Demographics of Cameron city, Missouri

Cameron city, Missouri had 7,341 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −1,779 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cameron city, in four figures

7,341
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,519 ±263.; −19.5%
Change since July 2020: −1,779 people.; 40.1 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,791 ±$8,246
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Cameron city, Missouri's population shrank 19.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cameron city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Cameron city, Missouri's population shrank 19.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cameron city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	9,120	100.0	100.0
2021	9,050	99.2	100.2
2022	8,666	95.0	100.7
2023	7,324	80.3	101.6
2024	7,368	80.8	102.5
2025	7,341	80.5	103.1

Population of Cameron city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,120	—
2021	9,050	−70
2022	8,666	−384
2023	7,324	−1,342
2024	7,368	+44
2025	7,341	−27

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±4.1: for men 38.0 ±3.8 and for women 45.1 ±6.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cameron city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	409 ±141	4.8% ±1.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,094 ±242	12.8% ±2.8	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	656 ±168	7.7% ±2.0	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,614 ±306	30.7% ±3.5	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,326 ±361	27.3% ±4.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,420 ±253	16.7% ±2.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,791 ±$8,246, and income per person $24,752 ±$2,926, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cameron city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	546 ±209	19.8% ±7.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	377 ±166	13.7% ±5.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	800 ±239	29.0% ±8.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	433 ±171	15.7% ±6.0	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	442 ±152	16.0% ±5.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	10 to 78	0.4% to 2.8%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	43 to 181	1.6% to 6.5%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cameron city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,013 ±477	15.7% ±7.4	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	52 to 392	4.0% to 26.3%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	606 ±251	18.0% ±7.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	33 to 337	2.3% to 20.7%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cameron city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cameron city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,049 ±346	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.3% ±14.2	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.0% to 16.4%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	56.8% ±5.4	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	43.2% ±12.9	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,500 ±$19,470	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,063 ±$96	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±7	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cameron city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	83 to 461	1.0% to 5.4%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,318 ±355	85.9% ±3.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	615 ±100	7.2% ±1.2	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.6%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	1 to 49	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	270 ±119	3.2% ±1.4	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cameron city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,514 ±436	76.5% ±4.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,754 ±297	20.6% ±3.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 346	0% to 4.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	21 to 201	0.2% to 2.4%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 42	0% to 0.5%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	4 to 182	< 0.1% to 2.1%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Cameron city among the places of Missouri

101st of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Cameron city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Pleasant Hill city	8,847 ±161
Park Hills city	8,678 ±20
Olivette city	8,645 ±24
Oak Grove city	8,538 ±42
Perryville city	8,536 ±22
Cameron city	8,519 ±263
Parkville city	8,366 ±38
Carl Junction city	8,339 ±40
Murphy CDP	8,285 ±886
Maplewood city	8,156 ±26
Brentwood city	8,144 ±22

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026