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

125,688 Population
4,366.6 square miles 28.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

42.1 ±1.3 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39.4 ±0.2
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,735 ±$1,432 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $40,284 ±$341
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$60,061 ±$3,727 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $71,589 ±$703
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.6% ±2% (15,494  ±2,461) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 12.3% 745,363 (±0.4% / ±25,704)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

24.1 minutes ±1.5 (1,172,165  ±97,977) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 24 64,725,120 (±0.3 / ±854,277)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

50,210 ±1,302 Number of households
  • Missouri: 2,563,244 ±10,377
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (123,349  ±3,104) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,082,606
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7% ±2.5% (1,796  ±641) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 5.2% 73,794 (±0.3% / ±4,585)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

57,582 ±1,212 Number of housing units
  • Missouri: 2,858,527 ±391
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$173,400 ±$12,540 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $254,400 ±$2,059
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

12.4% ±2.4% (15,404  ±2,993.6) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 12.1% 747,755 (±0.4% / ±22,870.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±3.6% (79,958  ±3,658.5) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 92% 3,959,346 (±0.7% / ±31,243.2)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
15.9% ±1.9% (14,046  ±1,729.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 33.5% 1,440,376 (±0.4% / ±19,147.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

5.1% ±0.7% (5,892  ±786.6) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 6.7% 391,604 (±0.1% / ±6,607.3)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

2.6% ±0.9% (3,261  ±1,089) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Missouri: 4.9% 308,514
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

7.6% ±1.1% (7,306  ±1,036) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7% 340,990 (±0.2% / ±9,503)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
7,306 Total veterans ±1,036 6,562 Male ±1,016 744 Female ±337

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