Dallas County, Missouri

3 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 17,344
Median household income: $53,177
Median home value: $151,200

Dallas County is a county in Missouri with a population of 17,344. 3 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,177 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Dallas County's population grew 4.4% from 16,617 to 17,344, while its median household income rose 22.1% from $43,542 to $53,177.

74.8% of workers drive to work alone. 78.8% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,344
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,177
Median home value: $151,200
Median gross rent: $685
Housing units: 7,610
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,61717,344

Median household income

$43,542$53,177

Median home value

$115,000$151,200

Median gross rent

$724$685

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,617	$43,542	$115,000	$724
2020	16,841	$40,404	$131,000	$561
2021	16,946	$44,948	$136,700	$596
2022	17,158	$46,547	$139,400	$635
2023	17,344	$53,177	$151,200	$685

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1717.4%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7412.7%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,152	6.6%
5 to 17	3,023	17.4%
18 to 24	1,125	6.5%
25 to 34	1,960	11.3%
35 to 44	1,989	11.5%
45 to 54	1,984	11.4%
55 to 64	2,506	14.4%
65 to 74	2,203	12.7%
75 and over	1,402	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,198	93.4%
Black or African American	32	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	33	0.2%
Asian	3	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	704	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	374	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.7%

High school graduate47.8%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,167	9.7%
High school graduate	5,757	47.8%
Some college or associate's	3,338	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	901	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	881	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled12.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means5.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,786	74.8%
Carpooled	813	12.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.1%
Bicycle	43	0.7%
Worked from home	416	6.5%
Other means	338	5.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,051	17.6%
15 to 29 min	1,581	26.4%
30 to 44 min	1,709	28.6%
45 to 59 min	994	16.6%
60+ min	650	10.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 21.4% (3,649 of 17,077)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,916	74.2%
Nonfamily households	1,705	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,621	87.0%
Vacant	989	13.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,041	76.1%
Renter-occupied	1,580	23.9%

1-unit, detached78.8%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units4.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other15.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,000	78.8%
1-unit, attached	64	0.8%
2 to 4 units	332	4.4%
5 to 19 units	55	0.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,159	15.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 29059
State: Missouri
Land area: 541 sq mi
Water area: 1.9 sq mi
Center point: 37.6836, -93.0338

Cities & places

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