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Big River township, Jefferson County, MO

6,280 Population
94.8 square miles 66.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.5 ±7.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Jefferson County: 40.3 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$36,119 ±$2,571 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $39,160 ±$821
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$83,996 ±$5,170 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Jefferson County: $82,851 ±$2,327
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

9.1% ±3.8% (563  ±257) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 9% 20,464 (±0.8% / ±1,895)
  • 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)

42.5 minutes ±2.9 (110,570  ±22,180) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Jefferson County: 30.6 3,132,435 (±0.6 / ±84,948)
  • nearly double the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,396 ±317 Number of households
  • Jefferson County: 88,309 ±678
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.3 (6,280  ±1,118) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Jefferson County: 2.6 227,492 (±0 / ±21)
  • 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

13.4% ±10.1% (152  ±121) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Jefferson County: 4.9% † 2,488 (±0.8% / ±428)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,689 ±300 Number of housing units
  • Jefferson County: 93,955 ±84
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$217,600 ±$32,886 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Jefferson County: $237,200 ±$3,773
  • a little less than the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

4.1% ±1.9% (255  ±124) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Jefferson County: 9.9% 22,530 (±0.9% / ±1,981.3)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

92.8% ±18.2% (4,094  ±537.9) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Jefferson County: 92% 147,887 (±1.8% / ±2,825.7)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
19.7% ±4.1% (867  ±219.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Jefferson County: 24.7% 39,741 (±0.9% / ±1,482.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about half 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

12.3% ±3.6% (576  ±188) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Jefferson County: 7.3% 12,928 (±0.4% / ±776)
  • 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)
576 Total veterans ±188 565 Male ±189 11 Female ±15

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