Christian County, Missouri

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 91,229
Median household income: $81,245
Median home value: $249,700

Christian County is a county in Missouri with a population of 91,229. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $81,245 runs above the Missouri figure of $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Christian County's population grew 6.5% from 85,658 to 91,229, while its median household income rose 34.0% from $60,645 to $81,245.

The median resident is 39.3 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 91,229
Median age: 39.3 yrs
Median household income: $81,245
Median home value: $249,700
Median gross rent: $979
Housing units: 35,972
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

85,65891,229

Median household income

$60,645$81,245

Median home value

$169,000$249,700

Median gross rent

$816$979

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	85,658	$60,645	$169,000	$816
2020	87,324	$64,442	$182,800	$842
2021	87,824	$69,212	$195,100	$864
2022	89,568	$75,787	$229,200	$937
2023	91,229	$81,245	$249,700	$979

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 749.9%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,547	6.1%
5 to 17	17,512	19.2%
18 to 24	6,345	7.0%
25 to 34	11,470	12.6%
35 to 44	12,730	14.0%
45 to 54	11,310	12.4%
55 to 64	11,440	12.5%
65 to 74	8,988	9.9%
75 and over	5,887	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83,080	91.1%
Black or African American	714	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	178	0.2%
Asian	759	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	77	0.1%
Some other race	306	0.3%
Two or more races	2,851	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,264	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.7%

High school graduate27.0%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree20.1%

Graduate or professional degree12.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,114	6.7%
High school graduate	16,712	27.0%
Some college or associate's	20,861	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	12,400	20.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,738	12.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone79.3%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home9.3%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	34,431	79.3%
Carpooled	3,828	8.8%
Public transit	42	0.1%
Walked	762	1.8%
Bicycle	26	0.1%
Worked from home	4,022	9.3%
Other means	309	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,738	22.2%
15 to 29 min	15,925	40.4%
30 to 44 min	10,400	26.4%
45 to 59 min	2,797	7.1%
60+ min	1,538	3.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 8.7% (7,831 of 90,366)

	Count	Share
Family households	25,660	74.9%
Nonfamily households	8,596	25.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	34,256	95.2%
Vacant	1,716	4.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	26,030	76.0%
Renter-occupied	8,226	24.0%

1-unit, detached81.3%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other3.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	29,247	81.3%
1-unit, attached	1,553	4.3%
2 to 4 units	2,032	5.6%
5 to 19 units	1,325	3.7%
20 or more units	580	1.6%
Mobile home & other	1,235	3.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 29043
State: Missouri
Land area: 563 sq mi
Water area: 1.18 sq mi
Center point: 36.9697, -93.1876

Cities & places

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