Blue Eye

Population: 413
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $128,100

Blue Eye is a community in Stone County, Missouri, home to 413 residents. At $31,250, its median household income sits below Stone County's $61,323.

Between 2019 and 2023, Blue Eye's population grew 45.4% from 284 to 413, while its median home value rose 6.0% from $120,800 to $128,100.

Households average 1.93 people. The median gross rent is $849.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 413
Median age: 63.6 yrs
Median household income: $31,250
Median home value: $128,100
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 301
Homeownership rate: 59.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

284413

Median household income

$41,500$31,250

Median home value

$120,800$128,100

Median gross rent

$722$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	284	$41,500	$120,800	$722
2020	378	$35,000	$109,700	$734
2021	390	$34,750	$108,800	$776
2022	389	$35,714	$123,400	$827
2023	413	$31,250	$128,100	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 174.8%

18 to 241.7%

25 to 340.7%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 542.4%

55 to 6429.3%

65 to 7427.1%

75 and over16.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	16	3.9%
5 to 17	20	4.8%
18 to 24	7	1.7%
25 to 34	3	0.7%
35 to 44	56	13.6%
45 to 54	10	2.4%
55 to 64	121	29.3%
65 to 74	112	27.1%
75 and over	68	16.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	366	88.6%
Black or African American	6	1.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	14	3.4%
Two or more races	20	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's37.3%

Bachelor's degree6.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	17.0%
High school graduate	128	34.6%
Some college or associate's	138	37.3%
Bachelor's degree	23	6.2%
Graduate or professional degree	18	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone70.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	95	70.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	7	5.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	23.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27	26.5%
15 to 29 min	50	49.0%
30 to 44 min	25	24.5%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 1.93
Poverty rate: 10.4% (43 of 413)

	Count	Share
Family households	100	46.7%
Nonfamily households	114	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2005

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	214	71.1%
Vacant	87	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127	59.3%
Renter-occupied	87	40.7%

1-unit, detached28.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units2.7%

5 to 19 units17.6%

20 or more units43.5%

Mobile home & other5.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	85	28.2%
1-unit, attached	7	2.3%
2 to 4 units	8	2.7%
5 to 19 units	53	17.6%
20 or more units	131	43.5%
Mobile home & other	17	5.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2906526
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 1.18 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5193, -93.3771