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Short Bend township, Dent County, MO

593 Population
72 square miles 8.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

50.5 ±16.7 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dent County: 43.5 ±0.7
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$33,058 ±$11,200 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Dent County: $29,909 ±$2,579
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$102,664 ±$39,022 Median household income
  • nearly double the amount in Dent County: $56,312 ±$4,171
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.8% ±16.2% (147  ±108) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Dent County: 12.2% † 1,756 (±2.1% / ±303)
  • about double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

24.3 minutes ±16.7 (5,975  ±2,879) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Dent County: 21 109,175 (±1.4 / ±10,648)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

248 ±112 Number of households
  • Dent County: 5,618 ±255
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±1.3 (591  ±198) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Dent County: 2.6 14,345 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

N/A Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year

Housing

298 ±120 Number of housing units
  • Dent County: 6,822 ±25
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$221,100 ±$26,330 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Dent County: $167,500 ±$13,322
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.3% ±7% (49  ±44.5) Moved since previous year
  • a little less than the rate in Dent County: 8.8% † 1,257 (±2.4% / ±343.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

66.4% ±29% (328  ±91.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Dent County: 83.6% 8,581 (±5.4% / ±555.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.4% ±8.7% (76  ±50.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Dent County: 16.5% † 1,690 (±2.6% / ±262.2)
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about two-fifths 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

0.2% ±0.3% (1  ±2) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Dent County: 1.9% 282
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.7% ±6.4% (41  ±37) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Dent County: 11.4% † 1,279 (±2.6% / ±291)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
41 Total veterans ±37 41 Male ±37 N/A Female ±12

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