CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Queen City

Missouri · 704 residents · 1.03 sq mi

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With 704 people, Queen City is a city in Missouri. The median age is 41.0, about 8 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $14,999. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 4% of adults. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 45%. The poverty rate is 26.1%, above the 13.2% national rate.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

4% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 32%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

704

+10%vs 2000

vs 638 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.0

−12%vs 2000

vs 46.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1.03 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024650

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.3%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(44)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 144.7%(33)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(48)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(41)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.6%(96)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 449.9%(70)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(76)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(65)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.9%(63)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.7%(61)

US avg: 4%

85 and over8.9%(63)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$14,545

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $20,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,955

−33%vs 2000

vs $11,928 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

26.1%

+9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$14,999

−32%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$186

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $275 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

70.5%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

29.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(618)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.4%(9)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(692)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(2)

Asian0.3%(2)

Other1.4%(10)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Ancestry

German24.8%(161)

English9.7%(63)

American9.5%(62)

Italian8.5%(55)

Irish6.8%(44)

Dutch3.1%(20)

Swiss1.1%(7)

Scottish0.9%(6)

French0.5%(3)

Danish0.3%(2)

Subsaharan African0.3%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

4.3%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.8%

−15.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.4%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

23.7 min

+46%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 married23.6%(61)

Married64%(165)

Widowed5.8%(15)

Divorced6.6%(17)

Women 15+

Never married19.4%(50)

Married58.9%(152)

Widowed15.5%(40)

Divorced6.2%(16)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−8.8 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.6%

+13.6 ptssince 2020

from 30.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

7.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 7.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.3%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

−5.0 ptssince 2020

from 26.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

59.4%

+13.7 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.9%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% 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)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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