COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Wright County

Missouri · 16,758 residents · 682 sq mi

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With 16,758 people, Wright County is a county in Missouri. Households here earn about 40% less than in Missouri as a whole. Median home value sits at $31,800. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 20% national rate. The poverty rate is 25.3%, above the 13.2% national rate. The median household earns $15,770, about 48% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 36%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

16,758

−7%vs 2000

vs 17,955 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

682 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202419K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(1,200)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(1,253)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.9%(1,489)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197%(1,169)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.4%(910)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(2,339)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.8%(1,979)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.8%(1,811)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 6410.4%(1,745)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(1,533)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846%(999)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(331)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$15,770

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,691 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,692

−41%vs 2000

vs $13,135 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

25.3%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.7% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$31,800

−36%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $65,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$219

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $308 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

73.7%

+0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

26.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.1%(17,440)

Black0.3%(49)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(139)

Asian0.1%(25)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.1%(16,434)

Black0.2%(37)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(94)

Asian0.2%(39)

Other1.5%(248)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.9%(168)

Puerto Rican0.7%(128)

Cuban0.3%(49)

Central American0.2%(29)

Salvadoran0.1%(27)

Spaniard0.1%(16)

Dominican0%(7)

Costa Rican0%(2)

Asian origin

Japanese0.3%(63)

Filipino0%(2)

Ancestry

German18.7%(3,549)

English13.8%(2,617)

Irish10.1%(1,919)

American8.3%(1,575)

Scottish2.8%(525)

French1.7%(329)

Dutch1.5%(282)

Scotch-Irish1.3%(242)

Italian1.2%(222)

Welsh0.7%(137)

Swedish0.7%(134)

Norwegian0.6%(121)

+ 17 more ancestry groups with data

Swiss0.3%(62)

Polish0.3%(59)

French Canadian0.3%(58)

Russian0.2%(41)

Finnish0.2%(37)

Czech0.1%(28)

Danish0.1%(26)

Subsaharan African0.1%(21)

Austrian0.1%(20)

Turkish0.1%(19)

Ukrainian0.1%(14)

West Indian0.1%(13)

Canadian0.1%(11)

British0%(6)

Belgian0%(3)

Hungarian0%(2)

Lithuanian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

7.4%

−2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

59.7%

−11.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 71.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.5%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

27.8 min

+31%vs 2000

vs 21.3 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 married25.7%(1,872)

Married56%(4,084)

Widowed3.2%(234)

Divorced15.1%(1,100)

Women 15+

Never married20.4%(1,570)

Married54.1%(4,157)

Widowed12.3%(946)

Divorced13.2%(1,016)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

13.5%

−5.4 ptssince 2013

from 18.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

37.0%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 34.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

14.6%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 15.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.0%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 27.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

5.8%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 4.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.9%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 52.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

48.4%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.0% 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)30.7%(545)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)34.1%(605)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era22.6%(402)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.2%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(7)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,776 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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