Perkins vs Vanduser

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

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

Vanduser has the higher population (182 vs 149 in Perkins). Vanduser has the higher median home value ($66,100 vs $65,800 in Perkins). Since 2019, Vanduser's population has grown faster (+8.3% vs -50.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Perkins	Vanduser
Population	149	182
Median age	39.0 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$42,083
Median home value	$65,800	$66,100
Median gross rent	$933	—
Housing units	56	74
Homeownership rate	39.5%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.3%	3.6%
Unemployment rate	12.1%	17.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Perkins	Vanduser
Population	301 → 149 (-50.5%)	168 → 182 (+8.3%)
Median household income	$75,333 → $46,625 (-38.1%)	$42,000 → $42,083 (+0.2%)
Median home value	$73,000 → $65,800 (-9.9%)	$71,100 → $66,100 (-7.0%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $933 (+28.7%)	—

Perkins

Population

301149

Median household income

$75,333$46,625

Median home value

$73,000$65,800

Median gross rent

$725$933

Vanduser

Population

168182

Median household income

$42,000$42,083

Median home value

$71,100$66,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Perkins	Vanduser
Under 5	0.0%	4.9%
5 to 17	28.9%	12.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	5.5%
25 to 34	8.7%	12.1%
35 to 44	27.5%	19.2%
45 to 54	10.1%	3.8%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.2%
65 to 74	17.4%	27.5%
75 and over	7.4%	6.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Perkins	Vanduser
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	79.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	5.5%
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%	9.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Perkins	Vanduser
No high school diploma	10.4%	34.3%
High school graduate	67.0%	51.4%
Some college or associate's	10.4%	10.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Perkins	Vanduser
Drove alone	66.7%	82.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	10.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.3%	0.0%
Other means	20.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Perkins	Vanduser
1-unit, detached	46.4%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33.9%	25.7%

Poverty & households

	Perkins	Vanduser
Poverty rate	4.0%	35.6%
Average household size	3.47	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	—	19
Median year structure built	1972	1972