COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Putnam County

Missouri · 5,079 residents · 517 sq mi

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With 5,079 people, Putnam County is a county in Missouri. At a median age of 42.2, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median home value sits at $20,900. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 41%. Owners hold 77% of the housing stock. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 42.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 43%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,079

−3%vs 2000

vs 5,223 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.2

+1%vs 2000

vs 41.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

517 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.5%(281)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(324)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.6%(335)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.4%(324)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.6%(236)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412%(612)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.4%(632)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410%(507)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412%(611)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.2%(620)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.1%(409)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3.7%(188)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,549

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,282 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,025

−38%vs 2000

vs $14,647 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.9%

+3.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$20,900

−43%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $47,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$205

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $278 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

77.0%

−0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

23.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic98.7%(5,155)

Black0.1%(3)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(32)

Asian0.1%(7)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(5,058)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(19)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.4%(21)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican2.1%(97)

South American0.2%(7)

Chilean0.2%(7)

Cuban0.1%(3)

Ancestry

German13.4%(620)

English10.7%(498)

American8.3%(384)

Irish7.6%(353)

Dutch1.7%(78)

Italian1.5%(71)

Scottish1.5%(69)

Scotch-Irish1.1%(50)

Welsh1.1%(49)

Norwegian0.7%(33)

Belgian0.5%(25)

Czech0.5%(25)

+ 5 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.3%(15)

French0.3%(12)

Greek0.2%(9)

Polish0.2%(7)

British0.1%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

64.5%

−15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.1%

+0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

28.6 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 18.9 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 married22.7%(431)

Married59.3%(1,126)

Widowed5%(95)

Divorced13%(247)

Women 15+

Never married22%(413)

Married50.5%(948)

Widowed16.4%(308)

Divorced11%(207)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.6%

−5.8 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

47.5%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 47.0% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.5%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.0%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.3%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 20.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.2%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 4.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.6%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.0%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 43.8% 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)11.5%(35)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.1%(49)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.5%(108)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2%(6)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.6%(5)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 304 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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