COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Monroe County

Missouri · 9,104 residents · 648 sq mi

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Monroe County is home to 9,104 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $33,400. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. Median rent is $240 a month. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 25%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 30%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,104

−2%vs 2000

vs 9,311 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.0

−9%vs 2000

vs 39.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

648 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(659)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.9%(721)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(755)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(587)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(417)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.3%(1,302)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,147)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.6%(962)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(839)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749%(820)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.2%(658)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.6%(237)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,804

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,871 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,444

−36%vs 2000

vs $14,695 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.2%

+6.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,400

−30%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$240

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $337 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

22.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.2%(8,769)

Black3.8%(357)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(52)

Asian0.1%(11)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(8,722)

Black3.9%(354)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(51)

Asian0%(3)

Other0.3%(25)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.5%(132)

Cuban0.1%(13)

South American0.1%(9)

Dominican0.1%(5)

Peruvian0%(3)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(23)

Indonesian0%(4)

Korean0%(3)

Filipino0%(3)

Asian Indian0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0.1%(5)

Ancestry

German22%(1,920)

Irish10.6%(923)

English9.1%(792)

American7.1%(620)

French1.3%(111)

Swedish0.8%(71)

British0.8%(66)

Italian0.6%(53)

Hungarian0.5%(48)

Scottish0.5%(47)

Dutch0.5%(46)

Welsh0.5%(43)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(39)

Scotch-Irish0.4%(38)

Subsaharan African0.4%(34)

French Canadian0.3%(24)

Polish0.3%(24)

Ukrainian0.2%(20)

Lithuanian0.2%(17)

Czech0.1%(13)

West Indian0.1%(12)

Canadian0.1%(10)

Danish0.1%(10)

Portuguese0.1%(10)

Croatian0.1%(6)

Finnish0%(4)

Austrian0%(3)

Russian0%(3)

Iranian0%(2)

Swiss0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.1%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

69.8%

−8.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.1%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.2 min

+57%vs 2000

vs 17.3 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%(1,136)

Married49.9%(1,828)

Widowed3.1%(114)

Divorced15.9%(582)

Women 15+

Never married22.4%(789)

Married52%(1,834)

Widowed14.4%(506)

Divorced11.2%(395)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.6%

−4.2 ptssince 2013

from 14.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

49.3%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.9%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.3%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 26.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.8%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.5%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.9%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 65.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.8%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% 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)5.2%(33)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(118)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era43.2%(272)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.5%(22)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.3%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 629 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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