COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Pemiscot County

Missouri · 20,047 residents · 493 sq mi

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Pemiscot County is a county of 20,047 people in Missouri. 30.4% of locals live below the federal poverty line. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 8% of adults. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 42%. The typical home is worth $41,200, having risen by half since 1990. The median household earns $21,911, about 49% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

8% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

20,047

−9%since 1990

from 21,921 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.4

+6%since 1990

from 32.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

493 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202415K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 58.1%(1,625)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 98.7%(1,746)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.3%(1,661)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.9%(1,574)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 246.1%(1,226)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.7%(2,338)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.3%(2,670)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.2%(2,436)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 648.9%(1,792)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.6%(1,531)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.2%(1,036)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over2.1%(412)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,911

+20%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $13,911 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,968

+68%since 1990

from $7,709 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

30.4%

−5.4 ptssince 1990

from 35.8% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,200

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $27,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$333

+8%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $234 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

58.3%

+1.4 ptssince 1990

from 56.9% in 1990

41.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black25.6%(5,616)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(91)

Asian0%(5)

2000

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

Black26.1%(5,231)

Hispanic / Latino1.6%(315)

Asian0.3%(54)

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

8.4%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 6.8% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

58.2%

+8.7 ptssince 1990

from 49.5% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

2.3%

+0.3 ptssince 1990

from 2.0% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

12.2 min

−22%since 1990

from 15.6 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 married25%(1,694)

Married58.7%(3,977)

Widowed4.4%(296)

Divorced12%(811)

Women 15+

Never married23.6%(1,937)

Married50.4%(4,137)

Widowed15.7%(1,292)

Divorced10.3%(848)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2000

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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