East Prairie

Population: 2,930
Median household income: $31,159
Median home value: $58,000

Located in Mississippi County, Missouri, East Prairie is a community with a population of 2,930. At $31,159, its median household income sits below Mississippi County's $46,258.

From 2019 to 2023, East Prairie's population declined 2.5% from 3,006 to 2,930, while its median home value fell 16.7% from $69,600 to $58,000.

9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 42.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,930
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $31,159
Median home value: $58,000
Median gross rent: $825
Housing units: 1,520
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0062,930

Median household income

$25,000$31,159

Median home value

$69,600$58,000

Median gross rent

$554$825

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,006	$25,000	$69,600	$554
2020	2,980	$27,623	$65,000	$591
2021	3,018	$29,306	$63,400	$671
2022	2,969	$28,300	$58,300	$730
2023	2,930	$31,159	$58,000	$825

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6411.2%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	236	8.1%
5 to 17	505	17.2%
18 to 24	204	7.0%
25 to 34	337	11.5%
35 to 44	365	12.5%
45 to 54	357	12.2%
55 to 64	329	11.2%
65 to 74	409	14.0%
75 and over	188	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,757	94.1%
Black or African American	23	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	150	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma27.4%

High school graduate46.1%

Some college or associate's17.2%

Bachelor's degree8.0%

Graduate or professional degree1.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	543	27.4%
High school graduate	916	46.1%
Some college or associate's	342	17.2%
Bachelor's degree	158	8.0%
Graduate or professional degree	26	1.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked7.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	719	74.4%
Carpooled	108	11.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	72	7.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	52	5.4%
Other means	15	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	327	35.8%
15 to 29 min	319	34.9%
30 to 44 min	247	27.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	21	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 30.7% (891 of 2,898)

	Count	Share
Family households	875	65.4%
Nonfamily households	462	34.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,337	88.0%
Vacant	183	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	568	42.5%
Renter-occupied	769	57.5%

1-unit, detached68.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units25.1%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,037	68.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	382	25.1%
5 to 19 units	57	3.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	44	2.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2921052
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.25 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.7789, -89.3841