Stone County, Missouri

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 31,697
Median household income: $61,323
Median home value: $236,500

Stone County, Missouri counts 31,697 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $61,323 is below the Missouri median ($68,920).

Between 2019 and 2023, Stone County's population held roughly steady from 31,615 to 31,697, while its median household income rose 23.5% from $49,656 to $61,323.

The median resident is 54.4 years old. The largest age group is 65 to 74, 19.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 31,697
Median age: 54.4 yrs
Median household income: $61,323
Median home value: $236,500
Median gross rent: $892
Housing units: 20,267
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,61531,697

Median household income

$49,656$61,323

Median home value

$172,600$236,500

Median gross rent

$695$892

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,615	$49,656	$172,600	$695
2020	31,875	$51,476	$185,900	$707
2021	31,018	$54,320	$193,800	$781
2022	31,314	$58,392	$220,400	$867
2023	31,697	$61,323	$236,500	$892

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 245.4%

25 to 348.1%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6417.7%

65 to 7419.0%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,292	4.1%
5 to 17	4,044	12.8%
18 to 24	1,719	5.4%
25 to 34	2,576	8.1%
35 to 44	3,079	9.7%
45 to 54	3,447	10.9%
55 to 64	5,613	17.7%
65 to 74	6,038	19.0%
75 and over	3,889	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,633	93.5%
Black or African American	104	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.2%
Asian	138	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.1%
Two or more races	873	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	866	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.2%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's33.3%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree7.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,024	8.2%
High school graduate	8,753	35.5%
Some college or associate's	8,200	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	3,861	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,804	7.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone76.1%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.2%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,270	76.1%
Carpooled	1,392	11.4%
Public transit	19	0.2%
Walked	171	1.4%
Bicycle	2	0.0%
Worked from home	1,227	10.1%
Other means	107	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,248	20.5%
15 to 29 min	3,622	33.0%
30 to 44 min	2,835	25.9%
45 to 59 min	1,543	14.1%
60+ min	713	6.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 14.0% (4,363 of 31,228)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,911	67.7%
Nonfamily households	4,250	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,161	64.9%
Vacant	7,106	35.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,011	83.7%
Renter-occupied	2,150	16.3%

1-unit, detached72.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units6.9%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,763	72.8%
1-unit, attached	611	3.0%
2 to 4 units	585	2.9%
5 to 19 units	1,408	6.9%
20 or more units	418	2.1%
Mobile home & other	2,482	12.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 29209
State: Missouri
Land area: 464 sq mi
Water area: 47 sq mi
Center point: 36.7458, -93.4578

Cities & places

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