Demographics of Nevada city, Missouri

Nevada city, Missouri had 8,404 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +213 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Nevada city, in four figures

8,404
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 7,925 ±488.; +2.6%
Change since July 2020: +213 people.; 39.1 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,813 ±$5,440
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.

Nevada city, Missouri's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nevada 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Nevada city, Missouri's population grew 2.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nevada 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	8,191	100.0	100.0
2021	8,162	99.6	100.2
2022	8,173	99.8	100.7
2023	8,257	100.8	101.6
2024	8,280	101.1	102.5
2025	8,404	102.6	103.1

Population of Nevada city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,191	—
2021	8,162	−29
2022	8,173	+11
2023	8,257	+84
2024	8,280	+23
2025	8,404	+124

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±4.0: for men 38.3 ±5.0 and for women 39.9 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nevada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	452 ±140	5.7% ±1.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,100 ±227	13.9% ±2.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	922 ±193	11.6% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,221 ±316	28.0% ±3.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,775 ±303	22.4% ±3.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,455 ±279	18.4% ±3.3	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,813 ±$5,440, and income per person $22,811 ±$2,199, 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 Nevada city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	979 ±251	29.1% ±7.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	976 ±276	29.0% ±7.9	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	745 ±208	22.1% ±6.0	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	285 ±115	8.5% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	126 to 410	3.8% to 12.1%	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14 to 160	0.4% to 4.7%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 57	0% to 1.7%	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 Nevada city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,029 ±605	27.8% ±8.1	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	519 ±231	34.8% ±13.4	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,022 ±309	26.6% ±7.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	488 ±179	24.8% ±7.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nevada city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nevada city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	3,935 ±213	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	85.5% ±4.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	14.5% ±4.6	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	52.9% ±6.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	47.1% ±6.8	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$122,700 ±$28,800	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$720 ±$58	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1959 ±4	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

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 Nevada city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	398 ±107	5.0% ±1.3	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	6,984 ±480	88.1% ±2.7	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	176 ±67	2.2% ±0.8	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	44 to 150	0.6% to 1.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	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 ±89	3.4% ±1.1	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 Nevada city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	5,221 ±544	65.9% ±5.5	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,451 ±439	30.9% ±5.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 42	0% to 0.5%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	112 to 360	1.4% to 4.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 39	0% to 0.5%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	100 to 334	1.3% to 4.2%	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%.

Nevada city among the places of Missouri

108th 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 Nevada city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Carl Junction city	8,339 ±40
Murphy CDP	8,285 ±886
Maplewood city	8,156 ±26
Brentwood city	8,144 ±22
Berkeley city	8,123 ±29
Nevada city	7,925 ±488
Dexter city	7,891 ±23
Marshfield city	7,696 ±31
Boonville city	7,689 ±34
Pacific city	7,475 ±122
Aurora city	7,397 ±19

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places by poverty rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026