Buchanan County, Missouri

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 83,855
Median household income: $59,423
Median home value: $156,600

Buchanan County is a county in Missouri with a population of 83,855. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $59,423, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Buchanan County's population declined 5.2% from 88,460 to 83,855, while its median household income rose 14.5% from $51,916 to $59,423.

Owners occupy 64.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 83,855
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $59,423
Median home value: $156,600
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 38,415
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

88,46083,855

Median household income

$51,916$59,423

Median home value

$122,200$156,600

Median gross rent

$779$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	88,460	$51,916	$122,200	$779
2020	87,904	$51,933	$126,000	$784
2021	85,545	$54,073	$130,000	$817
2022	84,544	$58,303	$149,600	$856
2023	83,855	$59,423	$156,600	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.9%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,991	6.0%
5 to 17	13,773	16.4%
18 to 24	7,891	9.4%
25 to 34	10,790	12.9%
35 to 44	10,912	13.0%
45 to 54	9,835	11.7%
55 to 64	11,328	13.5%
65 to 74	8,629	10.3%
75 and over	5,706	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	67,651	80.7%
Black or African American	4,726	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	205	0.2%
Asian	1,010	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	358	0.4%
Some other race	114	0.1%
Two or more races	3,890	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,901	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.2%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,834	10.2%
High school graduate	21,862	38.2%
Some college or associate's	16,150	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	9,127	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4,227	7.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	30,374	80.2%
Carpooled	3,878	10.2%
Public transit	110	0.3%
Walked	480	1.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,606	6.9%
Other means	427	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	18,972	53.8%
15 to 29 min	11,111	31.5%
30 to 44 min	2,094	5.9%
45 to 59 min	1,121	3.2%
60+ min	1,971	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 16.9% (13,568 of 80,371)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,846	59.4%
Nonfamily households	13,552	40.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	33,398	86.9%
Vacant	5,017	13.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	21,674	64.9%
Renter-occupied	11,724	35.1%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other4.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	28,245	73.5%
1-unit, attached	821	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2,892	7.5%
5 to 19 units	2,750	7.2%
20 or more units	2,118	5.5%
Mobile home & other	1,589	4.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 29021
State: Missouri
Land area: 408 sq mi
Water area: 6.93 sq mi
Center point: 39.6604, -94.8082

Cities & places

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