COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Ozark County

Missouri · 9,542 residents · 745 sq mi

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Ozark County is a county of 9,542 people in Missouri. At a median age of 43.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. 81% of homes are owner-occupied. Households here earn about 32% less than in Missouri as a whole. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $63,300.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 43.6

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Less affordable

home values up 29%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,542

+11%since 1990

from 8,598 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

43.6

+4%since 1990

from 41.8 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

745 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.4%(511)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 95.8%(549)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(616)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 196.9%(659)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.5%(432)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 349.2%(879)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.6%(1,299)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.1%(1,348)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6414.6%(1,389)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7411.5%(1,094)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 846.2%(587)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.9%(179)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$25,861

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $16,417 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,133

+64%since 1990

from $8,611 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

21.6%

−0.5 ptssince 1990

from 22.1% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$63,300

+29%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $37,300 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$336

+6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $241 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.3%

−0.7 ptssince 1990

from 82.0% in 1990

18.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(22)

Asian0%(0)

2000

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

Black0.1%(14)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(90)

Asian0.1%(8)

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

8.3%

+0.4 ptssince 1990

from 8.0% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

73.0%

+12.2 ptssince 1990

from 60.9% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.2 ptssince 1990

from 3.2% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

−38%since 1990

from 34.7 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married17.4%(672)

Married68.4%(2,643)

Widowed3.6%(139)

Divorced10.6%(410)

Women 15+

Never married12.6%(505)

Married65.7%(2,641)

Widowed13%(521)

Divorced8.8%(353)

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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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