COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Douglas County

Missouri · 13,084 residents · 814 sq mi

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Douglas County is a county of 13,084 people in Missouri. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. At a median age of 40.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 79% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 32%. Median rent is $305 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 53%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

13,084

+10%since 1990

from 11,876 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.1

+8%since 1990

from 37.2 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

814 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202412K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56%(785)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.9%(909)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.9%(1,033)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.6%(993)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.4%(575)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.1%(1,325)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.4%(1,886)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.5%(1,771)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6412%(1,573)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.5%(1,246)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.4%(704)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.2%(284)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,918

+22%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,187 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,785

+55%since 1990

from $8,899 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

17.5%

−7.7 ptssince 1990

from 25.2% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$67,700

+53%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $33,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $247 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

79.0%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 77.6% in 1990

21.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(11,762)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(36)

Asian0.1%(7)

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.4%(12,607)

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(110)

Asian0.2%(28)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(202)

Central American0.3%(34)

Salvadoran0.3%(34)

Puerto Rican0.3%(32)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(16)

Ancestry

English17.8%(2,130)

German16.4%(1,962)

American8.5%(1,012)

Irish8.2%(976)

Italian3.2%(385)

Scottish2.2%(262)

French1.7%(199)

Polish1.3%(159)

Norwegian1.3%(152)

Dutch1.2%(142)

Swedish1.1%(133)

Scotch-Irish1%(119)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

West Indian0.5%(62)

British0.5%(57)

Welsh0.5%(56)

Canadian0.4%(53)

Haitian0.4%(46)

Greek0.3%(37)

Croatian0.3%(33)

Danish0.2%(25)

Slovene0.2%(20)

Swiss0.2%(20)

Finnish0.1%(17)

Jamaican0.1%(16)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(8)

Russian0.1%(8)

Czech0%(4)

Turkish0%(4)

Australian0%(3)

Serbian0%(3)

French Canadian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.9%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 7.5% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

69.7%

+9.8 ptssince 1990

from 59.8% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 3.1% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.1 min

−26%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 married19%(953)

Married66.9%(3,349)

Widowed3.3%(164)

Divorced10.8%(539)

Women 15+

Never married14.2%(761)

Married63.4%(3,398)

Widowed13.1%(704)

Divorced9.3%(500)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−6.7 ptssince 2013

from 18.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.1%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 34.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 16.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

28.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.4%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 4.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

52.5%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.8%

+2.1 ptssince 2020

from 47.7% 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)14.2%(154)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.6%(244)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era34.8%(377)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.1%(44)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II4.2%(45)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,082 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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