COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Phelps County

Missouri · 39,825 residents · 672 sq mi

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Phelps County is a county of 39,825 people in Missouri. The typical home is worth $72,800, having risen by half since 1990. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 23%. Median household income is $29,378, under the $42,589 national median. Median rent is $396 a month. 4,577 more people live here than in 1990.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Mid-age

median age 34.9

US median: 35.2

Average education

21% 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

39,825

+13%since 1990

from 35,248 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.9

+9%since 1990

from 31.9 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

672 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.7%(2,261)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96.3%(2,511)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(2,900)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 198.9%(3,540)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 2410.1%(4,023)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.9%(4,738)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.2%(5,661)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5412.4%(4,956)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 649.3%(3,708)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 747.1%(2,825)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845%(2,003)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.8%(699)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$29,378

+7%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $20,885 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$16,084

+53%since 1990

from $10,531 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

16.4%

−2.1 ptssince 1990

from 18.5% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$72,800

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $47,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$396

+2%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $294 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

65.5%

−0.1 ptssince 1990

from 65.6% in 1990

34.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(33,757)

Black1.7%(582)

Hispanic / Latino1%(356)

Asian1.8%(644)

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(36,884)

Black1.5%(586)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(485)

Asian2.3%(934)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(734)

Central American0.4%(167)

South American0.4%(159)

Colombian0.4%(159)

Puerto Rican0.3%(117)

Guatemalan0.2%(91)

Cuban0.2%(81)

Panamanian0.1%(67)

Nicaraguan0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese2.1%(928)

Pakistani0.3%(153)

Asian Indian0.3%(147)

Vietnamese0.3%(134)

Nepalese0.2%(99)

Filipino0.2%(75)

Korean0.2%(71)

Taiwanese0.1%(59)

Indonesian0%(11)

Thai0%(6)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(22)

Native Hawaiian0%(15)

Ancestry

German17.8%(8,033)

English12.3%(5,542)

Irish11.2%(5,077)

American8.6%(3,868)

Italian3.5%(1,574)

French3.1%(1,406)

Scottish1.5%(690)

Polish1.3%(579)

Norwegian0.9%(385)

Subsaharan African0.8%(365)

Dutch0.7%(320)

Swedish0.7%(298)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(267)

Greek0.5%(246)

Welsh0.4%(165)

French Canadian0.3%(136)

Nigerian0.3%(120)

Lithuanian0.3%(118)

Finnish0.3%(115)

Czech0.2%(112)

Hungarian0.2%(99)

Swiss0.2%(94)

Austrian0.2%(73)

Turkish0.2%(70)

Russian0.1%(58)

Arab0.1%(57)

Canadian0.1%(56)

Romanian0.1%(50)

British0.1%(47)

Portuguese0.1%(41)

Egyptian0.1%(40)

Danish0.1%(39)

Slovene0.1%(35)

Belgian0.1%(30)

Ghanaian0.1%(29)

West Indian0.1%(28)

Croatian0.1%(24)

Ukrainian0%(18)

Lebanese0%(9)

Syrian0%(8)

Slovak0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

21.1%

+2.7 ptssince 1990

from 18.3% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

79.0%

+8.9 ptssince 1990

from 70.1% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

9.2%

+1.6 ptssince 1990

from 7.6% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.4 min

−26%since 1990

from 18.0 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 married29.3%(4,787)

Married59.3%(9,670)

Widowed3.1%(509)

Divorced8.3%(1,346)

Women 15+

Never married18%(2,848)

Married58.8%(9,284)

Widowed12.4%(1,952)

Divorced10.8%(1,708)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.2%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% 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)26.8%(810)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(935)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(994)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(99)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,026 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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