Blackwater vs Bunceton

A side-by-side comparison of Blackwater and Bunceton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Bunceton has the higher population (269 vs 203 in Blackwater). Blackwater has the higher median household income ($68,125 vs $63,125 in Bunceton). Blackwater has the higher median home value ($109,400 vs $79,300 in Bunceton).

Population, income & housing

	Blackwater	Bunceton
Population	203	269
Median age	26.6 yrs	47.4 yrs
Median household income	$68,125	$63,125
Median home value	$109,400	$79,300
Median gross rent	$883	$775
Housing units	79	134
Homeownership rate	89.9%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blackwater	Bunceton
Population	171 → 203 (+18.7%)	359 → 269 (-25.1%)
Median household income	$38,750 → $68,125 (+75.8%)	$39,000 → $63,125 (+61.9%)
Median home value	$48,300 → $109,400 (+126.5%)	$76,700 → $79,300 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $883 (+30.8%)	$583 → $775 (+32.9%)

Blackwater

Population

171203

Median household income

$38,750$68,125

Median home value

$48,300$109,400

Median gross rent

$675$883

Bunceton

Population

359269

Median household income

$39,000$63,125

Median home value

$76,700$79,300

Median gross rent

$583$775

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blackwater	Bunceton
Under 5	8.9%	4.8%
5 to 17	29.1%	13.8%
18 to 24	9.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	8.9%	11.2%
35 to 44	6.9%	8.9%
45 to 54	13.8%	14.5%
55 to 64	9.9%	25.3%
65 to 74	6.9%	10.0%
75 and over	5.9%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blackwater	Bunceton
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	93.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blackwater	Bunceton
No high school diploma	6.6%	10.9%
High school graduate	47.2%	61.4%
Some college or associate's	25.5%	14.9%
Bachelor's degree	20.8%	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blackwater	Bunceton
Drove alone	78.7%	83.3%
Carpooled	13.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	2.8%
Walked	6.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.1%	1.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blackwater	Bunceton
1-unit, detached	96.2%	74.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	16.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.8%	9.0%

Poverty & households

	Blackwater	Bunceton
Poverty rate	8.0%	12.6%
Average household size	2.94	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	28	29
Median year structure built	1938	1962