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Lawrence, Henry, Vernon, Cedar, Barton, St. Clair & Dade Counties PUMA, MO

124,859 Population
4,366.6 square miles 28.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.1 ±0.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39.1 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$26,413 ±$1,198 Per capita income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $36,640 ±$419
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$53,141 ±$3,264 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $64,811 ±$733
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

14.8% ±2.2% (18,155  ±2,714) Persons below poverty line
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 13.2% 791,030 (±0.4% / ±21,823)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

24 minutes ±0.5 (1,099,825  ±37,565) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 23.8 62,486,084 (±0.1 / ±394,655)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.7 3,689,928,200 (±0 / ±7,200,288)

Families

49,154 ±1,683 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,521,832 ±11,480
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
2.5 ±0.1 (122,483  ±2,571) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,014,174
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6.7% ±2.3% (1,714  ±594) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 5.3% 74,145 (±0.4% / ±5,045)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

57,019 ±1,111 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,826,295 ±607
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$167,100 ±$9,615 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $221,200 ±$2,019
  • about half the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.3% ±1.9% (13,893  ±2,374) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.9% 790,852 (±0.3% / ±21,003.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

88.8% ±3.3% (75,323  ±3,355.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,878,393 (±0.7% / ±30,655)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
19.4% ±2% (16,431  ±1,698.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.2% 1,364,017 (±0.4% / ±18,291.8)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

4.9% ±0.7% (5,638  ±,816.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2022 5-year data
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 6.3% 364,668 (±0.1% / ±5,931.3)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 21.7% 67,860,570 (±0.1% / ±,196,548.1)

1.7% ±0.8% (2,074  ±947) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.1% 252,575
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

7.4% ±1% (7,014  ±912) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.1% 341,834 (±0.2% / ±9,753)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
7,014 Total veterans ±912 6,523 Male ±860 491 Female ±247

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