Carterville

Population: 1,978
Median household income: $55,099
Median home value: $95,400

Carterville, a community in Jasper County, Missouri, has 1,978 residents. At $55,099, its median household income sits below Jasper County's $57,525.

Between 2019 and 2023, Carterville's population declined 12.2% from 2,253 to 1,978, while its median home value rose 22.8% from $77,700 to $95,400.

Owners occupy 76.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 34.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,978
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,099
Median home value: $95,400
Median gross rent: $823
Housing units: 779
Homeownership rate: 76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2531,978

Median household income

$40,238$55,099

Median home value

$77,700$95,400

Median gross rent

$811$823

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,253	$40,238	$77,700	$811
2020	2,157	$37,163	$80,600	$721
2021	2,187	$41,528	$81,600	$772
2022	1,951	$45,708	$93,100	$922
2023	1,978	$55,099	$95,400	$823

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 245.1%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6413.7%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	7.8%
5 to 17	497	25.1%
18 to 24	101	5.1%
25 to 34	262	13.2%
35 to 44	248	12.5%
45 to 54	207	10.5%
55 to 64	271	13.7%
65 to 74	158	8.0%
75 and over	80	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,646	83.2%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.2%
Asian	14	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.5%
Two or more races	143	7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	160	8.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.4%

High school graduate51.2%

Some college or associate's25.9%

Bachelor's degree7.7%

Graduate or professional degree0.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	176	14.4%
High school graduate	628	51.2%
Some college or associate's	318	25.9%
Bachelor's degree	94	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10	0.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone85.0%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means2.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	612	85.0%
Carpooled	63	8.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	20	2.8%
Other means	19	2.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	200	28.6%
15 to 29 min	431	61.6%
30 to 44 min	49	7.0%
45 to 59 min	6	0.9%
60+ min	14	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 20.0% (387 of 1,936)

	Count	Share
Family households	508	73.7%
Nonfamily households	181	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	689	88.4%
Vacant	90	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	524	76.1%
Renter-occupied	165	23.9%

1-unit, detached89.7%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units0.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	699	89.7%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	3	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	75	9.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2911638
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.61 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1466, -94.4388