COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Daviess County

Missouri · 8,016 residents · 563 sq mi

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Daviess County is a county of 8,016 people in Missouri. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. At a median age of 38.9, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $64,900. Median rent is $331 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 38.9

US median: 35.2

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 100%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,016

+2%since 1990

from 7,865 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.9

+4%since 1990

from 37.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

563 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20248K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 57%(562)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.4%(594)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(622)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.2%(578)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.2%(417)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.7%(857)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.4%(1,076)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.9%(1,034)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.8%(865)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.5%(763)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.9%(474)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(174)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$30,855

+28%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $18,351 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$15,953

+77%since 1990

from $9,008 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

15.2%

−8.0 ptssince 1990

from 23.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$64,900

+100%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $24,600 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$331

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $238 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

76.6%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 75.3% in 1990

23.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(26)

Asian0.2%(18)

2000

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

Black0%(4)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(55)

Asian0.1%(6)

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

12.0%

+3.1 ptssince 1990

from 8.9% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.1%

+8.6 ptssince 1990

from 70.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.6 min

−26%since 1990

from 30.5 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 married21.1%(626)

Married68.3%(2,029)

Widowed2.2%(65)

Divorced8.4%(249)

Women 15+

Never married17.1%(555)

Married61.3%(1,994)

Widowed13.3%(431)

Divorced8.3%(271)

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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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