COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

Stone County

Missouri · 28,658 residents · 464 sq mi

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With 28,658 people, Stone County is a county in Missouri. At a median age of 44.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Since 1990 the county has risen by half, up 9,580 people. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Home values have risen by half since 1990, reaching $90,900.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 44.1

US median: 35.2

Less educated

14% 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

28,658

+50%since 1990

from 19,078 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

44.1

+3%since 1990

from 42.6 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

464 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202432K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 55.5%(1,565)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 96%(1,727)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.1%(1,749)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 195.9%(1,704)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 244.1%(1,162)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3410.1%(2,881)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4413.7%(3,940)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5414.3%(4,099)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6415.4%(4,402)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 7412.1%(3,474)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.2%(1,487)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.6%(468)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$32,637

+18%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $21,049 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$18,036

+61%since 1990

from $11,173 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

12.8%

−2.0 ptssince 1990

from 14.7% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,900

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $59,500 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$468

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $305 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

81.2%

−0.4 ptssince 1990

from 81.6% in 1990

18.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

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

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.4%(79)

Asian0.1%(19)

2000

White, non-Hispanic97%(27,797)

Black0.1%(17)

Hispanic / Latino1%(298)

Asian0.2%(52)

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

14.2%

+3.1 ptssince 1990

from 11.1% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

80.4%

+9.7 ptssince 1990

from 70.6% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

4.6%

+0.9 ptssince 1990

from 3.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

21.4 min

−39%since 1990

from 35.2 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 married17.9%(2,045)

Married69.8%(7,957)

Widowed2.8%(322)

Divorced9.5%(1,082)

Women 15+

Never married12.1%(1,478)

Married65.7%(8,020)

Widowed11.4%(1,391)

Divorced10.7%(1,310)

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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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