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Pettis County, MO

43,205 Population
682.2 square miles 63.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.9 ±0.4 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.7 ±0.1

Economics

$30,954 ±$1,385 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $43,289 ±$119
$60,232 ±$2,670 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $78,538 ±$176

13.4% ±1.9% (5,714  ±785) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.4% 40,390,044 (±0.1% / ±272,803)

19.4 minutes ±1.1 (363,960  ±23,730) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.6 3,623,435,500 (±0 / ±6,730,891)

Families

16,937 ±304 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
  • United States: 127,482,864 ±208,633
2.5 ±0 (42,263  ±26) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 324,275,230

7.3% ±2% (686  ±185) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,997,128 (±0% / ±22,535)

Housing

18,608 ±43 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603
  • United States: 142,332,880 ±9,434

$161,500 ±$6,064 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942
  • about half the amount in United States: $303,400 ±$362

10.7% ±1.5% (4,542  ±618.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.7% 41,707,981 (±0% / ±144,000.6)

Social

87.2% ±3.1% (25,016  ±892.6) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.4% 204,204,445 (±0.1% / ±279,113.6)
18.6% ±1.5% (5,342  ±428.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35% 79,954,302 (±0.1% / ±180,792.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

6.8% (2,949  ±452) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902
  • about half the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,108,900

9.4% ±0.9% (3,025  ±285) Population with veteran status
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,569,149 (±0% / ±47,618)
3,025 Total veterans ±285 2,791 Male ±262 234 Female ±84

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