Jane vs Southwest City

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

Jane 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 379 in Jane). Jane has the higher median household income ($64,375 vs $38,750 in Southwest City). Jane has the higher median home value ($177,700 vs $67,200 in Southwest City).

Population, income & housing

	Jane	Southwest City
Population	379	845
Median age	32.8 yrs	32.3 yrs
Median household income	$64,375	$38,750
Median home value	$177,700	$67,200
Median gross rent	$831	$555
Housing units	132	361
Homeownership rate	71.2%	57.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.2%	5.1%
Unemployment rate	7.6%	3.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Jane	Southwest City
Population	546 → 379 (-30.6%)	1,056 → 845 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$55,096 → $64,375 (+16.8%)	$41,250 → $38,750 (-6.1%)
Median home value	$135,700 → $177,700 (+31.0%)	$82,100 → $67,200 (-18.1%)
Median gross rent	$825 → $831 (+0.7%)	$688 → $555 (-19.3%)

Jane

Population

546379

Median household income

$55,096$64,375

Median home value

$135,700$177,700

Median gross rent

$825$831

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)

	Jane	Southwest City
Under 5	9.8%	10.3%
5 to 17	19.5%	25.3%
18 to 24	9.2%	6.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	12.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	18.5%
45 to 54	12.7%	11.2%
55 to 64	11.9%	6.7%
65 to 74	6.3%	3.1%
75 and over	4.5%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Jane	Southwest City
White (non-Hispanic)	79.2%	26.5%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3.2%	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	8.2%	6.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	64.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Jane	Southwest City
No high school diploma	21.9%	37.9%
High school graduate	36.5%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	30.5%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	2.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.1%	2.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Jane	Southwest City
Drove alone	81.2%	73.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	12.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	6.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.5%	7.2%
Other means	1.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Jane	Southwest City
1-unit, detached	57.6%	62.3%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.3%	19.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	37.9%	9.7%

Poverty & households

	Jane	Southwest City
Poverty rate	19.3%	15.1%
Average household size	3.03	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1991	1985