CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Union Star

Missouri · 423 residents · 0.26 sq mi

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Union Star is a city of 423 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $21,100. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Households here earn about 34% less than in Missouri as a whole. The median age is 37.3, about 4 years above the US median. Renters pay $230 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

423

−2%vs 2000

vs 433 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.3

+3%vs 2000

vs 36.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

0.26 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024559

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(34)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.7%(37)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.5%(36)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 193.8%(16)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(21)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(62)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 445%(21)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.8%(50)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411.3%(48)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.5%(36)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 849.7%(41)

US avg: 4%

85 and over5%(21)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,431

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,875 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,983

−39%vs 2000

vs $13,057 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.3%

+7.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,100

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $43,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$230

+10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $275 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.0% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(426)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian0%(0)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.9%(414)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0%(0)

Asian2.1%(9)

Other0%(0)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.7%(4)

Ancestry

German24.5%(137)

Irish20%(112)

English14.7%(82)

American7.3%(41)

Swiss2.3%(13)

Italian1.1%(6)

Norwegian0.9%(5)

Polish0.9%(5)

Russian0.9%(5)

Scottish0.7%(4)

Czech0.5%(3)

French0.5%(3)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.5%(3)

Dutch0.4%(2)

Hungarian0.2%(1)

Swedish0.2%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.5%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.6%

−7.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

0.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 1.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.6 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 20.1 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 married36.1%(74)

Married50.2%(103)

Widowed2%(4)

Divorced11.7%(24)

Women 15+

Never married33.5%(78)

Married53.2%(124)

Widowed7.7%(18)

Divorced5.6%(13)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.2%

−6.9 ptssince 2013

from 14.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

43.5%

+6.9 ptssince 2020

from 36.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

32.4%

−2.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

9.3%

−10.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.5%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 71.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.0%

−8.5 ptssince 2020

from 37.5% 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)8.7%(2)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era56.5%(13)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0%(0)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 23 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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