COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Nodaway County

Missouri · 21,709 residents · 877 sq mi

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With 21,709 people, Nodaway County is a county in Missouri. Median home value sits at $36,300. The median age is 28.1, younger than the US median of 33.0. 21.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 23%. Median rent is $277 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 28.1

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 35%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,709

−1%vs 2000

vs 21,912 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

28.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 30.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

877 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202421K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.7%(1,247)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.6%(1,434)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.8%(1,476)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.7%(2,550)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.8%(3,204)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(2,856)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411%(2,397)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.6%(1,658)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.4%(1,605)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(1,600)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.5%(1,197)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(485)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,347

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,781 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,268

−40%vs 2000

vs $15,384 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

21.8%

+5.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,300

−35%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$277

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $392 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.4%

+1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 63.7% in 2000

34.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.1%(21,067)

Black1.3%(294)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(155)

Asian0.9%(189)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(21,325)

Black0.7%(158)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(118)

Asian0.6%(127)

Other0.5%(99)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(140)

Puerto Rican0.6%(135)

South American0.3%(54)

Colombian0.3%(54)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Central American0.1%(19)

Salvadoran0.1%(13)

Dominican0%(3)

Costa Rican0%(3)

Panamanian0%(3)

Spaniard0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian1.1%(220)

Cambodian0.1%(28)

Filipino0.1%(24)

Nepalese0.1%(19)

Vietnamese0.1%(17)

Japanese0%(7)

Chinese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(2)

Ancestry

German27%(5,609)

Irish12.1%(2,507)

English10.8%(2,251)

American6.3%(1,316)

Scottish3%(629)

Italian1.7%(351)

French1.7%(345)

Swiss1.1%(219)

Swedish1%(212)

Dutch1%(207)

Polish1%(207)

Norwegian0.8%(172)

+ 18 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.8%(158)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(108)

Czech0.4%(87)

Welsh0.4%(83)

Russian0.3%(53)

British0.2%(50)

Subsaharan African0.2%(50)

Greek0.2%(46)

Croatian0.1%(31)

Canadian0.1%(20)

French Canadian0.1%(19)

Ethiopian0.1%(19)

Austrian0.1%(11)

Slovak0%(10)

Portuguese0%(6)

Hungarian0%(3)

Finnish0%(2)

Nigerian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

17.5%

−6.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 23.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

80.7%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 87.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

6.8%

−4.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.6 min

+78%vs 2000

vs 12.1 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 married45.9%(4,058)

Married41.7%(3,689)

Widowed2.1%(187)

Divorced10.3%(913)

Women 15+

Never married39.9%(3,596)

Married43%(3,872)

Widowed9.2%(827)

Divorced7.9%(713)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

7.5%

−4.7 ptssince 2013

from 12.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

51.0%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 49.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

26.4%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 28.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.0%

+2.9 ptssince 2020

from 16.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

13.4%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 12.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.8%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.7% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

75.7%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 76.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

29.7%

+3.9 ptssince 2020

from 25.8% 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)19%(186)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.1%(187)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era46%(451)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War11%(108)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.6%(6)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 981 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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