Oronogo vs Sarcoxie

A side-by-side comparison of Oronogo and Sarcoxie: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Oronogo has the higher population (2,685 vs 1,344 in Sarcoxie). Oronogo has the higher median household income ($81,111 vs $37,868 in Sarcoxie). Oronogo has the higher median home value ($186,300 vs $79,500 in Sarcoxie).

Population, income & housing

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
Population	2,685	1,344
Median age	34.8 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$81,111	$37,868
Median home value	$186,300	$79,500
Median gross rent	$1,042	—
Housing units	1,013	599
Homeownership rate	85.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
Population	2,609 → 2,685 (+2.9%)	1,682 → 1,344 (-20.1%)
Median household income	$75,085 → $81,111 (+8.0%)	$45,179 → $37,868 (-16.2%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $186,300 (+35.9%)	$61,600 → $79,500 (+29.1%)
Median gross rent	$873 → $1,042 (+19.4%)	$668 → $481 (-28.0%)

Oronogo

Population

2,6092,685

Median household income

$75,085$81,111

Median home value

$137,100$186,300

Median gross rent

$873$1,042

Sarcoxie

Population

1,6821,344

Median household income

$45,179$37,868

Median home value

$61,600$79,500

Median gross rent

$668$481

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
Under 5	8.5%	10.0%
5 to 17	21.6%	22.9%
18 to 24	3.4%	4.2%
25 to 34	17.4%	10.6%
35 to 44	18.0%	15.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	7.7%
55 to 64	9.3%	9.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	9.0%
75 and over	2.4%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
White (non-Hispanic)	85.4%	93.6%
Black or African American	0.9%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.4%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	8.0%	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
No high school diploma	10.5%	13.8%
High school graduate	30.1%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	30.6%	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.5%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	8.3%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
Drove alone	75.2%	77.0%
Carpooled	4.8%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	19.3%	2.3%
Other means	0.4%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
1-unit, detached	92.2%	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	9.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.0%
Mobile home & other	6.3%	16.9%

Poverty & households

	Oronogo	Sarcoxie
Poverty rate	7.9%	27.4%
Average household size	2.72	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	2004	1971