Exeter

Population: 997
Median household income: $48,214
Median home value: $106,300

Exeter is a community in Barry County, Missouri, home to 997 residents. At $48,214, its median household income sits below Barry County's $56,611.

From 2019 to 2023, Exeter's population grew 21.9% from 818 to 997, while its median home value rose 30.8% from $81,300 to $106,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 16.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.7% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 997
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,214
Median home value: $106,300
Median gross rent: $638
Housing units: 393
Homeownership rate: 68.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

818997

Median household income

$41,304$48,214

Median home value

$81,300$106,300

Median gross rent

$598$638

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	818	$41,304	$81,300	$598
2020	1,023	$47,557	$86,300	$671
2021	989	$51,250	$92,500	$706
2022	946	$52,188	$98,900	$750
2023	997	$48,214	$106,300	$638

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over3.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	119	11.9%
5 to 17	168	16.9%
18 to 24	76	7.6%
25 to 34	146	14.6%
35 to 44	160	16.0%
45 to 54	102	10.2%
55 to 64	134	13.4%
65 to 74	59	5.9%
75 and over	33	3.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	924	92.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	47	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	24.6%
High school graduate	241	38.0%
Some college or associate's	178	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	48	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	11	1.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone90.0%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	360	90.0%
Carpooled	23	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	15	3.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	180	46.8%
15 to 29 min	129	33.5%
30 to 44 min	37	9.6%
45 to 59 min	34	8.8%
60+ min	5	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.06
Poverty rate: 16.4% (164 of 997)

	Count	Share
Family households	237	72.7%
Nonfamily households	89	27.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	326	83.0%
Vacant	67	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	222	68.1%
Renter-occupied	104	31.9%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	278	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	34	8.7%
5 to 19 units	15	3.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	66	16.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2923122
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.74 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.6707, -93.9399