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Purdy township, Barry County, MO

2,477 Population
23.5 square miles 105.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

22.9 ±10.6 Median age
  • about half the figure in Barry County: 43.4 ±0.5
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,319 ±$5,546 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Barry County: $31,611 ±$2,147
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,714 ±$19,928 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in Barry County: $58,346 ±$2,677
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.4% ±12.7% (421  ±341) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Barry County: 15.2% † 5,228 (±2.3% / ±786)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

18.1 minutes ±10.7 (15,440  ±5,746) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Barry County: 23.8 315,465 (±1.5 / ±24,071)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

732 ±175 Number of households
  • Barry County: 13,336 ±451
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.4 ±1.3 (2,477  ±1,094) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Barry County: 2.6 34,779 (±0.1 / ±5)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.9% ±4.9% (15  ±20) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Barry County: 3.7% † 249 (±1.4% / ±95)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

829 ±177 Number of housing units
  • Barry County: 17,063 ±35
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$166,100 ±$75,552 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Barry County: $187,800 ±$14,691
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

13.9% ±8% (333  ±239.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Barry County: 10.8% † 3,755 (±2.1% / ±738.4)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

82.7% ±29.7% (981  ±222.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Barry County: 86.1% 21,126 (±3.8% / ±936.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.2% ±4.6% (121  ±64.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Barry County: 14.6% † 3,587 (±1.9% / ±472.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

2% ±1.3% (49  ±39) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Barry County: 4.8% 1,683
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±2.6% (54  ±41) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Barry County: 8% † 2,165 (±0.9% / ±254)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
54 Total veterans ±41 49 Male ±40 5 Female ±6

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