Grundy County, Missouri

8 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 9,822
Median household income: $53,839
Median home value: $107,000

Grundy County, Missouri counts 9,822 residents. 8 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $53,839 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Grundy County's population declined 1.7% from 9,992 to 9,822, while its median household income rose 18.1% from $45,594 to $53,839.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 92.6% of the population. 78.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,822
Median age: 39.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,839
Median home value: $107,000
Median gross rent: $679
Housing units: 4,851
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,9929,822

Median household income

$45,594$53,839

Median home value

$98,400$107,000

Median gross rent

$534$679

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,992	$45,594	$98,400	$534
2020	9,885	$46,885	$101,100	$593
2021	9,901	$49,621	$93,700	$593
2022	9,878	$51,045	$111,300	$676
2023	9,822	$53,839	$107,000	$679

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.9%

55 to 6413.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	714	7.3%
5 to 17	1,800	18.3%
18 to 24	687	7.0%
25 to 34	1,150	11.7%
35 to 44	1,043	10.6%
45 to 54	972	9.9%
55 to 64	1,320	13.4%
65 to 74	1,089	11.1%
75 and over	1,047	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,095	92.6%
Black or African American	46	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	87	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.3%
Two or more races	291	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	260	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate38.0%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	966	14.6%
High school graduate	2,514	38.0%
Some college or associate's	2,088	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	703	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	350	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.8%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,119	78.8%
Carpooled	314	7.9%
Public transit	21	0.5%
Walked	183	4.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	250	6.3%
Other means	69	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,025	54.6%
15 to 29 min	841	22.7%
30 to 44 min	629	17.0%
45 to 59 min	93	2.5%
60+ min	118	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.48
Poverty rate: 16.8% (1,600 of 9,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,239	58.5%
Nonfamily households	1,589	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,828	78.9%
Vacant	1,023	21.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,652	69.3%
Renter-occupied	1,176	30.7%

1-unit, detached80.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units8.8%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other6.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,915	80.7%
1-unit, attached	26	0.5%
2 to 4 units	425	8.8%
5 to 19 units	114	2.4%
20 or more units	77	1.6%
Mobile home & other	294	6.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 29079
State: Missouri
Land area: 435 sq mi
Water area: 2.75 sq mi
Center point: 40.1125, -93.5651

Cities & places

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