Worth County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 1,956
Median household income: $46,167
Median home value: $94,600

Worth County is a county in Missouri with a population of 1,956. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $46,167 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Worth County's population declined 3.5% from 2,027 to 1,956, while its median household income fell 13.8% from $53,580 to $46,167.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.6% of the population. 78.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,956
Median age: 49.0 yrs
Median household income: $46,167
Median home value: $94,600
Median gross rent: $353
Housing units: 1,115
Homeownership rate: 77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0271,956

Median household income

$53,580$46,167

Median home value

$63,800$94,600

Median gross rent

$569$353

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,027	$53,580	$63,800	$569
2020	2,001	$47,500	$71,200	—
2021	2,004	$41,847	$68,100	$323
2022	1,982	$43,536	$88,100	$355
2023	1,956	$46,167	$94,600	$353

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1715.3%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 347.5%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 7413.8%

75 and over11.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	5.5%
5 to 17	299	15.3%
18 to 24	152	7.8%
25 to 34	147	7.5%
35 to 44	225	11.5%
45 to 54	203	10.4%
55 to 64	322	16.5%
65 to 74	269	13.8%
75 and over	232	11.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,869	95.6%
Black or African American	2	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	44	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.2%

High school graduate50.2%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	87	6.2%
High school graduate	702	50.2%
Some college or associate's	363	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	176	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	70	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone78.5%

Carpooled7.2%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.1%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	657	78.5%
Carpooled	60	7.2%
Public transit	4	0.5%
Walked	3	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	110	13.1%
Other means	3	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	301	41.4%
15 to 29 min	170	23.4%
30 to 44 min	120	16.5%
45 to 59 min	73	10.0%
60+ min	63	8.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 17.6% (338 of 1,923)

	Count	Share
Family households	454	56.9%
Nonfamily households	344	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	798	71.6%
Vacant	317	28.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	621	77.8%
Renter-occupied	177	22.2%

1-unit, detached80.4%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units7.4%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	896	80.4%
1-unit, attached	13	1.2%
2 to 4 units	83	7.4%
5 to 19 units	34	3.0%
20 or more units	3	0.3%
Mobile home & other	86	7.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29227
State: Missouri
Land area: 267 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 40.4805, -94.4192

Cities & places

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