Brunswick

Population: 919
Median household income: $43,542
Median home value: $79,300

Brunswick, a community in Chariton County, Missouri, has 919 residents. At $43,542, its median household income sits below Chariton County's $63,307.

Between 2019 and 2023, Brunswick's population declined 10.3% from 1,025 to 919, while its median home value rose 32.2% from $60,000 to $79,300.

18.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 62.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 919
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $43,542
Median home value: $79,300
Median gross rent: $450
Housing units: 469
Homeownership rate: 62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,025919

Median household income

$33,385$43,542

Median home value

$60,000$79,300

Median gross rent

$445$450

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,025	$33,385	$60,000	$445
2020	972	$34,886	$60,900	$419
2021	915	$38,250	$69,500	$395
2022	856	$42,500	$74,000	$456
2023	919	$43,542	$79,300	$450

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

Age distribution

Under 510.6%

5 to 1723.4%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over13.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	10.6%
5 to 17	215	23.4%
18 to 24	29	3.2%
25 to 34	98	10.7%
35 to 44	52	5.7%
45 to 54	96	10.4%
55 to 64	106	11.5%
65 to 74	99	10.8%
75 and over	127	13.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	757	82.4%
Black or African American	57	6.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	5.1%
Two or more races	47	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate53.8%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree10.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51	8.8%
High school graduate	311	53.8%
Some college or associate's	109	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	62	10.7%
Graduate or professional degree	45	7.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.3%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit1.3%

Walked6.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	243	81.3%
Carpooled	10	3.3%
Public transit	4	1.3%
Walked	19	6.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	23	7.7%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	147	53.3%
15 to 29 min	35	12.7%
30 to 44 min	42	15.2%
45 to 59 min	34	12.3%
60+ min	18	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 20.9% (181 of 868)

	Count	Share
Family households	177	51.6%
Nonfamily households	166	48.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	343	73.1%
Vacant	126	26.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	215	62.7%
Renter-occupied	128	37.3%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units19.4%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	339	72.3%
1-unit, attached	12	2.6%
2 to 4 units	91	19.4%
5 to 19 units	2	0.4%
20 or more units	7	1.5%
Mobile home & other	18	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2909046
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.2 sq mi
Water area: 0.05 sq mi
Center point: 39.4272, -93.1272