Sullivan County, Missouri

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 5,903
Median household income: $55,500
Median home value: $103,300

Home to 5,903 residents, Sullivan County is one of Missouri's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $55,500, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Sullivan County's population declined 5.5% from 6,247 to 5,903, while its median household income rose 19.4% from $46,481 to $55,500.

Households average 2.82 people. The median gross rent is $692.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,903
Median age: 44.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,500
Median home value: $103,300
Median gross rent: $692
Housing units: 3,032
Homeownership rate: 73.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 2.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2475,903

Median household income

$46,481$55,500

Median home value

$77,000$103,300

Median gross rent

$622$692

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,247	$46,481	$77,000	$622
2020	6,163	$44,056	$75,600	$637
2021	6,045	$46,964	$79,200	$667
2022	5,983	$53,438	$91,400	$719
2023	5,903	$55,500	$103,300	$692

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3411.0%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 6415.1%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	357	6.0%
5 to 17	943	16.0%
18 to 24	456	7.7%
25 to 34	649	11.0%
35 to 44	669	11.3%
45 to 54	725	12.3%
55 to 64	891	15.1%
65 to 74	658	11.1%
75 and over	555	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,559	77.2%
Black or African American	145	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	44	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,051	17.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.2%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree9.1%

Graduate or professional degree5.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	587	14.2%
High school graduate	1,946	46.9%
Some college or associate's	1,005	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	376	9.1%
Graduate or professional degree	233	5.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone67.4%

Carpooled24.8%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,750	67.4%
Carpooled	645	24.8%
Public transit	15	0.6%
Walked	32	1.2%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	129	5.0%
Other means	25	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,184	48.0%
15 to 29 min	662	26.8%
30 to 44 min	363	14.7%
45 to 59 min	180	7.3%
60+ min	80	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 14.7% (849 of 5,760)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,182	57.9%
Nonfamily households	858	42.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,040	67.3%
Vacant	992	32.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,505	73.8%
Renter-occupied	535	26.2%

1-unit, detached75.8%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,299	75.8%
1-unit, attached	90	3.0%
2 to 4 units	276	9.1%
5 to 19 units	66	2.2%
20 or more units	17	0.6%
Mobile home & other	284	9.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 29211
State: Missouri
Land area: 648 sq mi
Water area: 3.52 sq mi
Center point: 40.2096, -93.1098

Cities & places

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