Downing

Population: 366
Median household income: $32,292
Median home value: $47,600

Downing, a community in Schuyler County, Missouri, has 366 residents. Its median household income of $32,292 runs below the Schuyler County figure of $56,023.

From 2019 to 2023, Downing's population declined 11.4% from 413 to 366, while its median home value rose 28.0% from $37,200 to $47,600.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 366
Median age: 50.2 yrs
Median household income: $32,292
Median home value: $47,600
Median gross rent: $341
Housing units: 204
Homeownership rate: 69.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

413366

Median household income

$30,375$32,292

Median home value

$37,200$47,600

Median gross rent

$317$341

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	413	$30,375	$37,200	$317
2020	393	$30,000	$37,800	$321
2021	461	$30,750	$42,800	$331
2022	332	$30,781	$44,000	$351
2023	366	$32,292	$47,600	$341

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1715.8%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 346.3%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6412.3%

65 to 7415.0%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	6.3%
5 to 17	58	15.8%
18 to 24	25	6.8%
25 to 34	23	6.3%
35 to 44	41	11.2%
45 to 54	58	15.8%
55 to 64	45	12.3%
65 to 74	55	15.0%
75 and over	38	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	358	97.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
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	8	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.5%

High school graduate51.2%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	6.5%
High school graduate	133	51.2%
Some college or associate's	90	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	19	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone88.1%

Carpooled4.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	133	88.1%
Carpooled	7	4.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	2.6%
Other means	2	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	41	27.9%
15 to 29 min	67	45.6%
30 to 44 min	14	9.5%
45 to 59 min	22	15.0%
60+ min	3	2.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 18.0% (66 of 366)

	Count	Share
Family households	65	46.4%
Nonfamily households	75	53.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	140	68.6%
Vacant	64	31.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97	69.3%
Renter-occupied	43	30.7%

1-unit, detached65.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units20.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.0%

Mobile home & other12.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	134	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	42	20.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	2	1.0%
Mobile home & other	26	12.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2919990
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.66 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 40.4868, -92.3686