COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Daviess County

Missouri · 7,865 residents · 563 sq mi

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Daviess County is home to 7,865 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $24,600. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. At a median age of 37.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 30%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 50%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,865

−2%vs 2000

vs 8,016 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 38.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

563 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.9%(545)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.2%(642)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.1%(557)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(564)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(361)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(992)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(990)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.1%(791)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.5%(826)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.4%(820)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.4%(581)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.5%(196)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,351

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,855 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,008

−44%vs 2000

vs $15,953 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

23.2%

+8.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,600

−50%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$238

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $331 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.3%(7,877)

Black0%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(55)

Asian0.1%(6)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(7,813)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(26)

Asian0.2%(18)

Other0.4%(32)

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%(78)

Central American0.5%(41)

Panamanian0.2%(16)

Guatemalan0.1%(11)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Honduran0.1%(9)

Costa Rican0.1%(5)

Puerto Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Chinese0.2%(16)

Filipino0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(8)

Ancestry

American18.9%(1,604)

German16.1%(1,364)

English13.7%(1,160)

Irish7.5%(635)

Scottish3.3%(279)

Polish2.5%(216)

Swiss2.5%(209)

Italian0.9%(80)

Australian0.8%(68)

Hungarian0.7%(58)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(54)

French0.6%(52)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.6%(51)

Welsh0.5%(46)

Dutch0.5%(45)

Norwegian0.4%(32)

Swedish0.3%(23)

Danish0.2%(21)

British0.2%(13)

Canadian0.1%(11)

Ukrainian0.1%(10)

Russian0.1%(9)

Finnish0.1%(6)

Subsaharan African0.1%(6)

Austrian0.1%(5)

Greek0.1%(5)

Belgian0%(4)

Turkish0%(3)

Portuguese0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.9%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−8.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

30.5 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 22.6 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 married26.4%(903)

Married60.6%(2,072)

Widowed2.3%(79)

Divorced10.7%(366)

Women 15+

Never married19.5%(650)

Married59%(1,966)

Widowed10.3%(345)

Divorced11.2%(373)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

17.1%

−6.6 ptssince 2013

from 23.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.1%

−1.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.9%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.0%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 23.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.9%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.4%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 61.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 38.9% 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)25.3%(152)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.8%(119)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.4%(207)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6%(36)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 601 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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