COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Pemiscot County

Missouri · 21,921 residents · 493 sq mi

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Pemiscot County is a county of 21,921 people in Missouri. 35.8% of locals live below the federal poverty line. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 47%. The typical home is worth $27,000. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The median household earns $13,911, about 54% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 32.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 14%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,921

+9%vs 2000

vs 20,047 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

32.6

−5%vs 2000

vs 34.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

493 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.4%(1,849)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,962)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,810)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.3%(1,824)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.8%(1,272)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.4%(2,947)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.2%(2,458)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(2,188)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(2,034)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.7%(1,903)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,332)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.6%(342)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$13,911

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $21,911 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,709

−41%vs 2000

vs $12,968 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.8%

+5.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$27,000

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$234

−7%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $333 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

56.9%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.3% in 2000

43.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic71.1%(14,244)

Black26.1%(5,231)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(315)

Asian0.3%(54)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.2%(16,255)

Black25.6%(5,616)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(91)

Asian0%(5)

Other0.2%(45)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.6%(382)

South American0.5%(81)

Paraguayan0.5%(81)

Central American0%(7)

Salvadoran0%(7)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.1%(19)

Filipino0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(9)

Ancestry

American10%(1,497)

Irish7.4%(1,111)

English6.9%(1,030)

German5.8%(868)

French1.3%(198)

Italian1.3%(196)

Scottish1.3%(188)

Polish0.6%(85)

Welsh0.5%(78)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(75)

British0.4%(61)

Arab0.4%(59)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Lebanese0.4%(59)

Subsaharan African0.4%(56)

Swedish0.3%(41)

Dutch0.1%(22)

West Indian0.1%(15)

Norwegian0%(5)

Danish0%(4)

French Canadian0%(3)

Portuguese0%(2)

Russian0%(2)

Slovak0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.8%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

49.5%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.0%

−0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.6 min

+28%vs 2000

vs 12.2 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 married37.9%(2,079)

Married42.9%(2,353)

Widowed4.3%(237)

Divorced15%(821)

Women 15+

Never married30.6%(1,894)

Married43.9%(2,718)

Widowed12.6%(781)

Divorced12.9%(799)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.6%

−2.9 ptssince 2013

from 15.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

31.5%

−1.6 ptssince 2020

from 33.1% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.7%

−2.3 ptssince 2020

from 12.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.5%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 22.1% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

39.6%

+1.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.1% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.5%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

40.5%

−4.5 ptssince 2020

from 45.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

56.7%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 54.3% 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)24.1%(164)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.8%(128)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era47.8%(325)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.8%(26)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 680 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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