Knob Noster

Population: 2,824
Median household income: $60,294
Median home value: $146,700

Knob Noster, a community in Johnson County, Missouri, has 2,824 residents. At $60,294, its median household income sits below Johnson County's $67,123.

Between 2019 and 2023, Knob Noster's population grew 2.1% from 2,767 to 2,824, while its median home value rose 22.0% from $120,200 to $146,700.

78.4% of workers drive to work alone. 58.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,824
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $60,294
Median home value: $146,700
Median gross rent: $872
Housing units: 1,370
Homeownership rate: 52.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7672,824

Median household income

$41,908$60,294

Median home value

$120,200$146,700

Median gross rent

$663$872

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,767	$41,908	$120,200	$663
2020	2,769	$49,375	$115,300	$773
2021	2,754	$49,531	$134,400	$775
2022	2,793	$49,640	$161,700	$779
2023	2,824	$60,294	$146,700	$872

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1711.7%

18 to 2415.3%

25 to 3423.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 744.7%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	213	7.5%
5 to 17	331	11.7%
18 to 24	433	15.3%
25 to 34	651	23.1%
35 to 44	375	13.3%
45 to 54	206	7.3%
55 to 64	308	10.9%
65 to 74	133	4.7%
75 and over	174	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,127	75.3%
Black or African American	257	9.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.5%
Asian	128	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	39	1.4%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	186	6.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	73	2.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's38.2%

Bachelor's degree17.4%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	80	4.3%
High school graduate	585	31.7%
Some college or associate's	705	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	321	17.4%
Graduate or professional degree	156	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,190	78.4%
Carpooled	225	14.8%
Public transit	1	0.1%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	6.2%
Other means	7	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	548	38.5%
15 to 29 min	642	45.1%
30 to 44 min	90	6.3%
45 to 59 min	6	0.4%
60+ min	137	9.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 11.3% (317 of 2,817)

	Count	Share
Family households	657	51.0%
Nonfamily households	631	49.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,288	94.0%
Vacant	82	6.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	677	52.6%
Renter-occupied	611	47.4%

1-unit, detached58.7%

1-unit, attached8.5%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	804	58.7%
1-unit, attached	116	8.5%
2 to 4 units	200	14.6%
5 to 19 units	162	11.8%
20 or more units	8	0.6%
Mobile home & other	80	5.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2939188
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.88 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 38.7673, -93.5636