Ginger Blue vs Southwest City

A side-by-side comparison of Ginger Blue and Southwest City: population, income, housing, and more.

Ginger Blue and Southwest City are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Southwest City has the higher population (845 vs 132 in Ginger Blue). Ginger Blue has the higher median household income ($38,828 vs $38,750 in Southwest City). Southwest City has the higher median home value ($67,200 vs $46,500 in Ginger Blue).

Population, income & housing

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
Population	132	845
Median age	52.7 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$38,828	$38,750
Median home value	$46,500	$67,200
Median gross rent	—	$555
Housing units	71	361
Homeownership rate	98.4%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
Population	33 → 132 (+300.0%)	1,056 → 845 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$31,330 → $38,828 (+23.9%)	$41,250 → $38,750 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$45,700 → $46,500 (+1.8%)	$82,100 → $67,200 (-18.1%)
Median gross rent	—	$688 → $555 (-19.3%)

Ginger Blue

Population

33132

Median household income

$31,330$38,828

Median home value

$45,700$46,500

Southwest City

Population

1,056845

Median household income

$41,250$38,750

Median home value

$82,100$67,200

Median gross rent

$688$555

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
Under 5	14.4%	10.3%
5 to 17	4.5%	25.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.9%
25 to 34	8.3%	12.9%
35 to 44	13.6%	18.5%
45 to 54	13.6%	11.2%
55 to 64	43.2%	6.7%
65 to 74	2.3%	3.1%
75 and over	0.0%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
White (non-Hispanic)	12.9%	26.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.6%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.8%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	86.4%	64.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
No high school diploma	83.2%	37.9%
High school graduate	8.4%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	3.7%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
Drove alone	97.9%	73.5%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
1-unit, detached	32.4%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	67.6%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Ginger Blue	Southwest City
Poverty rate	1.5%	15.1%
Average household size	2.10	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	12	25
Median year structure built	1974	1985