COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Laclede County

Missouri · 27,158 residents · 765 sq mi

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Laclede County is a county of 27,158 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. The typical home is worth $42,000. 73% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 24% less than in Missouri as a whole. Renters pay $271 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.3

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

27,158

−16%vs 2000

vs 32,513 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.3

−6%vs 2000

vs 36.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

765 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202436K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,968)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(2,157)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(2,047)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(1,842)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.2%(1,688)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(4,202)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.7%(3,726)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.5%(2,853)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(2,509)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.4%(2,293)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(1,334)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(539)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,122

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,562 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,522

−39%vs 2000

vs $15,572 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.7%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.3% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$42,000

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$271

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $371 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.5%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.8% in 2000

26.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(31,296)

Black0.4%(138)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(401)

Asian0.3%(94)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(26,799)

Black0.3%(94)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(117)

Asian0.2%(57)

Other0.8%(208)

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%(899)

Spaniard0.2%(57)

South American0.1%(24)

Ecuadorian0.1%(24)

Puerto Rican0%(15)

Central American0%(10)

Honduran0%(10)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(147)

Thai0.1%(52)

Filipino0.1%(40)

Asian Indian0.1%(22)

Indonesian0%(8)

Korean0%(6)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.2%(82)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(19)

Ancestry

English18.2%(6,616)

German14.8%(5,381)

Irish14.2%(5,162)

American10.2%(3,709)

Scottish2.3%(835)

French2.2%(789)

Dutch1.8%(671)

Polish1.7%(607)

Italian1%(378)

Norwegian1%(363)

Scotch-Irish0.7%(247)

Swedish0.6%(202)

+ 26 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.5%(188)

Arab0.5%(183)

Syrian0.3%(117)

British0.3%(94)

Hungarian0.2%(84)

Moroccan0.2%(66)

Czech0.2%(57)

Swiss0.2%(55)

Portuguese0.1%(39)

Russian0.1%(36)

Lithuanian0.1%(31)

Finnish0.1%(30)

Ukrainian0.1%(27)

Greek0.1%(24)

French Canadian0%(17)

Belgian0%(15)

Danish0%(15)

Australian0%(14)

Slovak0%(12)

Canadian0%(11)

Romanian0%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(8)

Slovene0%(7)

Croatian0%(3)

West Indian0%(3)

Bulgarian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.4%

−8.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.4 min

+40%vs 2000

vs 14.5 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 married31.3%(4,541)

Married50%(7,257)

Widowed4.7%(681)

Divorced14%(2,036)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(3,388)

Married49.3%(7,215)

Widowed12.3%(1,792)

Divorced15.3%(2,232)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.9%

−6.8 ptssince 2013

from 17.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2020

from 48.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

−2.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.5%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.3%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.2%

−6.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.1%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% 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)21.3%(485)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)23.4%(534)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era39.9%(911)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.4%(123)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,282 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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