COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Holt County

Missouri · 6,034 residents · 463 sq mi

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With 6,034 people, Holt County is a county in Missouri. Median home value sits at $21,900. At a median age of 38.4, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Renters pay $203 a month at the median. Households here earn about 29% less than in Missouri as a whole. 74% of homes are owner-occupied.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 38.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

6,034

+13%vs 2000

vs 5,351 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

38.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 41.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

463 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20244K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.6%(396)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.1%(486)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(394)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.5%(394)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(292)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.8%(770)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.5%(814)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(521)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(591)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7410.9%(655)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.6%(520)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.3%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,729

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,461 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,757

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,876 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+4.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,900

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $50,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$203

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $272 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.6%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 74.5% in 2000

26.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(5,255)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(21)

Asian0.1%(4)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(5,996)

Black0.1%(6)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(8)

Asian0.2%(11)

Other0.3%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.3%(53)

South American0.3%(13)

Argentine0.2%(7)

Colombian0.1%(6)

Cuban0%(2)

Central American0%(2)

Costa Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0.2%(7)

Thai0.1%(6)

Taiwanese0%(1)

Japanese0%(1)

Filipino0%(1)

Ancestry

German31.8%(1,350)

English17.1%(727)

Irish10.9%(464)

American6.6%(279)

Scottish1.1%(47)

Italian1%(43)

Swedish1%(42)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(34)

Dutch0.6%(25)

French0.6%(25)

Welsh0.5%(22)

Swiss0.4%(17)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.4%(15)

Norwegian0.3%(14)

Danish0.3%(12)

Brazilian0.1%(4)

British0.1%(4)

Czech0.1%(4)

Hungarian0.1%(4)

Ukrainian0.1%(4)

Austrian0.1%(3)

Slovak0.1%(3)

Canadian0%(1)

Greek0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.2%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.7% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

75.4%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.3%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.5 min

+54%vs 2000

vs 16.6 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 married24.6%(428)

Married55.7%(970)

Widowed3.5%(61)

Divorced16.2%(283)

Women 15+

Never married19.7%(353)

Married52.4%(941)

Widowed16.3%(293)

Divorced11.6%(209)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.7%

−3.8 ptssince 2013

from 13.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.3%

−3.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

29.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 26.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

18.2%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 16.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 3.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

68.1%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 72.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

41.2%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 40.3% 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%(51)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.6%(37)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.4%(84)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War9.3%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.3%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 237 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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