Pilot Knob

Population: 757
Median household income: $44,853
Median home value: $108,700

Pilot Knob is a community in Iron County, Missouri, home to 757 residents. The median household income of $44,853 is below the Iron County median ($51,161).

Between 2019 and 2023, Pilot Knob's population declined 8.6% from 828 to 757, while its median home value rose 23.0% from $88,400 to $108,700.

The median resident is 43.2 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 18.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 757
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $44,853
Median home value: $108,700
Median gross rent: $673
Housing units: 375
Homeownership rate: 57.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
Unemployment rate: 6.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

828757

Median household income

$33,125$44,853

Median home value

$88,400$108,700

Median gross rent

$622$673

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	828	$33,125	$88,400	$622
2020	798	$35,380	$91,800	$574
2021	797	$38,833	$91,100	$621
2022	773	$44,375	$106,300	$645
2023	757	$44,853	$108,700	$673

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1711.9%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6418.0%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	7.9%
5 to 17	90	11.9%
18 to 24	96	12.7%
25 to 34	96	12.7%
35 to 44	50	6.6%
45 to 54	88	11.6%
55 to 64	136	18.0%
65 to 74	80	10.6%
75 and over	61	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	663	87.6%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.4%
Asian	3	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate45.8%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree5.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	107	20.9%
High school graduate	234	45.8%
Some college or associate's	138	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	28	5.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone81.2%

Carpooled15.0%

Public transit1.4%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	281	81.2%
Carpooled	52	15.0%
Public transit	5	1.4%
Walked	5	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	3	0.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	179	52.2%
15 to 29 min	49	14.3%
30 to 44 min	94	27.4%
45 to 59 min	14	4.1%
60+ min	7	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.12
Poverty rate: 18.4% (138 of 748)

	Count	Share
Family households	242	69.9%
Nonfamily households	104	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	346	92.3%
Vacant	29	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	198	57.2%
Renter-occupied	148	42.8%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units25.3%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other6.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	237	63.2%
1-unit, attached	8	2.1%
2 to 4 units	95	25.3%
5 to 19 units	9	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	26	6.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2957656
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.89 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.6229, -90.6448