Crawford County, Missouri

7 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 22,890
Median household income: $56,345
Median home value: $166,000

Crawford County, Missouri counts 22,890 residents. 7 cities and places have their primary county here. At $56,345, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Crawford County's population declined 5.2% from 24,154 to 22,890, while its median household income rose 26.8% from $44,438 to $56,345.

76.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 22,890
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $56,345
Median home value: $166,000
Median gross rent: $807
Housing units: 11,423
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

24,15422,890

Median household income

$44,438$56,345

Median home value

$124,700$166,000

Median gross rent

$624$807

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	24,154	$44,438	$124,700	$624
2020	23,984	$44,380	$124,400	$654
2021	23,204	$46,643	$136,000	$705
2022	23,023	$52,367	$156,500	$784
2023	22,890	$56,345	$166,000	$807

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.0%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,321	5.8%
5 to 17	3,788	16.5%
18 to 24	1,640	7.2%
25 to 34	2,582	11.3%
35 to 44	2,690	11.8%
45 to 54	2,690	11.8%
55 to 64	3,434	15.0%
65 to 74	2,817	12.3%
75 and over	1,928	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,256	92.9%
Black or African American	137	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.1%
Asian	27	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	52	0.2%
Some other race	62	0.3%
Two or more races	796	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	526	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate40.1%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree8.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,430	15.1%
High school graduate	6,477	40.1%
Some college or associate's	5,174	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,443	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	617	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone78.1%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,374	78.1%
Carpooled	1,418	15.0%
Public transit	44	0.5%
Walked	56	0.6%
Bicycle	6	0.1%
Worked from home	422	4.5%
Other means	125	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,166	35.1%
15 to 29 min	2,443	27.1%
30 to 44 min	1,421	15.7%
45 to 59 min	572	6.3%
60+ min	1,421	15.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 13.6% (3,053 of 22,408)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,293	66.5%
Nonfamily households	3,175	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,468	82.9%
Vacant	1,955	17.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,856	72.4%
Renter-occupied	2,612	27.6%

1-unit, detached76.0%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other14.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,687	76.0%
1-unit, attached	86	0.8%
2 to 4 units	611	5.3%
5 to 19 units	237	2.1%
20 or more units	96	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,706	14.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 29055
State: Missouri
Land area: 742 sq mi
Water area: 1.28 sq mi
Center point: 37.9666, -91.3139

Cities & places

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