MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Kirksville Micro

Kirksville, MO · 2 counties · 28,813 residents · 875 sq mi

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Kirksville is a metro area of 28,813 people. Median home value sits at $38,910. 24.3% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.0, younger than the US median of 33.0. Median household income is $17,203, under the $30,130 national median. Median rent is $292 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 29.0

US median: 33.0

Average education

21% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 27%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

28,813

−1%vs 2000

vs 29,147 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

33 / sq mi

−1%vs 2000

vs 33 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

29.0

−2%vs 2000

vs 29.7 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

875 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202429K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.8%(1,671)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 95.9%(1,696)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(1,671)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1912.5%(3,596)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2414.6%(4,204)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.5%(3,887)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(3,373)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.4%(2,425)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.1%(2,054)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.4%(2,135)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.3%(1,538)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2%(563)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,203

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,778 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,177

−41%vs 2000

vs $15,536 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

24.3%

+1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 22.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,910

−27%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,367 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

61.7%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 62.5% in 2000

38.3% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.5%(27,824)

Black1%(293)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(342)

Asian1.2%(354)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.2%(28,287)

Black0.7%(210)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(217)

Asian0.8%(237)

Other0.3%(79)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.7%(486)

Central American0.4%(111)

South American0.4%(96)

Colombian0.3%(73)

Honduran0.2%(62)

Nicaraguan0.1%(28)

Puerto Rican0.1%(21)

Guatemalan0.4%(15)

Argentine0.1%(13)

Bolivian0%(10)

Salvadoran0%(4)

Panamanian0%(2)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.6%(147)

Chinese0.4%(102)

Nepalese0.3%(82)

Filipino0.2%(67)

Vietnamese0.3%(65)

Korean0.1%(24)

Pakistani0.1%(23)

Sri Lankan0.1%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(42)

Ancestry

German19.6%(5,743)

English13%(3,816)

Irish10.8%(3,157)

American7%(2,066)

Subsaharan African3.2%(930)

Scottish2.2%(641)

French1.6%(471)

Italian1.6%(467)

Swedish0.8%(241)

Dutch0.8%(238)

Norwegian0.7%(198)

Polish0.6%(188)

+ 28 more ancestry groups with data

Welsh0.6%(170)

Belgian0.6%(155)

Swiss0.5%(141)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(133)

Czech0.4%(128)

Russian0.4%(103)

Croatian0.3%(99)

Finnish0.4%(93)

Canadian0.1%(43)

Turkish0.2%(43)

Portuguese0.1%(35)

Austrian0.1%(34)

Greek0.1%(29)

British0.1%(27)

Arab0.1%(26)

Danish0.1%(24)

Romanian0.1%(22)

Hungarian0.1%(19)

Egyptian0.1%(13)

French Canadian0.1%(13)

Slovak0.1%(13)

Australian0%(12)

Serbian0%(8)

Ethiopian0%(8)

Ukrainian0%(5)

Slovene0%(4)

Brazilian0%(2)

Iranian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Subsaharan African population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

20.5%

−5.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 26.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.4%

−10.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 84.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

8.7%

−2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.8 min

+52%vs 2000

vs 11.7 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 married43.6%(5,092)

Married45.7%(5,340)

Widowed2.9%(338)

Divorced7.8%(910)

Women 15+

Never married42.4%(5,460)

Married41.4%(5,327)

Widowed8.4%(1,087)

Divorced7.8%(1,004)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.0%

−2.2 ptssince 2013

from 13.2% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

57.4%

−0.3 ptssince 2020

from 57.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 15.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

18.2%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

16.4%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 1.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

70.2%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 72.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.0%

+1.6 ptssince 2020

from 29.4% 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)23%(263)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(284)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era35.3%(403)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(31)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.1%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,142 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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