Community Long View

Adair County: what changed over time?

Population, projects, public money and government decisions belong on the same dated record. Every published point opens its source; missing records stay visibly missing.

Population baselineCensus baseline complete2000 · 2010 · 2020 official counts
Projects & decisions1 verified markerEach marker opens its receipt
Verified population history
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28,21224,30520,39916,49212,58515,190188017,417189021,728190022,700191021,404192019,436193020,246194019,689195020,105196022,472197024,870198024,577199024,977200025,607201025,3142020

Population is one measure—not a score for whether a community is succeeding.

Household finances over time

What changed in the dollar figures?

Each chart has its own dollar scale. Values and uncertainty ranges use 2024 dollars, so earlier survey periods can be compared with the latest one.

Comparable historical dollar estimates have not been verified for Adair County yet.

These are five-year Census survey estimates, not annual totals. Vertical bars show the published 90% margins of error, adjusted with the estimates. Small differences may be sampling noise, especially in a small town. Earlier dollars use the annual U.S. CPI-U; it measures national inflation, not local prices. The original figures and survey receipts are below. See the price index ↗

Measurement receipts

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2020–2024 survey$253,800

Aggregate cash public-assistance income

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$145,786

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19067

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2020–2024 survey10,948 people

Employed population

90% margin of error: ±565 people

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B23025

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2020–2024 survey11,389 units

Housing units

90% margin of error: ±36 units

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25001

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2020–2024 survey11,421 people

Civilian labor force

90% margin of error: ±545 people

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B23025

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2020–2024 survey$772

Median gross rent

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$43

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25064

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2020–2024 survey$165,700

Median owner-occupied home value

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$10,140

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25077

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2020–2024 survey$61,536

Median household income

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$4,691

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19013

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2020–2024 survey9,126 units

Occupied housing units

90% margin of error: ±323 units

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25002

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2020–2024 survey5,569 units

Owner-occupied housing units

90% margin of error: ±251 units

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25003

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2020–2024 survey$34,223

Per-capita income

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$3,689

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19301

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June 1, 188015,190 persons

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · 1900 Census Bulletin 32 — Population of Missouri

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June 2, 189017,417 persons

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · 1900 Census Bulletin 32 — Population of Missouri

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June 1, 190021,728 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1910 Census, Volume II — Missouri tables of population, 1910, 1900 and 1890

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April 15, 191022,700 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1910 Census — Abstract of the Thirteenth Census, Supplement for Missouri

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January 1, 192021,404 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1930 Census, Volume I — Number and Distribution of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 193019,436 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 194020,246 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 195019,689 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1950 Census of Population, Volume I — Number of Inhabitants, Missouri

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April 1, 196020,105 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1970 Census of Population, Missouri — Number of Inhabitants

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April 1, 197022,472 people

Population

U.S. Bureau of the Census · 1970 Census of Population, Missouri — Number of Inhabitants

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April 1, 198024,870 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5

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April 1, 199024,577 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5

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April 1, 200024,977 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · Population and Housing Unit Counts, Missouri: 2000 — Table 5

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April 1, 201025,607 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · State of Missouri Counties - 2010 Census

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April 1, 202025,314 people

Population

U.S. Census Bureau · State of Missouri Counties - 2020 Census

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2020–2024 survey22.0%

Population below poverty

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B17001

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2020–2024 survey3,557 units

Renter-occupied housing units

90% margin of error: ±321 units

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25003

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2020–2024 survey$59,699,600

Aggregate retirement income

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$8,589,069

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19069

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2020–2024 survey818 households

Households reporting SNAP receipt

90% margin of error: ±187 households

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B22001

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2020–2024 survey2,728 households

Households with Social Security income

90% margin of error: ±188 households

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19055

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2020–2024 survey$58,544,200

Aggregate Social Security income

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$5,679,250

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19065

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2020–2024 survey181 households

Households with SSI income

90% margin of error: ±89 households

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19057

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2020–2024 survey$4,656,300

Aggregate Supplemental Security Income

Reported in 2024 dollars90% margin of error: ±$1,393,389

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B19066

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2020–2024 survey473 people

Unemployed population

90% margin of error: ±247 people

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B23025

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2020–2024 survey4.1%

Unemployment rate

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B23025

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2020–2024 survey2,263 units

Vacant housing units

90% margin of error: ±319 units

U.S. Census Bureau · 2020–2024 ACS five-year estimate, table B25002

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Project and decision markers

What moved—and what the record establishes

  1. public project

    Adair County courthouse construction (1898–1899)

    A City of Kirksville-hosted historical architectural survey documents construction of the current Romanesque Adair County Courthouse in Kirksville in 1898–1899.

    City of Kirksville · Historical-Architectural Survey Final Report — Downtown KirksvilleInspect the receipt ↗

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