Cedar County vs Dent County

A side-by-side comparison of Cedar County and Dent County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cedar County and Dent County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Dent County has the higher population (14,506 vs 14,440 in Cedar County). Dent County has the higher median household income ($54,306 vs $45,577 in Cedar County). Cedar County has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $149,700 in Dent County).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar County	Dent County
Population	14,440	14,506
Median age	44.5 yrs	43.8 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$54,306
Median home value	$162,500	$149,700
Median gross rent	$783	$615
Housing units	6,964	6,834
Homeownership rate	73.9%	76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	18.1%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar County	Dent County
Population	14,043 → 14,440 (+2.8%)	15,545 → 14,506 (-6.7%)
Median household income	$39,365 → $45,577 (+15.8%)	$42,100 → $54,306 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $162,500 (+64.3%)	$102,600 → $149,700 (+45.9%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $783 (+27.9%)	$537 → $615 (+14.5%)

Cedar County

Population

14,04314,440

Median household income

$39,365$45,577

Median home value

$98,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$612$783

Dent County

Population

15,54514,506

Median household income

$42,100$54,306

Median home value

$102,600$149,700

Median gross rent

$537$615

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar County	Dent County
Under 5	7.0%	5.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.1%
35 to 44	10.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.0%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.3%
65 to 74	13.0%	12.4%
75 and over	10.6%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar County	Dent County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	91.7%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar County	Dent County
No high school diploma	11.9%	14.4%
High school graduate	40.2%	39.0%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	6.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar County	Dent County
Drove alone	76.5%	82.2%
Carpooled	9.8%	7.9%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	6.9%
Other means	2.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar County	Dent County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	18.2%

Poverty & households

	Cedar County	Dent County
Poverty rate	17.0%	14.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	25	22
Median year structure built	1979	1979