Lewis County vs Ralls County

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

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

Ralls County has the higher population (10,394 vs 9,945 in Lewis County). Ralls County has the higher median household income ($62,054 vs $52,340 in Lewis County). Ralls County has the higher median home value ($153,400 vs $118,900 in Lewis County).

Population, income & housing

	Lewis County	Ralls County
Population	9,945	10,394
Median age	38.2 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	$52,340	$62,054
Median home value	$118,900	$153,400
Median gross rent	$627	$765
Housing units	4,315	5,036
Homeownership rate	77.0%	86.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.5%	17.5%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lewis County	Ralls County
Population	9,955 → 9,945 (-0.1%)	10,234 → 10,394 (+1.6%)
Median household income	$45,988 → $52,340 (+13.8%)	$55,377 → $62,054 (+12.1%)
Median home value	$87,900 → $118,900 (+35.3%)	$136,200 → $153,400 (+12.6%)
Median gross rent	$569 → $627 (+10.2%)	$767 → $765 (-0.3%)

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

Ralls County

Population

10,23410,394

Median household income

$55,377$62,054

Median home value

$136,200$153,400

Median gross rent

$767$765

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lewis County	Ralls County
Under 5	5.0%	5.2%
5 to 17	16.4%	15.7%
18 to 24	15.1%	6.7%
25 to 34	10.2%	9.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.2%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.8%
55 to 64	13.8%	15.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	13.6%
75 and over	8.5%	9.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lewis County	Ralls County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.0%	93.3%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.5%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.2%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lewis County	Ralls County
No high school diploma	12.5%	8.9%
High school graduate	44.9%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	27.4%
Bachelor's degree	11.5%	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	6.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lewis County	Ralls County
Drove alone	78.3%	82.0%
Carpooled	10.2%	8.7%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	3.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.9%	5.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lewis County	Ralls County
1-unit, detached	74.8%	76.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	10.5%	2.3%
5 to 19 units	3.9%	2.8%
20 or more units	0.2%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	18.3%

Poverty & households

	Lewis County	Ralls County
Poverty rate	15.3%	12.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1968	1982