MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Rolla Micro

Rolla, MO · 1 counties · 35,248 residents · 672 sq mi

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Rolla is a metro area of 35,248 people. Median home value sits at $47,000. Renters pay $294 a month at the median. Median household income is $20,885, under the $30,130 national median. The poverty rate is 18.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. There are 4,577 fewer people here than in 2000.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.9

US median: 33.0

Average education

18% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 15%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

35,248

−11%vs 2000

vs 39,825 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

52 / sq mi

−11%vs 2000

vs 59 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

31.9

−9%vs 2000

vs 34.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

672 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202445K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(2,299)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.3%(2,226)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147%(2,472)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 198.9%(3,137)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 2410.7%(3,771)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415%(5,293)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.9%(4,553)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.3%(3,639)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.5%(3,006)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.8%(2,735)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.8%(1,678)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(439)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,885

−6%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,378 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,531

−35%vs 2000

vs $16,084 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

18.5%

+2.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,000

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $72,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$294

−2%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $396 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.6%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.5% in 2000

34.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.6%(36,884)

Black1.5%(586)

Hispanic / Latino1.2%(485)

Asian2.3%(934)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(33,757)

Black1.7%(582)

Hispanic / Latino1%(356)

Asian1.8%(644)

Other0.8%(265)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.6%(734)

Central American0.4%(167)

South American0.4%(159)

Colombian0.4%(159)

Puerto Rican0.3%(117)

Guatemalan0.2%(91)

Cuban0.2%(81)

Panamanian0.1%(67)

Nicaraguan0%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese2.1%(928)

Pakistani0.3%(153)

Asian Indian0.3%(147)

Vietnamese0.3%(134)

Nepalese0.2%(99)

Filipino0.2%(75)

Korean0.2%(71)

Taiwanese0.1%(59)

Indonesian0%(11)

Thai0%(6)

Sri Lankan0%(1)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(22)

Native Hawaiian0%(15)

Ancestry

German17.8%(8,033)

English12.3%(5,542)

Irish11.2%(5,077)

American8.6%(3,868)

Italian3.5%(1,574)

French3.1%(1,406)

Scottish1.5%(690)

Polish1.3%(579)

Norwegian0.9%(385)

Subsaharan African0.8%(365)

Dutch0.7%(320)

Swedish0.7%(298)

+ 31 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0.6%(267)

Greek0.5%(246)

Welsh0.4%(165)

French Canadian0.3%(136)

Nigerian0.3%(120)

Lithuanian0.3%(118)

Finnish0.3%(115)

Czech0.2%(112)

Hungarian0.2%(99)

Swiss0.2%(94)

Austrian0.2%(73)

Turkish0.2%(70)

Russian0.1%(58)

Arab0.1%(57)

Canadian0.1%(56)

Romanian0.1%(50)

British0.1%(47)

Portuguese0.1%(41)

Egyptian0.1%(40)

Danish0.1%(39)

Slovene0.1%(35)

Belgian0.1%(30)

Ghanaian0.1%(29)

West Indian0.1%(28)

Croatian0.1%(24)

Ukrainian0%(18)

Lebanese0%(9)

Syrian0%(8)

Slovak0%(8)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(8)

Brazilian0%(2)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

18.3%

−2.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 21.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

70.1%

−8.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

−1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 9.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.0 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 13.4 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 married43.2%(8,545)

Married43.7%(8,641)

Widowed2.9%(582)

Divorced10.2%(2,014)

Women 15+

Never married30%(5,297)

Married45.9%(8,110)

Widowed8.4%(1,489)

Divorced15.7%(2,769)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

9.1%

−3.6 ptssince 2013

from 12.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.1%

+1.3 ptssince 2020

from 52.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.8%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 15.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.1%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

19.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.1%

−0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.2% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.2%

−4.0 ptssince 2020

from 71.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

36.3%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% 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)26.8%(810)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(935)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.8%(994)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.3%(99)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(14)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,026 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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