Purdy vs Seligman

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

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

Purdy has the higher population (1,308 vs 974 in Seligman). Seligman has the higher median household income ($45,052 vs $43,438 in Purdy). Seligman has the higher median home value ($85,000 vs $84,200 in Purdy).

Population, income & housing

	Purdy	Seligman
Population	1,308	974
Median age	32.2 yrs	27.3 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	$45,052
Median home value	$84,200	$85,000
Median gross rent	—	$785
Housing units	538	397
Homeownership rate	70.1%	49.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	4.9%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Purdy	Seligman
Population	1,276 → 1,308 (+2.5%)	881 → 974 (+10.6%)
Median household income	$46,071 → $43,438 (-5.7%)	$26,827 → $45,052 (+67.9%)
Median home value	$69,500 → $84,200 (+21.2%)	$78,300 → $85,000 (+8.6%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $732 (+25.1%)	$638 → $785 (+23.0%)

Purdy

Population

1,2761,308

Median household income

$46,071$43,438

Median home value

$69,500$84,200

Median gross rent

$585$732

Seligman

Population

881974

Median household income

$26,827$45,052

Median home value

$78,300$85,000

Median gross rent

$638$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Purdy	Seligman
Under 5	7.8%	10.7%
5 to 17	24.9%	25.4%
18 to 24	9.6%	7.8%
25 to 34	17.0%	15.0%
35 to 44	8.9%	9.9%
45 to 54	8.1%	14.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	10.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	3.6%
75 and over	7.9%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Purdy	Seligman
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	80.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.9%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.6%	7.6%
Hispanic or Latino	24.1%	10.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Purdy	Seligman
No high school diploma	25.9%	21.2%
High school graduate	50.1%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	4.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Purdy	Seligman
Drove alone	90.3%	81.7%
Carpooled	7.2%	11.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	4.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Purdy	Seligman
1-unit, detached	67.8%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.8%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	2.8%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	40.3%

Poverty & households

	Purdy	Seligman
Poverty rate	32.8%	20.0%
Average household size	2.79	3.09
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1981	1988