Stoddard County, Missouri

11 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 28,547
Median household income: $54,067
Median home value: $135,400

Stoddard County is a county in Missouri with a population of 28,547. 11 cities and places have their primary county here. At $54,067, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Stoddard County's population declined 2.8% from 29,377 to 28,547, while its median household income rose 31.7% from $41,062 to $54,067.

The median gross rent is $737. 16.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 28,547
Median age: 41.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,067
Median home value: $135,400
Median gross rent: $737
Housing units: 13,398
Homeownership rate: 70.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

29,37728,547

Median household income

$41,062$54,067

Median home value

$104,200$135,400

Median gross rent

$621$737

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	29,377	$41,062	$104,200	$621
2020	29,255	$42,761	$103,600	$643
2021	28,812	$46,052	$108,900	$665
2022	28,656	$51,703	$123,000	$712
2023	28,547	$54,067	$135,400	$737

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3411.7%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6413.8%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over9.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,715	6.0%
5 to 17	4,656	16.3%
18 to 24	2,155	7.5%
25 to 34	3,341	11.7%
35 to 44	3,401	11.9%
45 to 54	3,510	12.3%
55 to 64	3,952	13.8%
65 to 74	3,243	11.4%
75 and over	2,574	9.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,586	93.1%
Black or African American	275	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.0%
Asian	99	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	37	0.1%
Some other race	19	0.1%
Two or more races	924	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	597	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.6%

High school graduate42.7%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,530	17.6%
High school graduate	8,548	42.7%
Some college or associate's	4,664	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,198	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,081	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled6.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,401	87.6%
Carpooled	815	6.9%
Public transit	9	0.1%
Walked	173	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	375	3.2%
Other means	101	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,954	34.4%
15 to 29 min	3,538	30.8%
30 to 44 min	2,544	22.1%
45 to 59 min	826	7.2%
60+ min	637	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 17.0% (4,768 of 28,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,572	66.5%
Nonfamily households	3,821	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,393	85.0%
Vacant	2,005	15.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,058	70.7%
Renter-occupied	3,335	29.3%

1-unit, detached79.4%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units9.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,638	79.4%
1-unit, attached	55	0.4%
2 to 4 units	1,266	9.4%
5 to 19 units	130	1.0%
20 or more units	112	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,197	8.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 29207
State: Missouri
Land area: 823 sq mi
Water area: 5.8 sq mi
Center point: 36.8516, -89.9475

Cities & places

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