Dent County, Missouri

1 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,506
Median household income: $54,306
Median home value: $149,700

Dent County, Missouri counts 14,506 residents. 1 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $54,306 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Dent County's population declined 6.7% from 15,545 to 14,506, while its median household income rose 29.0% from $42,100 to $54,306.

Owners occupy 76.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,506
Median age: 43.8 yrs
Median household income: $54,306
Median home value: $149,700
Median gross rent: $615
Housing units: 6,834
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,54514,506

Median household income

$42,100$54,306

Median home value

$102,600$149,700

Median gross rent

$537$615

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,545	$42,100	$102,600	$537
2020	15,518	$42,714	$104,900	$583
2021	14,585	$45,700	$109,600	$633
2022	14,509	$51,410	$123,300	$648
2023	14,506	$54,306	$149,700	$615

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	824	5.7%
5 to 17	2,454	16.9%
18 to 24	969	6.7%
25 to 34	1,466	10.1%
35 to 44	1,671	11.5%
45 to 54	1,744	12.0%
55 to 64	2,219	15.3%
65 to 74	1,801	12.4%
75 and over	1,358	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,299	91.7%
Black or African American	69	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	63	0.4%
Asian	129	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.1%
Some other race	8	0.1%
Two or more races	618	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	308	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,474	14.4%
High school graduate	4,000	39.0%
Some college or associate's	2,926	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,154	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	705	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.2%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,851	82.2%
Carpooled	466	7.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	104	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	407	6.9%
Other means	70	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,453	44.7%
15 to 29 min	1,339	24.4%
30 to 44 min	832	15.2%
45 to 59 min	527	9.6%
60+ min	340	6.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 14.3% (2,046 of 14,325)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,645	64.2%
Nonfamily households	2,030	35.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,675	83.0%
Vacant	1,159	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,360	76.8%
Renter-occupied	1,315	23.2%

1-unit, detached70.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units1.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,816	70.5%
1-unit, attached	63	0.9%
2 to 4 units	610	8.9%
5 to 19 units	74	1.1%
20 or more units	29	0.4%
Mobile home & other	1,242	18.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 29065
State: Missouri
Land area: 753 sq mi
Water area: 1.74 sq mi
Center point: 37.6031, -91.4897