Putnam County, Missouri

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Putnam County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,642	6,191,814	334,922,499	2926th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$63,510	$70,702	$80,734	1753rd of 3,221
Median Age	45.9	39.0	38.9	613th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	22.6%	32.4%	35.7%	1562nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$119,500	$230,300	$332,700	2682nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$521	$1,033	$1,413	3152nd of 3,215
Poverty Rate	15.5%	12.6%	12.5%	1183rd of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	4.0%	4.0%	5.2%	1916th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	9.0	90.1	n/a	2678th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.2%	4.5%	14.1%	2583rd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	74.0	n/a	n/a	2165th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	83.0%	68.1%	65.2%	256th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	19.4	23.5	26.4	2655th of 3,221
Worked from Home	10.3%	13.0%	15.1%	1119th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.7%	n/a	n/a	1085th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	50.1%	46.5%	46.9%	1456th of 3,222
Broadband Access	71.0%	n/a	n/a	2916th 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 Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.1%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.0%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	1.3%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	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	9.5	40.1	61.4

Age in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	45.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	22.6%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.0%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.4%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	25.0%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	1,791	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.5	2.4	2.5
Family Households	59.5%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	22.6%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	9.4%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.5%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	22.4%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$35,778	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	21.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	20.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	16.3%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	4.7%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	15.5%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	30.7%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	7.5%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	2,834	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	82.0%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	36.8%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.0%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	29.1%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,211	$1,948	n/a

Education in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	4.8%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	38.7%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	33.9%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	15.7%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.8%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.1%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.4%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	45.1%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	3.8%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	5.8%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Putnam County, Missouri

Statistic	Putnam County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	61.3%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.2%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	95.7%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	1.5%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	3.3%	5.8%	16.7%

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