Chariton County vs Maries County

A side-by-side comparison of Chariton County and Maries County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Maries County has the higher population (8,435 vs 7,406 in Chariton County). Chariton County has the higher median household income ($63,307 vs $61,359 in Maries County). Maries County has the higher median home value ($193,100 vs $118,900 in Chariton County).

Population, income & housing

	Chariton County	Maries County
Population	7,406	8,435
Median age	45.2 yrs	45.4 yrs
Median household income	$63,307	$61,359
Median home value	$118,900	$193,100
Median gross rent	$540	$594
Housing units	3,797	4,269
Homeownership rate	80.9%	77.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	16.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chariton County	Maries County
Population	7,483 → 7,406 (-1.0%)	8,803 → 8,435 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$46,738 → $63,307 (+35.5%)	$47,569 → $61,359 (+29.0%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $118,900 (+35.3%)	$133,200 → $193,100 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$514 → $540 (+5.1%)	$559 → $594 (+6.3%)

Chariton County

Population

7,4837,406

Median household income

$46,738$63,307

Median home value

$87,900$118,900

Median gross rent

$514$540

Maries County

Population

8,8038,435

Median household income

$47,569$61,359

Median home value

$133,200$193,100

Median gross rent

$559$594

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chariton County	Maries County
Under 5	6.2%	4.8%
5 to 17	17.0%	15.5%
18 to 24	7.0%	7.0%
25 to 34	9.5%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.0%	11.9%
45 to 54	10.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	14.6%	15.9%
65 to 74	13.3%	12.8%
75 and over	11.7%	9.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chariton County	Maries County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.1%	92.0%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.7%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chariton County	Maries County
No high school diploma	8.7%	13.9%
High school graduate	45.7%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	26.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.9%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chariton County	Maries County
Drove alone	79.8%	74.6%
Carpooled	8.0%	17.4%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	2.7%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	6.1%
Other means	0.2%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chariton County	Maries County
1-unit, detached	82.1%	75.4%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.7%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	15.4%

Poverty & households

	Chariton County	Maries County
Poverty rate	11.9%	14.9%
Average household size	2.70	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	25	33
Median year structure built	1969	1983