COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Dade County

Missouri · 7,449 residents · 490 sq mi

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With 7,449 people, Dade County is a county in Missouri. The median age is 38.7, about 6 years above the US median. The typical home is worth $30,700. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. Households here earn about 29% less than in Missouri as a whole.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,449

−6%vs 2000

vs 7,923 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 41.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

490 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57%(518)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.2%(537)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(515)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(460)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(341)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413%(972)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(902)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.8%(730)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6411%(820)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.7%(799)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(637)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(218)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,724

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,097 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,490

−33%vs 2000

vs $14,254 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.3%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$30,700

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$218

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $297 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

22.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.8%(7,670)

Black0.3%(21)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(67)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(7,356)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(40)

Asian0.4%(28)

Other0.8%(58)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.2%(91)

Spaniard0.4%(32)

Central American0.3%(23)

Cuban0.2%(12)

Costa Rican0.1%(10)

Salvadoran0.1%(9)

Panamanian0.1%(4)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(5)

Korean0%(3)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(1)

Ancestry

German19.5%(1,491)

English14.2%(1,087)

Irish13.3%(1,017)

American10.4%(792)

French3.3%(250)

Swedish2.2%(165)

Arab2.1%(161)

Egyptian2.1%(161)

Italian1.5%(111)

Scottish1.3%(100)

Dutch1.2%(93)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(65)

+ 14 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.7%(54)

Welsh0.6%(46)

Norwegian0.4%(33)

Swiss0.4%(27)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Czech0.2%(16)

French Canadian0.2%(15)

Canadian0.2%(14)

Hungarian0.1%(11)

Belgian0.1%(7)

Russian0.1%(6)

British0.1%(5)

Armenian0.1%(4)

Romanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.0%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.8%

−6.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

32.0 min

+45%vs 2000

vs 22.1 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 married28.9%(929)

Married53.2%(1,707)

Widowed3.5%(113)

Divorced14.3%(460)

Women 15+

Never married20.6%(650)

Married53.2%(1,678)

Widowed11.7%(368)

Divorced14.5%(459)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.2%

−8.3 ptssince 2013

from 18.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.8%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

19.5%

+3.7 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.5%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 19.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 2.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.6%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

46.6%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.6% 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)20.4%(100)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.4%(100)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era45.4%(222)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.6%(8)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.4%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 489 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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