Ozark County vs St. Clair County

A side-by-side comparison of Ozark County and St. Clair County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. Clair County has the higher population (9,451 vs 8,773 in Ozark County). St. Clair County has the higher median household income ($46,731 vs $42,329 in Ozark County). Ozark County has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $142,500 in St. Clair County).

Population, income & housing

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
Population	8,773	9,451
Median age	51.9 yrs	47.2 yrs
Median household income	$42,329	$46,731
Median home value	$156,400	$142,500
Median gross rent	$626	$607
Housing units	5,046	5,295
Homeownership rate	80.4%	75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.4%	13.7%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
Population	9,207 → 8,773 (-4.7%)	9,370 → 9,451 (+0.9%)
Median household income	$31,947 → $42,329 (+32.5%)	$38,870 → $46,731 (+20.2%)
Median home value	$97,600 → $156,400 (+60.2%)	$91,900 → $142,500 (+55.1%)
Median gross rent	$660 → $626 (-5.2%)	$574 → $607 (+5.7%)

Ozark County

Population

9,2078,773

Median household income

$31,947$42,329

Median home value

$97,600$156,400

Median gross rent

$660$626

St. Clair County

Population

9,3709,451

Median household income

$38,870$46,731

Median home value

$91,900$142,500

Median gross rent

$574$607

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
Under 5	4.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	14.6%	15.6%
18 to 24	5.5%	6.3%
25 to 34	7.8%	9.7%
35 to 44	10.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	11.8%	11.3%
55 to 64	17.2%	15.6%
65 to 74	17.3%	14.5%
75 and over	11.7%	11.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
White (non-Hispanic)	93.9%	92.9%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
No high school diploma	16.7%	12.1%
High school graduate	38.9%	43.8%
Some college or associate's	32.0%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
Drove alone	70.9%	76.5%
Carpooled	13.4%	13.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	6.6%
Other means	1.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
1-unit, detached	76.0%	73.4%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	2.5%	3.6%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	1.3%
20 or more units	0.1%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	19.6%	20.6%

Poverty & households

	Ozark County	St. Clair County
Poverty rate	21.7%	16.3%
Average household size	2.43	2.26
Mean commute (minutes)	30	29
Median year structure built	1979	1977