Carter County, Missouri

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Carter County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for bachelor's degree or higher.

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Key figures

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	5,297	6,191,814	334,922,499	2869th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$50,000	$70,702	$80,734	2772nd of 3,221
Median Age	38.9	39.0	38.9	2404th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	10.1%	32.4%	35.7%	3177th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$159,400	$230,300	$332,700	2038th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$656	$1,033	$1,413	2921st of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.8%	12.6%	12.5%	479th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.8%	4.0%	5.2%	2042nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	10.4	90.1	n/a	2630th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.5%	4.5%	14.1%	2346th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	71.8	n/a	n/a	2726th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	60.7%	68.1%	65.2%	2986th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.8	23.5	26.4	1480th of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.4%	13.0%	15.1%	902nd of 3,222
Uninsured	15.1%	n/a	n/a	693rd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.4%	46.5%	46.9%	2995th of 3,222
Broadband Access	80.1%	n/a	n/a	2164th of 3,135

Rank is among all US counties with published data, counting down from the highest value. Figures come from the American Community Survey, CDC, BLS, BEA and other federal sources. Open the map for 1,147 statistics and the year and margin of error behind each one.

Race and ethnicity in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.3%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.7%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	14.0	40.1	61.4

Age in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	38.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	24.3%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.5%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	9.9%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	20.6%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	2,038	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	60.5%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	26.3%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	23.2%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	35.2%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	28.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$27,032	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	25.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.2%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	9.0%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	0.6%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.8%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	51.6%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	19.8%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	2,676	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	69.6%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	23.8%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,983.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	39.3%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	30.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$677	$1,948	n/a

Education in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	19.4%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	44.5%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.1%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	6.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.3%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.0%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	68.6%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	4.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	37.0%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	4.6%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	13.2%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Carter County, Missouri

Statistic	Carter County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	72.6%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.2%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.3%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.6%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.5%	5.8%	16.7%

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