Purcell vs Reeds

A side-by-side comparison of Purcell and Reeds: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Purcell has the higher population (354 vs 191 in Reeds). Purcell has the higher median household income ($38,750 vs $27,639 in Reeds). Since 2019, Reeds's population has grown faster (+92.9% vs -16.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Purcell	Reeds
Population	354	191
Median age	42.9 yrs	28.5 yrs
Median household income	$38,750	$27,639
Median home value	$84,600	—
Median gross rent	$938	—
Housing units	182	62
Homeownership rate	81.8%	68.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.4%	2.1%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	10.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Purcell	Reeds
Population	423 → 354 (-16.3%)	99 → 191 (+92.9%)
Median household income	$53,021 → $38,750 (-26.9%)	$43,750 → $27,639 (-36.8%)
Median home value	$75,200 → $84,600 (+12.5%)	$60,000 → $96,700 (+61.2%)
Median gross rent	$694 → $938 (+35.2%)	$732 → $731 (-0.1%)

Purcell

Population

423354

Median household income

$53,021$38,750

Median home value

$75,200$84,600

Median gross rent

$694$938

Reeds

Population

99191

Median household income

$43,750$27,639

Median home value

$60,000$96,700

Median gross rent

$732$731

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Purcell	Reeds
Under 5	0.6%	24.1%
5 to 17	24.9%	13.1%
18 to 24	7.6%	12.6%
25 to 34	6.5%	1.6%
35 to 44	10.7%	13.1%
45 to 54	20.6%	21.5%
55 to 64	9.0%	7.3%
65 to 74	9.9%	5.8%
75 and over	10.2%	1.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Purcell	Reeds
White (non-Hispanic)	74.6%	71.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	5.9%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	16.4%	23.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Purcell	Reeds
No high school diploma	11.0%	38.5%
High school graduate	34.6%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	43.0%	16.7%
Bachelor's degree	4.2%	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Purcell	Reeds
Drove alone	90.8%	87.8%
Carpooled	5.7%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.5%	4.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Purcell	Reeds
1-unit, detached	93.4%	51.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.5%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6.0%	48.4%

Poverty & households

	Purcell	Reeds
Poverty rate	24.3%	61.3%
Average household size	2.68	3.35
Mean commute (minutes)	38	29
Median year structure built	1947	1987