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Prairie township, McDonald County, MO

1,549 Population
28.8 square miles 53.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.1 ±7.5 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in McDonald County: 38.2 ±0.8
  • 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

$29,605 ±$9,103 Per capita income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in McDonald County: $25,422 ±$1,359
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,125 ±$39,356 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in McDonald County: $52,375 ±$4,081
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

20% ±9.9% (309  ±170) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in McDonald County: 16.8% † 3,947 (±2.5% / ±595)
  • 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)

30.7 minutes ±10.9 (17,490  ±8,348) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in McDonald County: 27.1 235,565 (±1.4 / ±18,186)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

548 ±129 Number of households
  • McDonald County: 8,558 ±212
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.2 (1,549  ±374) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in McDonald County: 2.8 23,550 (±0.1 / ±7)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.8% ±4.7% (30  ±21) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in McDonald County: 4.8% † 239 (±1.7% / ±85)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

582 ±131 Number of housing units
  • McDonald County: 9,828 ±28
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$100,900 ±$57,341 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in McDonald County: $154,700 † ±$15,878
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.6% ±5.8% (145  ±94.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in McDonald County: 8.7% † 2,025 (±1.6% / ±380.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

69% ±0.7% (706  ±172) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in McDonald County: 82.9% 13,077 (±4% / ±631.8)
  • 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)
4.4% ±3.4% (45  ±36.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in McDonald County: 12.3% † 1,938 (±1.7% / ±274)
  • less than a fifth of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 10 percent 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

22.3% ±6.6% (345  ±132) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in McDonald County: 11% 2,597
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±3.8% (55  ±46) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in McDonald County: 7.2% † 1,273 (±1.3% / ±222)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
55 Total veterans ±46 55 Male ±46 N/A Female ±12

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