Carter County, Missouri

5 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,269
Median household income: $45,083
Median home value: $147,600

Carter County, Missouri counts 5,269 residents. 5 cities and places have their primary county here. At $45,083, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Carter County's population declined 14.3% from 6,147 to 5,269, while its median household income rose 14.0% from $39,530 to $45,083.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,269
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,083
Median home value: $147,600
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 2,692
Homeownership rate: 64.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1475,269

Median household income

$39,530$45,083

Median home value

$101,500$147,600

Median gross rent

$621$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,147	$39,530	$101,500	$621
2020	6,085	$42,403	$135,800	$566
2021	5,365	$42,378	$146,800	$588
2022	5,299	$45,737	$181,100	$625
2023	5,269	$45,083	$147,600	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.9%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.0%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	349	6.6%
5 to 17	927	17.6%
18 to 24	425	8.1%
25 to 34	524	9.9%
35 to 44	662	12.6%
45 to 54	530	10.1%
55 to 64	791	15.0%
65 to 74	630	12.0%
75 and over	431	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,899	93.0%
Black or African American	33	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	226	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	108	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.8%

High school graduate47.2%

Some college or associate's24.6%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	528	14.8%
High school graduate	1,685	47.2%
Some college or associate's	879	24.6%
Bachelor's degree	250	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	226	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.6%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,558	73.6%
Carpooled	308	14.6%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	56	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	168	7.9%
Other means	24	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	819	42.0%
15 to 29 min	517	26.5%
30 to 44 min	421	21.6%
45 to 59 min	90	4.6%
60+ min	101	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.66
Poverty rate: 19.2% (988 of 5,158)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,232	62.7%
Nonfamily households	733	37.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,965	73.0%
Vacant	727	27.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,259	64.1%
Renter-occupied	706	35.9%

1-unit, detached69.7%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.9%

Mobile home & other22.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,876	69.7%
1-unit, attached	3	0.1%
2 to 4 units	182	6.8%
5 to 19 units	12	0.4%
20 or more units	23	0.9%
Mobile home & other	596	22.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 29035
State: Missouri
Land area: 507 sq mi
Water area: 1.66 sq mi
Center point: 36.9449, -90.9457

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