COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Grundy County

Missouri · 10,536 residents · 435 sq mi

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With 10,536 people, Grundy County is a county in Missouri. At a median age of 39.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $24,600. Households here earn about 31% less than in Missouri as a whole. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $231 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 39.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 31%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

10,536

+1%vs 2000

vs 10,432 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

39.5

−4%vs 2000

vs 41.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

435 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202410K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.2%(653)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.8%(718)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(671)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(745)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.1%(434)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(1,386)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.1%(1,271)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.5%(1,216)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.6%(1,114)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411%(1,159)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.5%(893)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(276)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,084

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,333 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,858

−36%vs 2000

vs $15,432 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

20.4%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$24,600

−31%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$231

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $325 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

72.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.8% in 2000

27.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(10,088)

Black0.4%(41)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(165)

Asian0.2%(16)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.3%(10,459)

Black0.2%(25)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(94)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0.4%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.5%(249)

Central American0.1%(12)

Panamanian0.1%(12)

Spaniard0.1%(9)

Puerto Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(27)

Filipino0.3%(27)

Korean0.2%(19)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(1)

Chamorro0%(1)

Ancestry

German13%(1,269)

American12.4%(1,212)

English11.7%(1,145)

Irish10.2%(996)

Italian1.6%(152)

Scotch-Irish1.2%(119)

French1.1%(103)

Scottish0.9%(92)

Norwegian0.9%(87)

Dutch0.7%(73)

Czech0.5%(51)

Polish0.3%(29)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.2%(21)

British0.2%(20)

French Canadian0.2%(19)

Welsh0.2%(19)

Arab0.1%(8)

Moroccan0.1%(6)

Swedish0.1%(6)

Hungarian0.1%(5)

Croatian0%(4)

Russian0%(3)

Lebanese0%(2)

Finnish0%(2)

West Indian0%(2)

Austrian0%(1)

Belgian0%(1)

Danish0%(1)

Slovak0%(1)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

Cape Verdean0%(1)

Ukrainian0%(1)

Haitian0%(1)

Jamaican0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

10.1%

−2.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

71.3%

−7.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.2%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.5% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.2 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married27%(1,024)

Married52.9%(2,005)

Widowed7.6%(287)

Divorced12.4%(471)

Women 15+

Never married16.3%(631)

Married51.6%(1,995)

Widowed16%(620)

Divorced16.1%(622)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.5%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 42.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.3%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 18.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.2%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

15.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.3%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 60.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% 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)21.5%(113)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(99)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era40.1%(211)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(49)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 526 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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