Verona

Population: 443
Median household income: $43,295
Median home value: $85,200

Verona is a community in Lawrence County, Missouri, home to 443 residents. The median household income of $43,295 is below the Lawrence County median ($55,849).

From 2019 to 2023, Verona's population declined 31.5% from 647 to 443, while its median home value rose 113.0% from $40,000 to $85,200.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 57.1% of the population. 74.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 443
Median age: 39.2 yrs
Median household income: $43,295
Median home value: $85,200
Median gross rent: $906
Housing units: 191
Homeownership rate: 77.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.8%
Unemployment rate: 15.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

647443

Median household income

$28,633$43,295

Median home value

$40,000$85,200

Median gross rent

$492$906

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	647	$28,633	$40,000	$492
2020	691	$30,204	$51,200	$604
2021	637	$31,331	—	$771
2022	478	$42,614	$78,200	$625
2023	443	$43,295	$85,200	$906

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1724.2%

18 to 243.2%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6412.4%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over11.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	34	7.7%
5 to 17	107	24.2%
18 to 24	14	3.2%
25 to 34	41	9.3%
35 to 44	47	10.6%
45 to 54	54	12.2%
55 to 64	55	12.4%
65 to 74	40	9.0%
75 and over	51	11.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	253	57.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.2%
Asian	1	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	30	6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	158	35.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.6%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree3.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	39.6%
High school graduate	102	35.4%
Some college or associate's	61	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	10	3.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone74.8%

Carpooled11.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	110	74.8%
Carpooled	17	11.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	4.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	8.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	36	26.9%
15 to 29 min	53	39.6%
30 to 44 min	24	17.9%
45 to 59 min	13	9.7%
60+ min	8	6.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.59
Poverty rate: 25.7% (114 of 443)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	62.6%
Nonfamily households	64	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	171	89.5%
Vacant	20	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	132	77.2%
Renter-occupied	39	22.8%

1-unit, detached81.7%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	156	81.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.5%
2 to 4 units	15	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19	9.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2975886
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.87 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.9622, -93.7904