Dunklin County vs Texas County

A side-by-side comparison of Dunklin County and Texas County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dunklin County has the higher population (27,795 vs 24,956 in Texas County). Texas County has the higher median household income ($48,055 vs $47,368 in Dunklin County). Texas County has the higher median home value ($123,300 vs $93,800 in Dunklin County).

Population, income & housing

	Dunklin County	Texas County
Population	27,795	24,956
Median age	39.5 yrs	42.8 yrs
Median household income	$47,368	$48,055
Median home value	$93,800	$123,300
Median gross rent	$632	$647
Housing units	13,451	11,034
Homeownership rate	61.8%	76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dunklin County	Texas County
Population	30,027 → 27,795 (-7.4%)	25,604 → 24,956 (-2.5%)
Median household income	$36,380 → $47,368 (+30.2%)	$35,067 → $48,055 (+37.0%)
Median home value	$76,500 → $93,800 (+22.6%)	$111,700 → $123,300 (+10.4%)
Median gross rent	$576 → $632 (+9.7%)	$591 → $647 (+9.5%)

Dunklin County

Population

30,02727,795

Median household income

$36,380$47,368

Median home value

$76,500$93,800

Median gross rent

$576$632

Texas County

Population

25,60424,956

Median household income

$35,067$48,055

Median home value

$111,700$123,300

Median gross rent

$591$647

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dunklin County	Texas County
Under 5	6.7%	5.6%
5 to 17	19.2%	16.1%
18 to 24	8.1%	7.3%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.6%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	12.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	14.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	11.8%
75 and over	7.8%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dunklin County	Texas County
White (non-Hispanic)	75.8%	89.6%
Black or African American	7.8%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.3%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.2%
Two or more races	8.6%	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.4%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dunklin County	Texas County
No high school diploma	20.0%	14.4%
High school graduate	41.1%	40.6%
Some college or associate's	26.3%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.2%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	6.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dunklin County	Texas County
Drove alone	78.7%	76.9%
Carpooled	14.6%	15.1%
Public transit	0.1%	0.2%
Walked	1.4%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	5.0%
Other means	0.8%	1.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dunklin County	Texas County
1-unit, detached	78.7%	76.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.0%
20 or more units	2.4%	1.8%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	15.1%

Poverty & households

	Dunklin County	Texas County
Poverty rate	21.4%	19.3%
Average household size	2.42	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1971	1978