Parnell vs Ravenwood

A side-by-side comparison of Parnell and Ravenwood: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ravenwood has the higher population (571 vs 213 in Parnell). Ravenwood has the higher median household income ($56,500 vs $42,500 in Parnell). Since 2019, Ravenwood's population has grown faster (+35.0% vs +10.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Parnell	Ravenwood
Population	213	571
Median age	30.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	$56,500
Median home value	—	$70,000
Median gross rent	$370	$681
Housing units	124	220
Homeownership rate	54.3%	76.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.3%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	4.8%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Parnell	Ravenwood
Population	193 → 213 (+10.4%)	423 → 571 (+35.0%)
Median household income	$38,854 → $42,500 (+9.4%)	$46,563 → $56,500 (+21.3%)
Median home value	$68,300 → $55,700 (-18.4%)	$63,600 → $70,000 (+10.1%)
Median gross rent	$628 → $370 (-41.1%)	$589 → $681 (+15.6%)

Parnell

Population

193213

Median household income

$38,854$42,500

Median home value

$68,300$55,700

Median gross rent

$628$370

Ravenwood

Population

423571

Median household income

$46,563$56,500

Median home value

$63,600$70,000

Median gross rent

$589$681

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Parnell	Ravenwood
Under 5	10.8%	6.8%
5 to 17	23.0%	27.8%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.6%
25 to 34	18.3%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.1%	22.6%
45 to 54	6.1%	5.8%
55 to 64	11.7%	7.7%
65 to 74	8.0%	8.4%
75 and over	2.3%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Parnell	Ravenwood
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	98.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.3%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.6%	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Parnell	Ravenwood
No high school diploma	1.6%	6.9%
High school graduate	47.2%	34.9%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	44.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Parnell	Ravenwood
Drove alone	89.0%	86.6%
Carpooled	10.0%	6.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	4.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Parnell	Ravenwood
1-unit, detached	50.0%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	33.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	12.7%

Poverty & households

	Parnell	Ravenwood
Poverty rate	17.8%	6.7%
Average household size	2.32	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1970	1973