COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Miller County

Missouri · 20,700 residents · 593 sq mi

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Miller County is a county of 20,700 people in Missouri. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Owners hold 76% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $44,500. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 28%. Households take in $18,985 at the median, 37% less than the US figure.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 16%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,700

−12%vs 2000

vs 23,564 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.1

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

593 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(1,535)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(1,714)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.8%(1,607)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,440)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,200)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.3%(3,174)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.2%(2,733)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.2%(2,105)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(1,988)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(1,688)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,129)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(387)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,985

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,977 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,356

−38%vs 2000

vs $15,144 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

17.5%

+3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,500

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.2%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.0% in 2000

23.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.3%(22,934)

Black0.3%(63)

Hispanic / Latino1%(231)

Asian0.1%(27)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(20,573)

Black0.1%(28)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(93)

Asian0.1%(14)

Other0.4%(85)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(442)

Central American0.2%(40)

Salvadoran0.2%(40)

Puerto Rican0.1%(34)

South American0.1%(24)

Peruvian0.1%(22)

Cuban0%(7)

Colombian0%(2)

Asian origin

Chinese0.3%(67)

Thai0%(10)

Asian Indian0%(9)

Filipino0%(6)

Korean0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(9)

Native Hawaiian0%(7)

Marshallese0%(1)

Ancestry

German22%(5,547)

American10.9%(2,745)

Irish10.8%(2,726)

English10.1%(2,549)

Italian3.4%(861)

Scottish2%(516)

French1.3%(326)

Dutch1%(257)

Polish0.7%(179)

Swiss0.5%(138)

Danish0.5%(125)

Hungarian0.5%(125)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(101)

Scotch-Irish0.3%(87)

Swedish0.3%(75)

Welsh0.3%(72)

West Indian0.2%(57)

Jamaican0.2%(57)

Subsaharan African0.2%(56)

British0.2%(42)

Czech0.2%(40)

Lithuanian0.1%(32)

French Canadian0.1%(31)

Russian0.1%(27)

Kenyan0.1%(19)

Nigerian0.1%(16)

Armenian0.1%(15)

Croatian0.1%(15)

Arab0%(9)

Lebanese0%(9)

Austrian0%(8)

Belgian0%(8)

Greek0%(8)

Serbian0%(7)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.5%

−3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

63.0%

−10.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.2%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.6 min

+43%vs 2000

vs 18.0 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 married32.8%(3,357)

Married50%(5,110)

Widowed3.4%(344)

Divorced13.8%(1,412)

Women 15+

Never married23%(2,374)

Married52%(5,373)

Widowed10.7%(1,107)

Divorced14.3%(1,473)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.7%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 16.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.6%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.1%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.4%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

20.1%

+5.7 ptssince 2020

from 14.4% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

63.0%

−4.8 ptssince 2020

from 67.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.4%

+5.9 ptssince 2020

from 34.5% 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)14%(212)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.2%(291)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era41.3%(627)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.3%(111)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,519 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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