COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ozark County

Missouri · 8,598 residents · 745 sq mi

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Ozark County is a county of 8,598 people in Missouri. At a median age of 41.8, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Owners hold 82% of the housing stock. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 38%. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $37,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 41.8

US median: 33.0

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

8,598

−10%vs 2000

vs 9,542 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

41.8

−4%vs 2000

vs 43.6 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

745 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55%(431)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.2%(531)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(642)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(554)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.3%(368)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.8%(1,013)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(1,111)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.3%(973)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6413.5%(1,162)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(1,074)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.4%(549)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.2%(190)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,417

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $25,861 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,611

−39%vs 2000

vs $14,133 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.1%

+0.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$37,300

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $63,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$241

−5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $336 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.0%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.3% in 2000

18.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.9%(9,249)

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(90)

Asian0.1%(8)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(8,546)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(22)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.6%(52)

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%(89)

Central American0.2%(22)

Guatemalan0.2%(22)

Puerto Rican0.1%(9)

South American0.1%(9)

Colombian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

English13.2%(1,169)

German12.8%(1,132)

American12.5%(1,106)

Irish10.5%(932)

French1.9%(167)

Italian1.5%(129)

Scottish1.3%(113)

Polish1%(92)

Scotch-Irish1%(92)

Swedish0.8%(67)

Norwegian0.6%(56)

French Canadian0.5%(47)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.5%(41)

Welsh0.4%(36)

Dutch0.3%(28)

Hungarian0.2%(21)

Lithuanian0.2%(21)

Canadian0.2%(17)

Portuguese0.2%(17)

Slovak0.2%(14)

Austrian0.1%(13)

Ukrainian0.1%(11)

Slovene0.1%(8)

Greek0.1%(6)

Arab0.1%(5)

Belgian0.1%(5)

British0.1%(5)

Russian0.1%(5)

Swiss0.1%(5)

Serbian0%(3)

Czech0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.0%

−0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−12.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

34.7 min

+62%vs 2000

vs 21.4 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 married19.9%(746)

Married62.3%(2,335)

Widowed4.8%(181)

Divorced12.9%(485)

Women 15+

Never married14.7%(555)

Married60.8%(2,297)

Widowed14.9%(564)

Divorced9.6%(361)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.2%

−4.3 ptssince 2013

from 17.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

32.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

18.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 16.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

31.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 32.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

25.8%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 23.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

50.9%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

54.2%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 50.8% 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)5.1%(37)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)15.2%(110)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.6%(367)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War14.5%(105)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(3)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 725 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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