Ash Grove

Population: 1,336
Median household income: $50,078
Median home value: $120,900

Ash Grove, a community in Greene County, Missouri, has 1,336 residents. Its median household income of $50,078 runs below the Greene County figure of $57,488.

Between 2019 and 2023, Ash Grove's population declined 13.6% from 1,546 to 1,336, while its median home value rose 10.0% from $109,900 to $120,900.

83.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1962.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,336
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $50,078
Median home value: $120,900
Median gross rent: $661
Housing units: 580
Homeownership rate: 59.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5461,336

Median household income

$34,625$50,078

Median home value

$109,900$120,900

Median gross rent

$599$661

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,546	$34,625	$109,900	$599
2020	1,404	$35,804	$96,400	$592
2021	1,474	$37,000	$107,300	$640
2022	1,617	$50,417	$124,300	$682
2023	1,336	$50,078	$120,900	$661

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

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 243.4%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over9.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	129	9.7%
5 to 17	225	16.8%
18 to 24	45	3.4%
25 to 34	233	17.4%
35 to 44	158	11.8%
45 to 54	130	9.7%
55 to 64	139	10.4%
65 to 74	155	11.6%
75 and over	122	9.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,275	95.4%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.4%
Two or more races	48	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	0.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.6%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree14.7%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	90	9.6%
High school graduate	349	37.2%
Some college or associate's	316	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	138	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	44	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.3%

Carpooled5.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home16.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	384	76.3%
Carpooled	26	5.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	2.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	16.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	109	26.0%
15 to 29 min	69	16.4%
30 to 44 min	197	46.9%
45 to 59 min	30	7.1%
60+ min	15	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 9.8% (123 of 1,261)

	Count	Share
Family households	293	53.0%
Nonfamily households	260	47.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	553	95.3%
Vacant	27	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	329	59.5%
Renter-occupied	224	40.5%

1-unit, detached83.4%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	484	83.4%
1-unit, attached	10	1.7%
2 to 4 units	59	10.2%
5 to 19 units	8	1.4%
20 or more units	3	0.5%
Mobile home & other	16	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2902188
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3185, -93.5800