Putnam County vs Schuyler County

A side-by-side comparison of Putnam County and Schuyler County: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Putnam County has the higher population (4,675 vs 4,044 in Schuyler County). Putnam County has the higher median household income ($56,875 vs $56,023 in Schuyler County). Schuyler County has the higher median home value ($118,200 vs $111,600 in Putnam County).

Population, income & housing

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
Population	4,675	4,044
Median age	45.6 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$56,875	$56,023
Median home value	$111,600	$118,200
Median gross rent	$575	$382
Housing units	2,845	1,906
Homeownership rate	81.2%	79.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.3%	10.6%
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
Population	4,781 → 4,675 (-2.2%)	4,555 → 4,044 (-11.2%)
Median household income	$42,849 → $56,875 (+32.7%)	$42,694 → $56,023 (+31.2%)
Median home value	$96,600 → $111,600 (+15.5%)	$71,200 → $118,200 (+66.0%)
Median gross rent	$572 → $575 (+0.5%)	$459 → $382 (-16.8%)

Putnam County

Population

4,7814,675

Median household income

$42,849$56,875

Median home value

$96,600$111,600

Median gross rent

$572$575

Schuyler County

Population

4,5554,044

Median household income

$42,694$56,023

Median home value

$71,200$118,200

Median gross rent

$459$382

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
Under 5	6.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	16.1%	19.7%
18 to 24	4.8%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.7%	12.0%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.7%
55 to 64	14.2%	13.7%
65 to 74	14.2%	10.1%
75 and over	10.9%	8.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
White (non-Hispanic)	95.3%	94.3%
Black or African American	0.1%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
No high school diploma	6.1%	6.3%
High school graduate	40.0%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
Drove alone	77.8%	84.6%
Carpooled	11.8%	5.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
1-unit, detached	81.1%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	6.2%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.3%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	11.0%	10.3%

Poverty & households

	Putnam County	Schuyler County
Poverty rate	16.2%	9.7%
Average household size	2.45	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	20	28
Median year structure built	1977	1963