COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Ste. Genevieve County

Missouri · 16,037 residents · 499 sq mi

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With 16,037 people, Ste. Genevieve County is a county in Missouri. Owners hold 83% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults. The typical home is worth $52,700. Median rent is $295 a month. The population has fallen 10% since 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 33.9

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,037

−10%vs 2000

vs 17,842 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

33.9

−10%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

499 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,156)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.8%(1,410)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.5%(1,206)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,126)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.5%(888)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.6%(2,507)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,336)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 549.7%(1,555)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.8%(1,579)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(1,245)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845%(800)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(229)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,712

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,200 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,775

−38%vs 2000

vs $17,283 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

12.0%

+3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$52,700

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $84,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$295

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

82.7%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 82.3% in 2000

17.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(17,404)

Black0.7%(124)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(132)

Asian0.2%(29)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(15,894)

Black0.3%(55)

Hispanic / Latino0.2%(38)

Asian0.2%(26)

Other0.4%(62)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.4%(82)

Puerto Rican0.4%(66)

Central American0.2%(34)

Salvadoran0.2%(34)

South American0.2%(32)

Venezuelan0.2%(32)

Asian origin

Filipino0%(4)

Vietnamese0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(40)

Ancestry

German33.8%(6,271)

American12.4%(2,312)

Irish9.5%(1,760)

French7%(1,294)

English5.4%(1,008)

Italian1.9%(360)

Scottish1.4%(266)

Polish1.3%(247)

Scotch-Irish1%(179)

Dutch0.7%(139)

French Canadian0.5%(97)

Croatian0.4%(67)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Norwegian0.4%(67)

Subsaharan African0.4%(65)

Swedish0.3%(61)

Czech0.2%(44)

Welsh0.2%(42)

Slovak0.2%(37)

Greek0.1%(20)

Austrian0.1%(19)

Lithuanian0.1%(18)

British0.1%(15)

Russian0.1%(15)

Swiss0.1%(10)

Arab0%(9)

Lebanese0%(9)

Hungarian0%(9)

Danish0%(8)

Romanian0%(3)

Belgian0%(2)

Ukrainian0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−0.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 8.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.8%

−11.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.4%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

24.6 min

+18%vs 2000

vs 20.8 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 married31.7%(2,540)

Married53%(4,243)

Widowed3.1%(248)

Divorced12.2%(975)

Women 15+

Never married23.3%(1,720)

Married57.3%(4,232)

Widowed8.7%(645)

Divorced10.7%(790)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.6%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 8.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

61.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 61.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.6%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

23.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 22.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

14.9%

+4.7 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.0%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

73.8%

−4.1 ptssince 2020

from 77.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.8%

+6.0 ptssince 2020

from 31.8% 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)29.8%(322)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)16.3%(176)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35%(378)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.8%(52)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.7%(8)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,079 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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