CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Raymore

Missouri · 5,592 residents · 17.3 sq mi

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With 5,592 people, Raymore is a city in Missouri. The population has fallen 50% since 2000. Households here earn about 42% more than in Missouri as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.7%, under the national 13.2%. Renters pay $572 a month at the median.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.3

US median: 33.0

More educated

24% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,592

−50%vs 2000

vs 11,146 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.3

−1%vs 2000

vs 35.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

17.3 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.3%(407)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.5%(363)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.3%(522)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(399)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(264)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(817)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4417.7%(987)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.1%(619)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.2%(347)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.1%(286)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(423)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.8%(158)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$37,426

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,007 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,365

−27%vs 2000

vs $22,496 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.7%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$87,700

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $121,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$572

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $738 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.1%

−7.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.6% in 2000

24.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic93.8%(10,453)

Black1.8%(205)

Hispanic / Latino2%(226)

Asian0.7%(74)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.2%(5,437)

Black1%(57)

Hispanic / Latino1.3%(72)

Asian0.2%(9)

Other1.6%(89)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.2%(551)

Central American1.1%(258)

Salvadoran0.7%(168)

Puerto Rican0.7%(162)

South American0.6%(136)

Colombian0.4%(104)

Honduran0.3%(66)

Spaniard0.1%(29)

Peruvian0.1%(27)

Panamanian0.1%(13)

Guatemalan0%(11)

Cuban0%(9)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Ecuadorian0%(5)

Asian origin

Filipino0.7%(167)

Thai0.1%(34)

Asian Indian0.1%(27)

Korean0.1%(24)

Japanese0%(12)

Pacific Islander origin

Chamorro0.1%(36)

Ancestry

German22.9%(5,625)

English15.8%(3,877)

Irish11.3%(2,769)

American5%(1,225)

Polish3.3%(818)

Italian2.5%(613)

Scotch-Irish2.5%(602)

Scottish2.2%(537)

Norwegian1.8%(444)

French1.5%(368)

Swedish1.1%(267)

Dutch1%(244)

+ 27 more ancestry groups with data

Belgian1%(242)

West Indian0.6%(158)

Subsaharan African0.6%(148)

Russian0.6%(144)

Hungarian0.5%(114)

Canadian0.5%(112)

Finnish0.5%(111)

French Canadian0.5%(111)

Danish0.4%(96)

Nigerian0.4%(89)

Jamaican0.3%(78)

Welsh0.3%(63)

British0.2%(49)

Arab0.2%(45)

Croatian0.2%(40)

Kenyan0.1%(36)

Swiss0.1%(35)

Armenian0.1%(29)

Egyptian0.1%(28)

Austrian0.1%(23)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Lebanese0.1%(17)

Czech0.1%(17)

Ukrainian0.1%(17)

Greek0%(9)

Lithuanian0%(8)

Slovene0%(5)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

24.1%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

91.1%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 91.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.8%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

26.0 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 19.3 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 married27.3%(2,566)

Married61.8%(5,804)

Widowed2.5%(237)

Divorced8.4%(786)

Women 15+

Never married20.2%(2,063)

Married59.4%(6,057)

Widowed10.8%(1,100)

Divorced9.6%(983)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.8%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 7.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

67.7%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 69.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.2%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.2%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 18.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.5%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 6.9% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

81.8%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 82.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

28.2%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 25.9% 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)26.2%(469)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.5%(546)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.9%(607)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.3%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II7.8%(139)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,789 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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