McDonald County, Missouri

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

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Key figures

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	23,701	6,191,814	334,922,499	1705th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$52,375	$70,702	$80,734	2639th of 3,221
Median Age	38.2	39.0	38.9	2544th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	12.3%	32.4%	35.7%	3084th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$154,700	$230,300	$332,700	2157th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$767	$1,033	$1,413	2360th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	16.8%	12.6%	12.5%	956th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	6.8%	4.0%	5.2%	479th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	43.9	90.1	n/a	1665th of 3,222
Foreign Born	11.0%	4.5%	14.1%	330th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	72.4	n/a	n/a	2583rd of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	67.3%	68.1%	65.2%	2548th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	27.1	23.5	26.4	973rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.1%	13.0%	15.1%	1761st of 3,222
Uninsured	20.8%	n/a	n/a	201st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	52.1%	46.5%	46.9%	1014th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.6%	n/a	n/a	2893rd 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 McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	68.3%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	12.4%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	2.0%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	10.4%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	1.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	50.5	40.1	61.4

Age in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	38.2	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.5%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.2%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.4%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	15.6%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	8,558	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.8	2.4	2.5
Family Households	69.1%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	33.6%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	17.0%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	23.7%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	24.7%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,422	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	19.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.8%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	2.8%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	16.8%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	46.5%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.6%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	9,828	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	60.2%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.1%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	12.9%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,988.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	32.7%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.2%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$712	$1,948	n/a

Education in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	17.1%	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	8.8%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	3.5%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	56.2%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	74.1%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.3%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	24.6%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.2%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in McDonald County, Missouri

Statistic	McDonald County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	36.6%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	2.8%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	8.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	84.1%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	9.7%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	14.2%	5.8%	16.7%

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