COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Stone County

Missouri · 19,078 residents · 464 sq mi

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Stone County is a county of 19,078 people in Missouri. At a median age of 42.6, this is an older place than the country as a whole. 82% of homes are owner-occupied. Getting to work takes 35 minutes on average. There are 9,580 fewer people here than in 2000. 11% 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 42.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% 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

19,078

−33%vs 2000

vs 28,658 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

42.6

−3%vs 2000

vs 44.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

464 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(1,018)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95%(946)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(1,385)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.2%(1,184)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(906)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3411.9%(2,262)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(2,425)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411.6%(2,208)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6414.3%(2,735)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7413.2%(2,523)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(1,149)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(337)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$21,049

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,637 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,173

−38%vs 2000

vs $18,036 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.7%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$59,500

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $90,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$305

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $468 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

81.6%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.2% in 2000

18.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(27,797)

Black0.1%(17)

Hispanic / Latino1%(298)

Asian0.2%(52)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.1%(18,909)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(79)

Asian0.1%(19)

Other0.8%(150)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.8%(579)

Central American0.5%(176)

Guatemalan0.3%(85)

Salvadoran0.2%(79)

Dominican0.1%(35)

Puerto Rican0.1%(31)

Spaniard0.1%(31)

South American0.1%(25)

Colombian0.1%(23)

Cuban0.1%(21)

Panamanian0%(12)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(18)

Japanese0%(15)

Korean0%(8)

Filipino0%(8)

Indonesian0%(8)

Sri Lankan0%(4)

Asian Indian0%(3)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(61)

Chamorro0%(7)

Samoan0%(3)

Ancestry

German19.5%(6,258)

English13.7%(4,388)

Irish12.7%(4,062)

American8.4%(2,706)

French3.6%(1,166)

Italian2.7%(875)

Scottish2.7%(871)

Swedish2.1%(682)

Polish1.4%(435)

Dutch1.3%(432)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(432)

Norwegian1.1%(364)

+ 23 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.9%(279)

Portuguese0.6%(196)

Welsh0.5%(165)

British0.5%(160)

Danish0.5%(147)

French Canadian0.4%(134)

Russian0.3%(94)

Finnish0.3%(84)

Lithuanian0.2%(79)

West Indian0.2%(56)

Austrian0.1%(45)

Ukrainian0.1%(45)

Croatian0.1%(41)

Swiss0.1%(41)

Canadian0.1%(33)

Hungarian0.1%(24)

Belgian0.1%(23)

Haitian0.1%(21)

Jamaican0.1%(21)

Brazilian0%(11)

Slovak0%(7)

Greek0%(6)

Subsaharan African0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.1%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.6%

−9.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 80.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.7%

−0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

35.2 min

+64%vs 2000

vs 21.4 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%(3,013)

Married59.6%(8,175)

Widowed7%(957)

Divorced11.5%(1,571)

Women 15+

Never married14.8%(2,080)

Married61.3%(8,622)

Widowed12.5%(1,755)

Divorced11.5%(1,611)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.4%

−8.5 ptssince 2013

from 17.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.8%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

23.0%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

34.5%

+0.8 ptssince 2020

from 33.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

17.9%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 14.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

4.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 4.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

61.3%

−3.7 ptssince 2020

from 65.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

49.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 46.2% 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)6.3%(185)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12%(355)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era48%(1,417)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War10.9%(323)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,950 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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