COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Texas County

Missouri · 21,476 residents · 1,177 sq mi

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Texas County is a county of 21,476 people in Missouri. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. Median home value sits at $34,000. Households here earn about 36% less than in Missouri as a whole. 75% of homes are owner-occupied. 22.9% of locals live below the federal poverty line.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 36.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 28%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

21,476

−7%vs 2000

vs 23,003 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

36.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 40.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,177 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202425K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,452)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(1,660)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148%(1,724)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,495)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.8%(1,032)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.7%(2,951)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(2,872)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(2,331)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.8%(2,324)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.4%(2,025)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.6%(1,213)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(397)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$16,757

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,545 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$8,507

−38%vs 2000

vs $13,799 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

22.9%

+1.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$34,000

−28%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $62,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$220

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $308 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

75.3%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

24.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(22,034)

Black0.2%(47)

Hispanic / Latino1%(221)

Asian0.3%(78)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.9%(21,244)

Black0%(8)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(73)

Asian0.5%(117)

Other0.5%(107)

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%(250)

Puerto Rican0.5%(116)

Central American0.4%(90)

Honduran0.2%(59)

South American0.1%(32)

Paraguayan0.1%(31)

Guatemalan0.1%(24)

Cuban0.1%(20)

Panamanian0%(7)

Colombian0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(20)

Chinese0%(7)

Vietnamese0%(6)

Uzbek0%(4)

Pacific Islander origin

Guamanian0.1%(26)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(25)

Samoan0%(9)

Ancestry

German15.3%(3,838)

English12.3%(3,085)

Irish11%(2,759)

American8.5%(2,134)

Scottish1.5%(374)

Dutch1.1%(278)

French0.8%(211)

Polish0.8%(208)

Scotch-Irish0.8%(204)

Italian0.8%(191)

Danish0.8%(189)

Swiss0.7%(167)

+ 25 more ancestry groups with data

British0.5%(121)

Swedish0.4%(111)

Czech0.4%(106)

Norwegian0.4%(102)

Hungarian0.3%(87)

Subsaharan African0.3%(67)

Welsh0.2%(60)

Russian0.2%(52)

Portuguese0.2%(49)

Arab0.1%(37)

Armenian0.1%(33)

West Indian0.1%(31)

Syrian0.1%(30)

Nigerian0.1%(29)

Greek0.1%(24)

Canadian0.1%(18)

Jamaican0.1%(13)

Finnish0%(11)

Lithuanian0%(10)

French Canadian0%(8)

Haitian0%(8)

Palestinian0%(7)

Serbian0%(7)

Austrian0%(4)

Israeli0%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.0%

−3.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

60.9%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.7%

−1.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

25.3 min

+34%vs 2000

vs 18.8 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 married32.5%(3,489)

Married50.5%(5,419)

Widowed2.8%(297)

Divorced14.3%(1,530)

Women 15+

Never married19.2%(1,914)

Married54.2%(5,395)

Widowed12.7%(1,265)

Divorced13.9%(1,380)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2013

from 15.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

41.2%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 37.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.4%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 14.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

27.1%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 26.6% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.9%

+5.3 ptssince 2020

from 18.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.0%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 54.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.2%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 43.1% 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)21.1%(486)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)22.5%(519)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.1%(855)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(76)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 2,303 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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