Sarcoxie

Population: 1,344
Median household income: $37,868
Median home value: $79,500

Sarcoxie, a community in Jasper County, Missouri, has 1,344 residents. At $37,868, its median household income sits below Jasper County's $57,525.

Between 2019 and 2023, Sarcoxie's population declined 20.1% from 1,682 to 1,344, while its median home value rose 29.1% from $61,600 to $79,500.

77.0% of workers drive to work alone. 72.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,344
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $37,868
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 599
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6821,344

Median household income

$45,179$37,868

Median home value

$61,600$79,500

Median gross rent

$668$481

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,682	$45,179	$61,600	$668
2020	1,596	$45,625	$59,900	$583
2021	1,513	$39,063	$58,900	$435
2022	1,464	$36,908	$77,400	$481
2023	1,344	$37,868	$79,500	—

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

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 244.2%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over10.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	134	10.0%
5 to 17	308	22.9%
18 to 24	57	4.2%
25 to 34	142	10.6%
35 to 44	209	15.6%
45 to 54	104	7.7%
55 to 64	131	9.7%
65 to 74	121	9.0%
75 and over	138	10.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,258	93.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	23	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	61	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.8%

High school graduate50.8%

Some college or associate's29.6%

Bachelor's degree4.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	117	13.8%
High school graduate	429	50.8%
Some college or associate's	250	29.6%
Bachelor's degree	39	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.0%

Carpooled15.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means2.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	372	77.0%
Carpooled	77	15.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	2.3%
Other means	14	2.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	31.6%
15 to 29 min	123	26.1%
30 to 44 min	105	22.2%
45 to 59 min	66	14.0%
60+ min	29	6.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 27.4% (360 of 1,314)

	Count	Share
Family households	358	75.1%
Nonfamily households	119	24.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	477	79.6%
Vacant	122	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	371	77.8%
Renter-occupied	106	22.2%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.3%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other16.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	432	72.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	56	9.3%
5 to 19 units	4	0.7%
20 or more units	6	1.0%
Mobile home & other	101	16.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2965990
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.46 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 37.0686, -94.1269