McDonald County vs Randolph County

A side-by-side comparison of McDonald County and Randolph County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Randolph County has the higher population (24,524 vs 23,492 in McDonald County). Randolph County has the higher median household income ($55,310 vs $48,145 in McDonald County). Randolph County has the higher median home value ($141,900 vs $134,100 in McDonald County).

Population, income & housing

	McDonald County	Randolph County
Population	23,492	24,524
Median age	38.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$48,145	$55,310
Median home value	$134,100	$141,900
Median gross rent	$764	$742
Housing units	9,807	10,811
Homeownership rate	67.8%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.4%	17.1%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McDonald County	Randolph County
Population	22,782 → 23,492 (+3.1%)	24,878 → 24,524 (-1.4%)
Median household income	$41,643 → $48,145 (+15.6%)	$47,740 → $55,310 (+15.9%)
Median home value	$110,500 → $134,100 (+21.4%)	$105,000 → $141,900 (+35.1%)
Median gross rent	$631 → $764 (+21.1%)	$622 → $742 (+19.3%)

McDonald County

Population

22,78223,492

Median household income

$41,643$48,145

Median home value

$110,500$134,100

Median gross rent

$631$764

Randolph County

Population

24,87824,524

Median household income

$47,740$55,310

Median home value

$105,000$141,900

Median gross rent

$622$742

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McDonald County	Randolph County
Under 5	6.5%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.1%	16.2%
18 to 24	7.9%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	12.0%	13.1%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.7%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.5%
65 to 74	9.6%	9.9%
75 and over	6.2%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McDonald County	Randolph County
White (non-Hispanic)	68.7%	87.5%
Black or African American	1.9%	5.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.2%	0.1%
Asian	1.2%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	10.5%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	12.3%	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McDonald County	Randolph County
No high school diploma	18.7%	10.2%
High school graduate	40.8%	43.5%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.1%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McDonald County	Randolph County
Drove alone	76.5%	82.3%
Carpooled	11.5%	8.3%
Public transit	0.1%	0.3%
Walked	1.1%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.4%	6.4%
Other means	2.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McDonald County	Randolph County
1-unit, detached	64.4%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	5.9%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	3.5%	2.5%
20 or more units	0.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	25.2%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	McDonald County	Randolph County
Poverty rate	17.2%	15.8%
Average household size	2.74	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	27	21
Median year structure built	1986	1974