Exeter vs Shell Knob

A side-by-side comparison of Exeter and Shell Knob: population, income, housing, and more.

Exeter and Shell Knob are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Shell Knob has the higher population (1,445 vs 997 in Exeter). Shell Knob has the higher median household income ($51,852 vs $48,214 in Exeter). Shell Knob has the higher median home value ($304,700 vs $106,300 in Exeter).

Population, income & housing

	Exeter	Shell Knob
Population	997	1,445
Median age	34.1 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,214	$51,852
Median home value	$106,300	$304,700
Median gross rent	$638	$1,010
Housing units	393	1,471
Homeownership rate	68.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Exeter	Shell Knob
Population	818 → 997 (+21.9%)	1,091 → 1,445 (+32.4%)
Median household income	$41,304 → $48,214 (+16.7%)	$38,080 → $51,852 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$81,300 → $106,300 (+30.8%)	$197,300 → $304,700 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$598 → $638 (+6.7%)	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)

Exeter

Population

818997

Median household income

$41,304$48,214

Median home value

$81,300$106,300

Median gross rent

$598$638

Shell Knob

Population

1,0911,445

Median household income

$38,080$51,852

Median home value

$197,300$304,700

Median gross rent

$681$1,010

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Exeter	Shell Knob
Under 5	11.9%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.9%	7.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.6%	10.7%
35 to 44	16.0%	6.2%
45 to 54	10.2%	10.4%
55 to 64	13.4%	18.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	20.6%
75 and over	3.3%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Exeter	Shell Knob
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	1.9%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Exeter	Shell Knob
No high school diploma	24.6%	9.8%
High school graduate	38.0%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	28.1%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Exeter	Shell Knob
Drove alone	90.0%	59.9%
Carpooled	5.8%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Exeter	Shell Knob
1-unit, detached	70.7%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	0.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.8%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Exeter	Shell Knob
Poverty rate	16.4%	16.5%
Average household size	3.06	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	18	19
Median year structure built	1985	1993