COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Caldwell County

Missouri · 8,380 residents · 426 sq mi

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Caldwell County is a county of 8,380 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $25,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The median age is 37.5, about 5 years above the US median. 76% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 33 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 46%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,380

−7%vs 2000

vs 8,969 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−3%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

426 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(585)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.7%(564)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(676)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.7%(562)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.9%(413)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(1,097)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(1,061)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(860)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(819)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(871)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.3%(610)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.1%(262)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,448

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,240 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,491

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,343 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$25,700

−46%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$243

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.3% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(8,786)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(67)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.5%(8,341)

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(24)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(36)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(130)

Puerto Rican0.3%(31)

Cuban0.2%(16)

Central American0.2%(15)

Honduran0.1%(9)

South American0.1%(7)

Paraguayan0.1%(7)

Guatemalan0.1%(6)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(28)

Chinese0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(6)

Ancestry

German18.2%(1,629)

English14.4%(1,284)

American13.4%(1,200)

Irish8.7%(778)

Scottish2.6%(235)

Italian1.6%(145)

French1.3%(120)

Dutch1.3%(113)

Swedish1.1%(95)

Scotch-Irish1%(86)

Polish0.6%(52)

Russian0.5%(43)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Croatian0.4%(40)

Norwegian0.4%(40)

Welsh0.4%(37)

British0.4%(36)

Danish0.4%(34)

Romanian0.3%(25)

Subsaharan African0.2%(21)

Canadian0.1%(12)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Swiss0.1%(8)

Czech0.1%(7)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

Iranian0%(4)

Hungarian0%(3)

Greek0%(2)

Arab0%(1)

Syrian0%(1)

Austrian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−3.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.8%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.7 min

+14%vs 2000

vs 28.6 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 married25.1%(914)

Married58.3%(2,127)

Widowed3.8%(137)

Divorced12.8%(468)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(651)

Married57.6%(2,075)

Widowed11.4%(410)

Divorced13%(467)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2013

from 12.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.7%

+1.9 ptssince 2020

from 51.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.6%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.2%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.1%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 16.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.8%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 68.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.4%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 38.6% 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)16.6%(99)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24%(143)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(211)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.1%(54)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 596 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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