COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Gasconade County

Missouri · 15,342 residents · 519 sq mi

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Gasconade County is home to 15,342 people in Missouri. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. At a median age of 40.3, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Home values have more than doubled since 1990, reaching $76,800. Renters pay $374 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 40.3

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 40%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

15,342

+10%since 1990

from 14,006 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.3

+6%since 1990

from 38.0 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

519 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.8%(895)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.6%(1,014)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.7%(1,178)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197%(1,076)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.5%(689)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.2%(1,569)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4415.6%(2,399)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413.1%(2,010)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.6%(1,623)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 749.1%(1,401)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.8%(1,037)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.9%(451)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$35,047

+19%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $22,328 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$17,319

+61%since 1990

from $10,774 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

9.5%

−1.2 ptssince 1990

from 10.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$76,800

+40%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $41,700 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$374

+12%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $253 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

80.4%

+0.1 ptssince 1990

from 80.3% in 1990

19.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0.2%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0%(2)

Asian0.1%(12)

2000

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

Black0.1%(17)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(64)

Asian0.2%(24)

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

10.4%

+2.4 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

74.0%

+12.8 ptssince 1990

from 61.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+1.0 ptssince 1990

from 2.4% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.8 min

−19%since 1990

from 28.0 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 married21.5%(1,277)

Married65.6%(3,888)

Widowed4%(239)

Divorced8.8%(524)

Women 15+

Never married14.4%(912)

Married63.1%(3,999)

Widowed14.1%(893)

Divorced8.5%(536)

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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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