Grundy County vs Lewis County

A side-by-side comparison of Grundy County and Lewis County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Lewis County has the higher population (9,945 vs 9,822 in Grundy County). Grundy County has the higher median household income ($53,839 vs $52,340 in Lewis County). Lewis County has the higher median home value ($118,900 vs $107,000 in Grundy County).

Population, income & housing

	Grundy County	Lewis County
Population	9,822	9,945
Median age	39.7 yrs	38.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,839	$52,340
Median home value	$107,000	$118,900
Median gross rent	$679	$627
Housing units	4,851	4,315
Homeownership rate	69.3%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	16.5%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Grundy County	Lewis County
Population	9,992 → 9,822 (-1.7%)	9,955 → 9,945 (-0.1%)
Median household income	$45,594 → $53,839 (+18.1%)	$45,988 → $52,340 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$98,400 → $107,000 (+8.7%)	$87,900 → $118,900 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$534 → $679 (+27.2%)	$569 → $627 (+10.2%)

Grundy County

Population

9,9929,822

Median household income

$45,594$53,839

Median home value

$98,400$107,000

Median gross rent

$534$679

Lewis County

Population

9,9559,945

Median household income

$45,988$52,340

Median home value

$87,900$118,900

Median gross rent

$569$627

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Grundy County	Lewis County
Under 5	7.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	18.3%	16.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	15.1%
25 to 34	11.7%	10.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.9%	10.3%
55 to 64	13.4%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.1%	10.3%
75 and over	10.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Grundy County	Lewis County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.0%
Black or African American	0.5%	3.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Grundy County	Lewis County
No high school diploma	14.6%	12.5%
High school graduate	38.0%	44.9%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	26.1%
Bachelor's degree	10.6%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Grundy County	Lewis County
Drove alone	78.8%	78.3%
Carpooled	7.9%	10.2%
Public transit	0.5%	0.4%
Walked	4.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.3%	7.9%
Other means	1.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Grundy County	Lewis County
1-unit, detached	80.7%	74.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	8.8%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	2.4%	3.9%
20 or more units	1.6%	0.2%
Mobile home & other	6.1%	10.4%

Poverty & households

	Grundy County	Lewis County
Poverty rate	16.8%	15.3%
Average household size	2.48	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	17	23
Median year structure built	1962	1968