St. Francois County vs Taney County

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

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

St. Francois County has the higher population (66,864 vs 56,382 in Taney County). Taney County has the higher median household income ($58,258 vs $54,813 in St. Francois County). Taney County has the higher median home value ($203,800 vs $155,100 in St. Francois County).

Population, income & housing

	St. Francois County	Taney County
Population	66,864	56,382
Median age	39.2 yrs	42.0 yrs
Median household income	$54,813	$58,258
Median home value	$155,100	$203,800
Median gross rent	$786	$925
Housing units	28,815	29,875
Homeownership rate	69.1%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.0%	25.4%
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Francois County	Taney County
Population	66,643 → 66,864 (+0.3%)	55,114 → 56,382 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$46,466 → $54,813 (+18.0%)	$46,031 → $58,258 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$121,000 → $155,100 (+28.2%)	$139,800 → $203,800 (+45.8%)
Median gross rent	$690 → $786 (+13.9%)	$816 → $925 (+13.4%)

St. Francois County

Population

66,64366,864

Median household income

$46,466$54,813

Median home value

$121,000$155,100

Median gross rent

$690$786

Taney County

Population

55,11456,382

Median household income

$46,031$58,258

Median home value

$139,800$203,800

Median gross rent

$816$925

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Francois County	Taney County
Under 5	5.2%	5.1%
5 to 17	15.9%	15.9%
18 to 24	8.6%	10.2%
25 to 34	14.4%	11.2%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.7%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.6%
55 to 64	12.9%	13.1%
65 to 74	9.9%	13.0%
75 and over	7.0%	9.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Francois County	Taney County
White (non-Hispanic)	90.7%	85.6%
Black or African American	3.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.3%
Asian	0.4%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.1%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	7.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Francois County	Taney County
No high school diploma	13.3%	9.3%
High school graduate	36.8%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	33.9%	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.8%	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	6.2%	8.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Francois County	Taney County
Drove alone	79.2%	74.7%
Carpooled	10.2%	12.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.6%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.5%	9.8%
Other means	2.3%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Francois County	Taney County
1-unit, detached	67.4%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	2.8%	3.5%
2 to 4 units	8.1%	6.5%
5 to 19 units	7.8%	15.8%
20 or more units	1.9%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	St. Francois County	Taney County
Poverty rate	17.0%	14.4%
Average household size	2.54	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1981	1995