Monett vs Purdy

A side-by-side comparison of Monett and Purdy: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Monett has the higher population (9,734 vs 1,308 in Purdy). Monett has the higher median household income ($45,821 vs $43,438 in Purdy). Monett has the higher median home value ($149,000 vs $84,200 in Purdy).

Population, income & housing

	Monett	Purdy
Population	9,734	1,308
Median age	34.5 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,821	$43,438
Median home value	$149,000	$84,200
Median gross rent	$862	—
Housing units	3,943	538
Homeownership rate	52.8%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	14.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monett	Purdy
Population	8,984 → 9,734 (+8.3%)	1,276 → 1,308 (+2.5%)
Median household income	$39,728 → $45,821 (+15.3%)	$46,071 → $43,438 (-5.7%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $149,000 (+39.4%)	$69,500 → $84,200 (+21.2%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $862 (+11.4%)	$585 → $732 (+25.1%)

Monett

Population

8,9849,734

Median household income

$39,728$45,821

Median home value

$106,900$149,000

Median gross rent

$774$862

Purdy

Population

1,2761,308

Median household income

$46,071$43,438

Median home value

$69,500$84,200

Median gross rent

$585$732

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Monett	Purdy
Under 5	6.8%	7.8%
5 to 17	22.4%	24.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	9.6%
25 to 34	14.3%	17.0%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.9%
45 to 54	7.6%	8.1%
55 to 64	9.2%	9.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	5.9%
75 and over	9.1%	7.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monett	Purdy
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	71.6%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.6%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.8%
Two or more races	4.2%	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino	28.9%	24.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monett	Purdy
No high school diploma	17.4%	25.9%
High school graduate	42.8%	50.1%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	18.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monett	Purdy
Drove alone	77.6%	90.3%
Carpooled	12.3%	7.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	0.4%
Other means	1.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monett	Purdy
1-unit, detached	69.4%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	4.6%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.1%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Monett	Purdy
Poverty rate	18.8%	32.8%
Average household size	2.72	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1974	1981