Diehlstadt vs Perkins

A side-by-side comparison of Diehlstadt and Perkins: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Perkins has the higher population (149 vs 93 in Diehlstadt). Diehlstadt has the higher median home value ($76,000 vs $65,800 in Perkins). Since 2019, Diehlstadt's population has grown faster (-41.5% vs -50.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
Population	93	149
Median age	42.8 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$42,500	—
Median home value	$76,000	$65,800
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	39	56
Homeownership rate	93.8%	39.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.0%	12.3%
Unemployment rate	13.5%	12.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
Population	159 → 93 (-41.5%)	301 → 149 (-50.5%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $42,500 (+30.8%)	$75,333 → $46,625 (-38.1%)
Median home value	$65,800 → $76,000 (+15.5%)	$73,000 → $65,800 (-9.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$725 → $933 (+28.7%)

Diehlstadt

Population

15993

Median household income

$32,500$42,500

Median home value

$65,800$76,000

Perkins

Population

301149

Median household income

$75,333$46,625

Median home value

$73,000$65,800

Median gross rent

$725$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
Under 5	2.2%	0.0%
5 to 17	11.8%	28.9%
18 to 24	3.2%	0.0%
25 to 34	20.4%	8.7%
35 to 44	12.9%	27.5%
45 to 54	7.5%	10.1%
55 to 64	17.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	7.5%	17.4%
75 and over	17.2%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
White (non-Hispanic)	93.5%	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	6.5%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
No high school diploma	19.5%	10.4%
High school graduate	44.2%	67.0%
Some college or associate's	23.4%	10.4%
Bachelor's degree	13.0%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
Drove alone	84.0%	66.7%
Carpooled	16.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	13.3%
Other means	0.0%	20.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
1-unit, detached	87.2%	46.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	19.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.8%	33.9%

Poverty & households

	Diehlstadt	Perkins
Poverty rate	11.8%	4.0%
Average household size	2.91	3.47
Mean commute (minutes)	22	—
Median year structure built	1965	1972