Monett vs Shell Knob

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

Monett and Shell Knob 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 1,445 in Shell Knob). Shell Knob has the higher median household income ($51,852 vs $45,821 in Monett). Shell Knob has the higher median home value ($304,700 vs $149,000 in Monett).

Population, income & housing

	Monett	Shell Knob
Population	9,734	1,445
Median age	34.5 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$45,821	$51,852
Median home value	$149,000	$304,700
Median gross rent	$862	$1,010
Housing units	3,943	1,471
Homeownership rate	52.8%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Monett	Shell Knob
Population	8,984 → 9,734 (+8.3%)	1,091 → 1,445 (+32.4%)
Median household income	$39,728 → $45,821 (+15.3%)	$38,080 → $51,852 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $149,000 (+39.4%)	$197,300 → $304,700 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$774 → $862 (+11.4%)	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)

Monett

Population

8,9849,734

Median household income

$39,728$45,821

Median home value

$106,900$149,000

Median gross rent

$774$862

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)

	Monett	Shell Knob
Under 5	6.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	22.4%	7.9%
18 to 24	7.9%	6.4%
25 to 34	14.3%	10.7%
35 to 44	13.6%	6.2%
45 to 54	7.6%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.2%	18.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	20.6%
75 and over	9.1%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Monett	Shell Knob
White (non-Hispanic)	62.9%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.6%
Asian	0.6%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.9%
Two or more races	4.2%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	28.9%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Monett	Shell Knob
No high school diploma	17.4%	9.8%
High school graduate	42.8%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	27.6%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.6%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Monett	Shell Knob
Drove alone	77.6%	59.9%
Carpooled	12.3%	16.2%
Public transit	1.1%	0.0%
Walked	0.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	19.4%
Other means	1.2%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Monett	Shell Knob
1-unit, detached	69.4%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	21.1%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.1%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Monett	Shell Knob
Poverty rate	18.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.72	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	19	19
Median year structure built	1974	1993