Welsh2%(5)

Norwegian1.6%(4)

Scotch-Irish1.6%(4)

Swiss1.2%(3)

Swedish0.8%(2)

Arab0.4%(1)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.4%(1)

Italian0.4%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.7%

−17.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.3%

+2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.8 min

+17%vs 2000

vs 18.7 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 married20.7%(19)

Married59.8%(55)

Widowed2.2%(2)

Divorced17.4%(16)

Women 15+

Never married7.3%(8)

Married60%(66)

Widowed16.4%(18)

Divorced16.4%(18)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2013

from 10.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.6%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 48.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.6%

−12.7 ptssince 2020

from 24.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

37.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 37.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.7%

+3.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

8.8%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 12.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.0%

−10.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

51.0%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% 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)7.7%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(5)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era73.1%(19)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(1)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 26 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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