Spanish Lake is home to 17,873 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 14% of adults. This skews young, with a median age of 33.0. 49% of homes are owner-occupied. The typical home is worth $135,600, having risen by half since 2000. The foreign-born share is 2%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $55,920, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
More affordable
home values down 8%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Spanish Lake
What changed most since 1990
Black share17.4% → 80.3%(+62.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
White share80.8% → 14.1%(−66.7 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree20.1% → 14.3%(−5.8 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
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)14.5%(117)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.4%(245)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era45.3%(365)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 805 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
Spanish Lake, decade by decade
Spanish Lake 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
20,322
$80,395
$170,885
20.1%
39.7
2000
21,337
$68,148
$147,372
16.9%
65.8
2010
19,650
$48,678
$165,004
16.0%
46.9
2020
18,413
$50,460
$118,416
13.2%
38.6
2024
17,873
$55,920
$135,600
14.3%
41.7
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.
