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St. James township, Phelps County, MO

5,416 Population
34.8 square miles 155.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.2 ±9.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Phelps County: 35.8 ±0.3
  • 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

$30,845 ±$5,633 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Phelps County: $30,712 ±$1,424
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,438 ±$6,801 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Phelps County: $58,396 ±$3,528
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

12.9% ±7.8% (663  ±408) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Phelps County: 16.8% † 7,070 (±1.9% / ±812)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

22.4 minutes ±2.8 (41,065  ±9,573) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Phelps County: 19.1 337,385 (±1.4 / ±27,701)
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,028 ±242 Number of households
  • Phelps County: 17,329 ±427
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0 (5,134  ±614) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Phelps County: 2.4 42,130 (±0.1 / ±60)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

8.4% ±8% (86  ±84) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about double the rate in Phelps County: 4.2% † 409 (±1.8% / ±173)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,540 ±262 Number of housing units
  • Phelps County: 20,295 ±39
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$191,600 ±$48,182 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Phelps County: $206,500 ±$10,558
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

18.1% ±6.3% (979  ±357.4) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Phelps County: 18.6% † 8,335 (±2% / ±876.8)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

87.9% ±7.2% (3,215  ±458.2) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Phelps County: 90% 25,684 (±3.7% / ±1,086.1)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
26.1% ±5.7% (955  ±236.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Phelps County: 32.4% 9,228 (±2.2% / ±631)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about three-quarters 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

0.5% ±0.6% (27  ±34) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Phelps County: 4.2% 1,903
  • about 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

11% ±3.9% (441  ±163) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Phelps County: 8.5% † 3,026 (±1% / ±351)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
441 Total veterans ±163 405 Male ±148 36 Female ±44

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