Cardwell vs Clarkton

A side-by-side comparison of Cardwell and Clarkton: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Clarkton has the higher population (929 vs 846 in Cardwell). Clarkton has the higher median household income ($45,568 vs $17,917 in Cardwell). Clarkton has the higher median home value ($47,100 vs $44,700 in Cardwell).

Population, income & housing

	Cardwell	Clarkton
Population	846	929
Median age	23.7 yrs	28.1 yrs
Median household income	$17,917	$45,568
Median home value	$44,700	$47,100
Median gross rent	$764	$575
Housing units	448	524
Homeownership rate	44.0%	55.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.0%	7.1%
Unemployment rate	0.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cardwell	Clarkton
Population	769 → 846 (+10.0%)	1,290 → 929 (-28.0%)
Median household income	$30,682 → $17,917 (-41.6%)	$31,359 → $45,568 (+45.3%)
Median home value	$39,800 → $44,700 (+12.3%)	$36,700 → $47,100 (+28.3%)
Median gross rent	$587 → $764 (+30.2%)	$489 → $575 (+17.6%)

Cardwell

Population

769846

Median household income

$30,682$17,917

Median home value

$39,800$44,700

Median gross rent

$587$764

Clarkton

Population

1,290929

Median household income

$31,359$45,568

Median home value

$36,700$47,100

Median gross rent

$489$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cardwell	Clarkton
Under 5	12.5%	8.4%
5 to 17	13.5%	17.1%
18 to 24	29.1%	18.5%
25 to 34	11.3%	12.7%
35 to 44	8.6%	9.4%
45 to 54	4.7%	5.6%
55 to 64	10.8%	16.0%
65 to 74	6.6%	8.5%
75 and over	2.8%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cardwell	Clarkton
White (non-Hispanic)	77.7%	61.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.6%	8.1%
Hispanic or Latino	13.2%	27.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cardwell	Clarkton
No high school diploma	26.1%	34.8%
High school graduate	51.8%	38.5%
Some college or associate's	17.1%	19.6%
Bachelor's degree	2.1%	6.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	0.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cardwell	Clarkton
Drove alone	89.0%	71.4%
Carpooled	9.4%	17.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	7.1%
Other means	0.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cardwell	Clarkton
1-unit, detached	69.2%	73.1%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.6%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.5%	13.5%

Poverty & households

	Cardwell	Clarkton
Poverty rate	58.9%	21.1%
Average household size	2.37	2.62
Mean commute (minutes)	16	29
Median year structure built	1974	1972