Doolittle

Population: 579
Median household income: $44,500
Median home value: $105,200

Doolittle, a community in Phelps County, Missouri, has 579 residents. The median household income of $44,500 is below the Phelps County median ($55,427).

From 2019 to 2023, Doolittle's population declined 13.6% from 670 to 579, while its median home value rose 22.6% from $85,800 to $105,200.

11.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 80.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 579
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $44,500
Median home value: $105,200
Median gross rent: $639
Housing units: 237
Homeownership rate: 80.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

670579

Median household income

$38,021$44,500

Median home value

$85,800$105,200

Median gross rent

$738$639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	670	$38,021	$85,800	$738
2020	489	$35,764	$87,800	$644
2021	593	$39,514	$91,300	$670
2022	669	$46,875	$105,200	$598
2023	579	$44,500	$105,200	$639

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1716.8%

18 to 242.9%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	44	7.6%
5 to 17	97	16.8%
18 to 24	17	2.9%
25 to 34	116	20.0%
35 to 44	71	12.3%
45 to 54	58	10.0%
55 to 64	64	11.1%
65 to 74	60	10.4%
75 and over	52	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	533	92.1%
Black or African American	4	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	11	1.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	20	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate47.3%

Some college or associate's21.1%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	85	20.2%
High school graduate	199	47.3%
Some college or associate's	89	21.1%
Bachelor's degree	22	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	26	6.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	150	73.2%
Carpooled	24	11.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	13	6.3%
Other means	12	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	67	34.9%
15 to 29 min	83	43.2%
30 to 44 min	26	13.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	16	8.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 14.3% (83 of 579)

	Count	Share
Family households	184	79.3%
Nonfamily households	48	20.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	232	97.9%
Vacant	5	2.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187	80.6%
Renter-occupied	45	19.4%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	175	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	62	26.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2919828
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.9417, -91.8910