Cowgill

Population: 184
Median household income: $43,571
Median home value: $51,700

Located in Caldwell County, Missouri, Cowgill is a community with a population of 184. At $43,571, its median household income sits below Caldwell County's $62,520.

From 2019 to 2023, Cowgill's population declined 16.7% from 221 to 184, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $37,500 to $51,700.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 184
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,571
Median home value: $51,700
Median gross rent: $530
Housing units: 81
Homeownership rate: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 19.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

221184

Median household income

$35,000$43,571

Median home value

$37,500$51,700

Median gross rent

$463$530

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	221	$35,000	$37,500	$463
2020	211	$46,563	$43,200	$464
2021	205	$39,861	$44,700	$476
2022	201	$42,188	$52,500	$513
2023	184	$43,571	$51,700	$530

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

Age distribution

Under 51.1%

5 to 1719.6%

18 to 249.8%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 446.0%

45 to 5419.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over14.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2	1.1%
5 to 17	36	19.6%
18 to 24	18	9.8%
25 to 34	22	12.0%
35 to 44	11	6.0%
45 to 54	36	19.6%
55 to 64	21	11.4%
65 to 74	12	6.5%
75 and over	26	14.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	155	84.2%
Black or African American	11	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	7	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	1	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate49.2%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14	10.9%
High school graduate	63	49.2%
Some college or associate's	34	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	8	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone67.2%

Carpooled21.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	41	67.2%
Carpooled	13	21.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	4.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	6.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	15	26.3%
15 to 29 min	7	12.3%
30 to 44 min	16	28.1%
45 to 59 min	4	7.0%
60+ min	15	26.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 33.2% (61 of 184)

	Count	Share
Family households	28	37.8%
Nonfamily households	46	62.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	74	91.4%
Vacant	7	8.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	48	64.9%
Renter-occupied	26	35.1%

1-unit, detached60.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units24.7%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	49	60.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	20	24.7%
5 to 19 units	5	6.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7	8.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2916984
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.24 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5608, -93.9262