COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Carter County

Missouri · 5,515 residents · 507 sq mi

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Carter County is home to 5,515 people in Missouri. The poverty rate is 27.6%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 42%. Median home value sits at $30,200. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household earns $15,357, about 49% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,515

−7%vs 2000

vs 5,941 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.8

−8%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

507 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.1%(391)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(376)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.8%(487)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(415)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(302)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.3%(734)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(730)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(601)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(606)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(481)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(334)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(58)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,357

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,863 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,470

−44%vs 2000

vs $13,349 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

27.6%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 25.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,200

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $303 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.8%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.8% in 2000

26.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(5,685)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(72)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(5,453)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(85)

Asian0.1%(5)

Other1%(57)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(94)

South American0.5%(27)

Peruvian0.3%(14)

Ecuadorian0.2%(13)

Asian origin

Thai0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(7)

Ancestry

American17.1%(908)

German15.9%(843)

Irish10.9%(579)

English4.9%(262)

Polish2.7%(141)

French2.2%(119)

Scottish1.5%(79)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(68)

Swedish0.9%(49)

Italian0.9%(46)

Swiss0.8%(41)

Dutch0.5%(28)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Subsaharan African0.5%(26)

Welsh0.5%(25)

Danish0.4%(20)

Norwegian0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.8%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.0%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.6% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

+29%vs 2000

vs 19.8 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 married35.2%(722)

Married47.2%(970)

Widowed2%(42)

Divorced15.6%(320)

Women 15+

Never married22.1%(483)

Married42.1%(920)

Widowed15.6%(340)

Divorced20.2%(442)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 17.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

33.3%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 36.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 27.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

31.7%

+10.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

6.5%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

46.1%

−7.3 ptssince 2020

from 53.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

53.6%

+9.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.5% 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)8.2%(43)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)11.8%(62)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era66.7%(351)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War0.4%(2)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 526 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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