Senath

Population: 1,578
Median household income: $38,304
Median home value: $92,700

Senath, a community in Dunklin County, Missouri, has 1,578 residents. The median household income of $38,304 is below the Dunklin County median ($47,368).

Between 2019 and 2023, Senath's population declined 10.7% from 1,767 to 1,578, while its median home value rose 37.9% from $67,200 to $92,700.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.9% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,578
Median age: 37.4 yrs
Median household income: $38,304
Median home value: $92,700
Median gross rent: $485
Housing units: 635
Homeownership rate: 60.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7671,578

Median household income

$39,554$38,304

Median home value

$67,200$92,700

Median gross rent

$588$485

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,767	$39,554	$67,200	$588
2020	1,721	$34,444	$69,100	$591
2021	1,580	$33,750	$80,900	$600
2022	1,597	$40,000	$87,800	$614
2023	1,578	$38,304	$92,700	$485

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1719.9%

18 to 2410.2%

25 to 349.2%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 549.1%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over7.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	8.0%
5 to 17	314	19.9%
18 to 24	161	10.2%
25 to 34	145	9.2%
35 to 44	218	13.8%
45 to 54	143	9.1%
55 to 64	201	12.7%
65 to 74	147	9.3%
75 and over	122	7.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	820	52.0%
Black or African American	25	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	81	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	651	41.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.7%

High school graduate41.2%

Some college or associate's17.7%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	309	31.7%
High school graduate	402	41.2%
Some college or associate's	173	17.7%
Bachelor's degree	73	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	19	1.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled23.5%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	354	74.4%
Carpooled	112	23.5%
Public transit	1	0.2%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	1.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	187	40.0%
15 to 29 min	64	13.7%
30 to 44 min	72	15.4%
45 to 59 min	99	21.2%
60+ min	45	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 17.2% (252 of 1,465)

	Count	Share
Family households	353	65.7%
Nonfamily households	184	34.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	537	84.6%
Vacant	98	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	326	60.7%
Renter-occupied	211	39.3%

1-unit, detached72.3%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units0.6%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other9.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	459	72.3%
1-unit, attached	3	0.5%
2 to 4 units	102	16.1%
5 to 19 units	4	0.6%
20 or more units	9	1.4%
Mobile home & other	58	9.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2966638
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.92 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.1340, -90.1614