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Carter township, Carter County, MO

2,135 Population
106.6 square miles 20 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.7 ±7.4 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Carter County: 38.9 ±1.5
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$18,919 ±$2,678 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Carter County: $27,032 † ±$3,447
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$35,000 ±$14,544 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Carter County: $50,000 † ±$8,926
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

28.4% ±10.8% (594  ±237) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Carter County: 20.8% † 1,091 (±5.5% / ±291)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

16.8 minutes ±3.3 (11,175  ±3,880) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Carter County: 24.8 † 49,010 (±4.7 / ±11,016)
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

788 ±123 Number of households
  • Carter County: 2,038 ±136
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.7 ±0.5 (2,095  ±257) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Carter County: 2.6 5,253 (±0.2 / ±3)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.6% ±2.6% (7  ±12) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in Carter County: 4.5% † 51 (±3.8% / ±43)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,078 ±121 Number of housing units
  • Carter County: 2,676 ±20
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$144,900 ±$33,098 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Carter County: $159,400 † ±$22,788
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

16.8% ±7.1% (358  ±156.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Carter County: 18.8% † 982 (±5.8% / ±301)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.4% ±4.5% (1,155  ±198.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Carter County: 80.6% † 2,871 (±8.4% / ±306.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.8% ±6.2% (148  ±88.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Carter County: 10.1% † 358 (±3.3% / ±118.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third 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

12.6% ±3.8% (187  ±62) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in Carter County: 13.1% † 526 (±2.6% / ±106)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about double the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
187 Total veterans ±62 175 Male ±59 12 Female ±17

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