Worth County, Missouri

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Worth County, Missouri is among the lowest in the country for total population, and among the lowest in the country for median gross rent.

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Key figures

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	1,934	6,191,814	334,922,499	3128th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,847	$70,702	$80,734	2879th of 3,221
Median Age	48.5	39.0	38.9	324th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	21.1%	32.4%	35.7%	1806th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$96,600	$230,300	$332,700	3036th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$381	$1,033	$1,413	3210th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	20.6%	12.6%	12.5%	501st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	1.6%	4.0%	5.2%	3034th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	7.3	90.1	n/a	2755th of 3,222
Foreign Born	0.4%	4.5%	14.1%	3104th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	80.7	n/a	n/a	191st of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	82.1%	68.1%	65.2%	355th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	25.7	23.5	26.4	1253rd of 3,221
Worked from Home	11.8%	13.0%	15.1%	829th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.9%	n/a	n/a	1057th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	46.5%	46.5%	46.9%	2128th of 3,222
Broadband Access	81.1%	n/a	n/a	2011th 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 Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	95.2%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0.6%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.8%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	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	9.1	40.1	61.4

Age in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	48.5	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	21.6%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.8%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	8.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.7%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	26.2%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	26.4%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	847	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.2	2.4	2.5
Family Households	58.2%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	11.7%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	38.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	23.9%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$29,797	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.2%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	11.7%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	11.6%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.2%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	20.6%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	42.1%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	11.0%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	1,116	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.0%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.3%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	24.1%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,961.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	17.9%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	19.0%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$789	$1,948	n/a

Education in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	5.0%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	47.4%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	26.5%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	13.0%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	8.1%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	57.4%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.7%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.6%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.3%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	43.3%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.7%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Worth County, Missouri

Statistic	Worth County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.6%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.4%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.0%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	99.3%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	0.7%	5.8%	16.7%

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