CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Raytown

Missouri · 30,601 residents · 9.93 sq mi

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Raytown is home to 30,601 people in Missouri. At a median age of 37.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. The poverty rate is 4.8%, under the national 13.2%. That is roughly 21% ahead of the Missouri median. Median home value sits at $64,100.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.8

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% 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

30,601

+1%vs 2000

vs 30,388 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.8

−5%vs 2000

vs 39.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

9.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(1,894)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.7%(1,739)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.2%(1,883)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.5%(1,683)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.7%(1,756)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(4,986)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(4,477)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.9%(3,041)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(3,676)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(3,353)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,670)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(443)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,002

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,949 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,914

−31%vs 2000

vs $21,634 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

4.8%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,100

+6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $79,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$427

+2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $551 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.0%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

25.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic83%(25,233)

Black11.7%(3,544)

Hispanic / Latino2.3%(712)

Asian0.8%(229)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic94.6%(28,958)

Black3.2%(965)

Hispanic / Latino2.1%(649)

Asian0.6%(178)

Other1.6%(500)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican9.4%(2,766)

Central American0.2%(71)

Puerto Rican0.2%(70)

South American0.2%(56)

Salvadoran0.2%(55)

Dominican0.1%(42)

Ecuadorian0.1%(38)

Honduran0.1%(16)

Venezuelan0%(11)

Colombian0%(7)

Asian origin

Filipino0.8%(249)

Vietnamese0.2%(49)

Malaysian0.1%(17)

Asian Indian0.1%(16)

Chinese0%(10)

Japanese0%(6)

Thai0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(5)

Ancestry

German9.7%(2,854)

English9.4%(2,767)

Irish5.5%(1,618)

American4.5%(1,322)

Subsaharan African1.9%(547)

Italian1.5%(443)

Scottish1.5%(439)

Nigerian1.3%(389)

French1.3%(374)

Swedish1.1%(336)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(216)

British0.7%(201)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Dutch0.6%(188)

West Indian0.6%(184)

Polish0.6%(174)

Norwegian0.5%(155)

Jamaican0.4%(131)

Czech0.3%(79)

Welsh0.2%(60)

Swiss0.2%(55)

French Canadian0.1%(41)

Belgian0.1%(37)

Guyanese0.1%(37)

Haitian0.1%(32)

Israeli0.1%(27)

Turkish0.1%(26)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Russian0.1%(19)

Slovak0.1%(19)

Arab0.1%(18)

Iraqi0.1%(18)

Greek0.1%(18)

Kenyan0.1%(18)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Brazilian0%(10)

Danish0%(10)

Hungarian0%(7)

Romanian0%(6)

Portuguese0%(5)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Canadian0%(4)

Ethiopian0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 19.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

84.8%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.3% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.8 min

+59%vs 2000

vs 13.0 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 married40.3%(4,815)

Married38.5%(4,607)

Widowed3%(362)

Divorced18.1%(2,168)

Women 15+

Never married37%(4,486)

Married35.9%(4,353)

Widowed6.3%(763)

Divorced20.9%(2,535)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.2%

−6.1 ptssince 2013

from 17.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

55.3%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 59.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.7%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.5%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.3%

+6.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

65.4%

−4.4 ptssince 2020

from 69.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.1%

+6.7 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% 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)18.4%(365)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(465)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.4%(782)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.7%(34)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(27)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,983 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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