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Big River township, St. Francois County, MO

1,508 Population
32.5 square miles 46.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.8 ±4.1 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in St. Francois County: 39.5 ±0.4
  • 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

$22,869 ±$4,723 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in St. Francois County: $28,659 ±$1,138
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$33,386 ±$15,106 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in St. Francois County: $57,477 ±$4,527
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.3% ±13.1% (457  ±225) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in St. Francois County: 15.9% † 9,814 (±2% / ±1,201)
  • 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)

38.7 minutes ±9.2 (21,640  ±9,590) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.5 times the figure in St. Francois County: 25.9 641,535 (±1.1 / ±39,274)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

721 ±180 Number of households
  • St. Francois County: 24,816 ±445
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.7 (1,508  ±353) Persons per household
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. Francois County: 2.5 61,560 (±0 / ±90)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

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

Housing

931 ±217 Number of housing units
  • St. Francois County: 28,945 ±58
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$124,400 ±$35,619 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in St. Francois County: $169,300 ±$5,710
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

22.5% ±13.8% (339  ±222.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in St. Francois County: 14.3% † 9,489 (±1.7% / ±1,109.1)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

74.2% ±25.4% (858  ±202.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in St. Francois County: 87% 41,094 (±3% / ±1,418.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.7% ±5.1% (101  ±64.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in St. Francois County: 17.3% 8,147 (±1.4% / ±665.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-quarter 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

2.5% ±3.2% (37  ±49) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in St. Francois County: 1.5% 1,014
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

11.2% ±5.7% (141  ±80) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.3 times the rate in St. Francois County: 8.5% † 4,487 (±0.9% / ±478)
  • 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)
141 Total veterans ±80 136 Male ±77 5 Female ±9

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