Crawford County vs Ray County

A side-by-side comparison of Crawford County and Ray County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ray County has the higher population (23,149 vs 22,890 in Crawford County). Ray County has the higher median household income ($72,152 vs $56,345 in Crawford County). Ray County has the higher median home value ($187,400 vs $166,000 in Crawford County).

Population, income & housing

	Crawford County	Ray County
Population	22,890	23,149
Median age	42.3 yrs	42.2 yrs
Median household income	$56,345	$72,152
Median home value	$166,000	$187,400
Median gross rent	$807	$808
Housing units	11,423	9,901
Homeownership rate	72.4%	77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.8%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	2.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crawford County	Ray County
Population	24,154 → 22,890 (-5.2%)	22,875 → 23,149 (+1.2%)
Median household income	$44,438 → $56,345 (+26.8%)	$61,957 → $72,152 (+16.5%)
Median home value	$124,700 → $166,000 (+33.1%)	$133,700 → $187,400 (+40.2%)
Median gross rent	$624 → $807 (+29.3%)	$717 → $808 (+12.7%)

Crawford County

Population

24,15422,890

Median household income

$44,438$56,345

Median home value

$124,700$166,000

Median gross rent

$624$807

Ray County

Population

22,87523,149

Median household income

$61,957$72,152

Median home value

$133,700$187,400

Median gross rent

$717$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crawford County	Ray County
Under 5	5.8%	5.5%
5 to 17	16.5%	17.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.2%
25 to 34	11.3%	11.0%
35 to 44	11.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.0%
75 and over	8.4%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crawford County	Ray County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.9%	92.5%
Black or African American	0.6%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.5%
Two or more races	3.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crawford County	Ray County
No high school diploma	15.1%	9.8%
High school graduate	40.1%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	32.1%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	8.9%	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.8%	3.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crawford County	Ray County
Drove alone	78.1%	79.0%
Carpooled	15.0%	8.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.6%
Walked	0.6%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.3%
Other means	1.3%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crawford County	Ray County
1-unit, detached	76.0%	85.0%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	8.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.5%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	14.9%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Crawford County	Ray County
Poverty rate	13.6%	12.0%
Average household size	2.37	2.53
Mean commute (minutes)	28	32
Median year structure built	1980	1974