COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Gasconade County

Missouri · 14,006 residents · 519 sq mi

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Gasconade County is home to 14,006 people in Missouri. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 38.0, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $41,700. Renters pay $253 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,006

−9%vs 2000

vs 15,342 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.0

−6%vs 2000

vs 40.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

519 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(951)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.6%(1,069)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(921)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196%(841)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(706)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.6%(2,051)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(1,712)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,364)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.3%(1,448)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.2%(1,563)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(1,012)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(368)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,328

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,047 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,774

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,319 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.8%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,700

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $76,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$253

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $374 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

80.3%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

19.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.4%(15,101)

Black0.1%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(64)

Asian0.2%(24)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(13,913)

Black0.2%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0%(2)

Asian0.1%(12)

Other0.4%(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

Mexican0.7%(107)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Cuban0.1%(9)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.2%(33)

Ancestry

German32.6%(4,806)

English11.2%(1,657)

Irish10.9%(1,603)

American6.7%(985)

Italian2.3%(343)

French2.3%(338)

Polish1.9%(287)

Scottish1.4%(210)

Czech0.8%(123)

Scotch-Irish0.6%(89)

Swedish0.4%(57)

Dutch0.3%(51)

+ 20 more ancestry groups with data

Armenian0.3%(43)

Welsh0.3%(39)

Norwegian0.2%(36)

Swiss0.2%(36)

British0.2%(27)

Belgian0.1%(21)

West Indian0.1%(19)

Portuguese0.1%(17)

Slovene0.1%(11)

Subsaharan African0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

French Canadian0.1%(10)

Greek0.1%(10)

Hungarian0.1%(10)

Haitian0.1%(8)

Danish0%(5)

Finnish0%(5)

Romanian0%(4)

Lithuanian0%(2)

Slovak0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

61.1%

−12.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.0 min

+23%vs 2000

vs 22.8 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 married26.5%(1,642)

Married56.1%(3,479)

Widowed2.3%(141)

Divorced15.1%(935)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(1,253)

Married57.1%(3,515)

Widowed8.8%(542)

Divorced13.8%(847)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

5.8%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 10.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

53.5%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 56.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.4%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 25.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.1%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 12.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+1.7 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

66.3%

−3.6 ptssince 2020

from 69.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.9%

+6.1 ptssince 2020

from 35.8% 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)13.9%(140)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)21.6%(217)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.3%(335)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.5%(85)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,005 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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