Editing Nodaway County, Missouri (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2318
|1860= 5232
|1870= 14751
|1880= 29544
|1890= 30914
|1900= 32938
|1910= 28833
|1920= 27744
|1930= 26371
|1940= 25556
|1950= 24033
|1960= 22215
|1970= 22467
|1980= 21196
|1990= 21709
|2000= 21912
|2010= 23370
|2020= 21241
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 17, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811110448/http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/|archive-date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141203014542/http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt|archive-date=December 3, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 17, 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203824/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29147.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607044103/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29147.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 21,912 people, 8,138 households, and 4,817 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|25|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 8,909 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 96.58% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.35% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.87% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.74% from two or more races. Approximately 0.71% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 8,138 households, out of which 27.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.80% were non-families. 30.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 19.40% under the age of 18, 25.10% from 18 to 24, 23.10% from 25 to 44, 18.60% from 45 to 64, and 13.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 99.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.00 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,781, and the median income for a family was $42,203. Males had a median income of $28,388 versus $21,267 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $15,384. About 8.30% of families and 16.50% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 13.30% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Nodaway County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Nodaway County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Nodaway%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|19,290
|90.8%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|363
|1.7%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|31
|0.15%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|390
|1.84%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|2
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|738
|3.5%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|427
|2%
|}