Lithium vs Shakertowne

A side-by-side comparison of Lithium and Shakertowne: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Shakertowne has the higher population (416 vs 43 in Lithium). Since 2019, Shakertowne's population has grown faster (-23.7% vs -57.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Lithium	Shakertowne
Population	43	416
Median age	47.6 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$51,756
Median home value	—	$171,000
Median gross rent	—	$677
Housing units	23	228
Homeownership rate	100.0%	62.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	15.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	8.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lithium	Shakertowne
Population	102 → 43 (-57.8%)	545 → 416 (-23.7%)
Median household income	—	$55,438 → $51,756 (-6.6%)
Median home value	—	$140,800 → $171,000 (+21.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$595 → $677 (+13.8%)

Lithium

Population

10243

Shakertowne

Population

545416

Median household income

$55,438$51,756

Median home value

$140,800$171,000

Median gross rent

$595$677

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lithium	Shakertowne
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	30.2%	17.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	2.6%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	11.1%
45 to 54	48.8%	28.1%
55 to 64	20.9%	6.0%
65 to 74	0.0%	15.4%
75 and over	0.0%	5.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lithium	Shakertowne
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lithium	Shakertowne
No high school diploma	30.0%	10.5%
High school graduate	46.7%	34.3%
Some college or associate's	23.3%	39.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	10.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lithium	Shakertowne
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lithium	Shakertowne
1-unit, detached	60.9%	61.4%
1-unit, attached	39.1%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	13.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	21.5%

Poverty & households

	Lithium	Shakertowne
Poverty rate	20.9%	2.4%
Average household size	1.87	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	—	1981