Purdy vs Shell Knob

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

Purdy 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 1,308 in Purdy). Shell Knob has the higher median household income ($51,852 vs $43,438 in Purdy). Shell Knob has the higher median home value ($304,700 vs $84,200 in Purdy).

Population, income & housing

	Purdy	Shell Knob
Population	1,308	1,445
Median age	32.2 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,438	$51,852
Median home value	$84,200	$304,700
Median gross rent	—	$1,010
Housing units	538	1,471
Homeownership rate	70.1%	84.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	14.8%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Purdy	Shell Knob
Population	1,276 → 1,308 (+2.5%)	1,091 → 1,445 (+32.4%)
Median household income	$46,071 → $43,438 (-5.7%)	$38,080 → $51,852 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$69,500 → $84,200 (+21.2%)	$197,300 → $304,700 (+54.4%)
Median gross rent	$585 → $732 (+25.1%)	$681 → $1,010 (+48.3%)

Purdy

Population

1,2761,308

Median household income

$46,071$43,438

Median home value

$69,500$84,200

Median gross rent

$585$732

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)

	Purdy	Shell Knob
Under 5	7.8%	3.3%
5 to 17	24.9%	7.9%
18 to 24	9.6%	6.4%
25 to 34	17.0%	10.7%
35 to 44	8.9%	6.2%
45 to 54	8.1%	10.4%
55 to 64	9.9%	18.8%
65 to 74	5.9%	20.6%
75 and over	7.9%	15.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Purdy	Shell Knob
White (non-Hispanic)	71.6%	74.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.6%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.9%
Two or more races	3.6%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	24.1%	14.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Purdy	Shell Knob
No high school diploma	25.9%	9.8%
High school graduate	50.1%	48.4%
Some college or associate's	18.2%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.9%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Purdy	Shell Knob
Drove alone	90.3%	59.9%
Carpooled	7.2%	16.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.4%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	4.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Purdy	Shell Knob
1-unit, detached	67.8%	84.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.4%
2 to 4 units	14.7%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.9%
20 or more units	1.1%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11.7%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Purdy	Shell Knob
Poverty rate	32.8%	16.5%
Average household size	2.79	2.11
Mean commute (minutes)	22	19
Median year structure built	1981	1993