COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Caldwell County

Missouri · 8,969 residents · 426 sq mi

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Caldwell County is a county of 8,969 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 12% of adults. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 29 minutes. The typical home is worth $63,000, having more than doubled since 1990. The median age is 38.8, about 4 years above the US median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.8

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 86%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,969

+7%since 1990

from 8,380 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.8

+3%since 1990

from 37.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

426 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.3%(563)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.6%(685)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(748)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(650)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.7%(419)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.5%(942)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.6%(1,306)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.3%(1,193)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.4%(935)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.4%(751)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.1%(546)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.6%(231)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$31,240

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $19,448 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,343

+62%since 1990

from $9,491 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

11.9%

−6.3 ptssince 1990

from 18.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,000

+86%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $25,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

+5%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $243 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

77.3%

+1.1 ptssince 1990

from 76.2% in 1990

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(24)

Asian0%(0)

2000

White, non-Hispanic98%(8,786)

Black0.1%(12)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(67)

Asian0.1%(11)

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

11.7%

+3.7 ptssince 1990

from 8.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

81.5%

+6.1 ptssince 1990

from 75.4% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 2.8% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

−13%since 1990

from 32.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married20.6%(693)

Married65.6%(2,209)

Widowed4.3%(144)

Divorced9.5%(320)

Women 15+

Never married15.6%(560)

Married62.1%(2,230)

Widowed12.9%(463)

Divorced9.4%(337)

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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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