Holden vs Knob Noster

A side-by-side comparison of Holden and Knob Noster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Knob Noster has the higher population (2,824 vs 1,936 in Holden). Holden has the higher median household income ($68,324 vs $60,294 in Knob Noster). Knob Noster has the higher median home value ($146,700 vs $132,400 in Holden).

Population, income & housing

	Holden	Knob Noster
Population	1,936	2,824
Median age	45.1 yrs	31.0 yrs
Median household income	$68,324	$60,294
Median home value	$132,400	$146,700
Median gross rent	$812	$872
Housing units	987	1,370
Homeownership rate	58.9%	52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	25.8%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	9.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holden	Knob Noster
Population	2,398 → 1,936 (-19.3%)	2,767 → 2,824 (+2.1%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $68,324 (+46.4%)	$41,908 → $60,294 (+43.9%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $132,400 (+37.1%)	$120,200 → $146,700 (+22.0%)
Median gross rent	$692 → $812 (+17.3%)	$663 → $872 (+31.5%)

Holden

Population

2,3981,936

Median household income

$46,667$68,324

Median home value

$96,600$132,400

Median gross rent

$692$812

Knob Noster

Population

2,7672,824

Median household income

$41,908$60,294

Median home value

$120,200$146,700

Median gross rent

$663$872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holden	Knob Noster
Under 5	5.1%	7.5%
5 to 17	18.8%	11.7%
18 to 24	5.2%	15.3%
25 to 34	10.9%	23.1%
35 to 44	9.9%	13.3%
45 to 54	17.7%	7.3%
55 to 64	17.0%	10.9%
65 to 74	7.6%	4.7%
75 and over	7.9%	6.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holden	Knob Noster
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	75.3%
Black or African American	0.2%	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.5%
Asian	0.0%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.2%	1.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holden	Knob Noster
No high school diploma	10.6%	4.3%
High school graduate	44.0%	31.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	12.5%	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	7.6%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holden	Knob Noster
Drove alone	72.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	17.3%	14.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holden	Knob Noster
1-unit, detached	71.8%	58.7%
1-unit, attached	4.3%	8.5%
2 to 4 units	16.3%	14.6%
5 to 19 units	3.2%	11.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	5.8%

Poverty & households

	Holden	Knob Noster
Poverty rate	11.1%	11.3%
Average household size	2.35	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	30	21
Median year structure built	1970	1987