Mountain Grove

Population: 4,494
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $89,300

Mountain Grove, a community in Wright County, Missouri, has 4,494 residents. At $41,875, its median household income sits below Wright County's $47,304.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mountain Grove's population declined 4.0% from 4,683 to 4,494, while its median home value rose 19.2% from $74,900 to $89,300.

The median gross rent is $548. 16.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,494
Median age: 42.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,875
Median home value: $89,300
Median gross rent: $548
Housing units: 2,321
Homeownership rate: 75.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.6%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,6834,494

Median household income

$26,717$41,875

Median home value

$74,900$89,300

Median gross rent

$577$548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,683	$26,717	$74,900	$577
2020	4,703	$28,906	$77,000	$496
2021	4,386	$34,474	$78,600	$570
2022	4,498	$38,103	$80,100	$693
2023	4,494	$41,875	$89,300	$548

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

Age distribution

Under 57.8%

5 to 1717.0%

18 to 243.9%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	350	7.8%
5 to 17	765	17.0%
18 to 24	177	3.9%
25 to 34	470	10.5%
35 to 44	763	17.0%
45 to 54	491	10.9%
55 to 64	391	8.7%
65 to 74	432	9.6%
75 and over	655	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,914	87.1%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.3%
Asian	73	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	352	7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	140	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.7%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	536	16.7%
High school graduate	1,281	40.0%
Some college or associate's	852	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	287	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	246	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled3.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,244	79.4%
Carpooled	51	3.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	140	8.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	131	8.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,047	73.0%
15 to 29 min	132	9.2%
30 to 44 min	145	10.1%
45 to 59 min	111	7.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 18.1% (797 of 4,392)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,372	74.5%
Nonfamily households	469	25.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,841	79.3%
Vacant	480	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,384	75.2%
Renter-occupied	457	24.8%

1-unit, detached85.4%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units3.4%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,982	85.4%
1-unit, attached	20	0.9%
2 to 4 units	221	9.5%
5 to 19 units	79	3.4%
20 or more units	19	0.8%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2950402
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.1342, -92.2663