COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Taney County

Missouri · 25,561 residents · 632 sq mi

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Taney County is home to 25,561 people in Missouri. At a median age of 40.5, this is an older place than the country as a whole. There are 14,142 fewer people here than in 2000. Owners hold 75% of the housing stock. Median home value sits at $56,300. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 23%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 40.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 8%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

25,561

−36%vs 2000

vs 39,703 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

40.5

+5%vs 2000

vs 38.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

632 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202457K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.3%(1,351)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(1,645)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.5%(1,397)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.9%(1,765)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.6%(1,693)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(3,218)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.9%(3,052)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5411%(2,812)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6412.5%(3,191)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7412.5%(3,191)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.8%(1,748)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(498)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,260

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $30,898 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,198

−35%vs 2000

vs $17,267 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

13.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$56,300

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $81,000 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $483 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.7%

+5.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 68.9% in 2000

25.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic94.8%(37,651)

Black0.3%(129)

Hispanic / Latino2.4%(962)

Asian0.3%(136)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99%(25,310)

Black0.1%(23)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(159)

Asian0.1%(38)

Other0.7%(190)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(2,446)

Puerto Rican1%(593)

Central American0.9%(494)

Guatemalan0.5%(286)

Cuban0.2%(139)

Salvadoran0.2%(135)

South American0.2%(88)

Spaniard0.1%(68)

Peruvian0.1%(58)

Costa Rican0.1%(46)

Dominican0.1%(37)

Honduran0%(27)

+ 2 more hispanic origin groups with data

Colombian0%(20)

Argentine0%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(172)

Asian Indian0.3%(155)

Thai0.2%(122)

Korean0.1%(61)

Chinese0.1%(46)

Hmong0%(7)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(20)

Ancestry

German19.5%(11,004)

English15.9%(9,014)

Irish13%(7,373)

American7.8%(4,428)

Swedish2.4%(1,340)

Scottish2.3%(1,294)

Italian2.3%(1,282)

French2.2%(1,270)

Dutch1.4%(815)

Norwegian1.4%(789)

Welsh1%(557)

Polish0.9%(520)

+ 30 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.8%(475)

British0.7%(404)

Swiss0.4%(208)

Russian0.3%(180)

French Canadian0.3%(177)

Portuguese0.3%(177)

Czech0.3%(160)

Greek0.2%(139)

Romanian0.2%(132)

Subsaharan African0.2%(115)

Danish0.2%(112)

Latvian0.1%(73)

Ukrainian0.1%(69)

Ethiopian0.1%(55)

Hungarian0.1%(49)

Austrian0.1%(48)

Bulgarian0.1%(43)

West Indian0%(27)

Serbian0%(26)

Nigerian0%(26)

Slovak0%(23)

Brazilian0%(21)

Belgian0%(20)

Lithuanian0%(16)

Arab0%(14)

Iranian0%(14)

Haitian0%(13)

Finnish0%(8)

Slovene0%(7)

Canadian0%(6)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.3%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.8%

−10.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.9%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.7 min

+53%vs 2000

vs 14.8 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 married28.4%(6,391)

Married55.7%(12,543)

Widowed2.8%(639)

Divorced13.1%(2,952)

Women 15+

Never married23.7%(5,797)

Married53%(12,978)

Widowed10.7%(2,619)

Divorced12.6%(3,072)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

14.6%

−8.0 ptssince 2013

from 22.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

40.3%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 41.3% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.0%

−1.7 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 24.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.6%

+2.3 ptssince 2020

from 17.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.2%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 4.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

56.4%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 59.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.4%

+2.7 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% 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)10.5%(377)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.6%(702)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era49.3%(1,763)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War4.2%(149)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.5%(55)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,574 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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