Arnold vs Pevely

A side-by-side comparison of Arnold and Pevely: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Arnold has the higher population (20,884 vs 6,037 in Pevely). Arnold has the higher median household income ($75,194 vs $64,660 in Pevely). Arnold has the higher median home value ($209,700 vs $203,700 in Pevely).

Population, income & housing

	Arnold	Pevely
Population	20,884	6,037
Median age	39.9 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,194	$64,660
Median home value	$209,700	$203,700
Median gross rent	$1,085	$844
Housing units	9,202	2,357
Homeownership rate	79.6%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.0%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Arnold	Pevely
Population	21,146 → 20,884 (-1.2%)	5,893 → 6,037 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$66,670 → $75,194 (+12.8%)	$55,980 → $64,660 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$157,600 → $209,700 (+33.1%)	$132,500 → $203,700 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$955 → $1,085 (+13.6%)	$702 → $844 (+20.2%)

Arnold

Population

21,14620,884

Median household income

$66,670$75,194

Median home value

$157,600$209,700

Median gross rent

$955$1,085

Pevely

Population

5,8936,037

Median household income

$55,980$64,660

Median home value

$132,500$203,700

Median gross rent

$702$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Arnold	Pevely
Under 5	6.4%	7.4%
5 to 17	13.9%	18.4%
18 to 24	5.4%	11.0%
25 to 34	17.7%	15.6%
35 to 44	11.5%	8.4%
45 to 54	10.7%	7.9%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	12.4%
75 and over	8.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Arnold	Pevely
White (non-Hispanic)	90.0%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	1.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Arnold	Pevely
No high school diploma	9.0%	9.0%
High school graduate	33.0%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	34.0%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.2%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Arnold	Pevely
Drove alone	85.3%	73.3%
Carpooled	5.8%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	7.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Arnold	Pevely
1-unit, detached	78.2%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	5.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.4%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	9.0%
20 or more units	2.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Arnold	Pevely
Poverty rate	7.7%	15.2%
Average household size	2.43	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	27	26
Median year structure built	1977	1997