With 650 people, Queen City is a city in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 1% of adults. The median age is 49.8, about 11 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $66,900, having more than doubled since 2000. Median rent is $383 a month. 1% of locals were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,884, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 49.8
US median: 38.9
Less educated
1% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Queen City
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate26.1% → 10.6%(−15.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share98.0% → 91.2%(−6.8 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$34,909 → $48,884(+40%)US over the same years: +14%
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)3%(1)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era48.5%(16)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II21.2%(7)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 33 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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Over time
Queen City, decade by decade
Queen City population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
704
$34,909
$35,999
4.3%
4.9
2000
638
$38,027
$52,646
5.8%
7.7
2010
598
$34,166
$71,929
6.8%
5.8
2020
562
$50,410
$74,298
6.8%
12.6
2024
650
$48,884
$66,900
1.4%
20.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
