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Alexander township, Benton County, MO

500 Population
59.5 square miles 8.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

64.5 ±13.3 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Benton County: 54.5 ±0.3
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,758 ±$5,622 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Benton County: $32,477 † ±$5,132
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$65,556 ±$15,609 Median household income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Benton County: $52,567 ±$3,278
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.6% ±8.6% (48  ±45) Persons below poverty line
  • about half the rate in Benton County: 19.9% † 3,946 (±3.2% / ±631)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

38.6 minutes ±32.1 (5,320  ±3,104) Mean travel time to work
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Benton County: 31.5 197,455 (±2.4 / ±20,127)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

256 ±76 Number of households
  • Benton County: 8,573 ±303
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.8 (500  ±145) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Benton County: 2.3 19,840 (±0.1 / ±14)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3% ±5.5% (2  ±4) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Benton County: 8.5% † 260 (±3.1% / ±95)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

383 ±99 Number of housing units
  • Benton County: 13,594 ±37
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$219,000 ±$28,602 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Benton County: $177,900 ±$14,266
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

5.8% ±5% (29  ±26.1) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Benton County: 9.9% † 1,978 (±1.9% / ±380.4)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

81% ±4.6% (333  ±93.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Benton County: 88.9% 13,696 (±4.3% / ±669.8)
  • 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)
7.8% ±8.1% (32  ±34.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Benton County: 15% † 2,306 (±1.7% / ±268.7)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-fifth 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

N/A Foreign-born population

9.8% ±6.3% (44  ±31) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Benton County: 12% † 2,006 (±1.5% / ±249)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
44 Total veterans ±31 44 Male ±31 N/A Female ±12

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