Wright County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	18,965	6,191,814	334,922,499	1936th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$47,909	$70,702	$80,734	2876th of 3,221
Median Age	41.1	39.0	38.9	1782nd of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	15.9%	32.4%	35.7%	2683rd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$160,100	$230,300	$332,700	2022nd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$625	$1,033	$1,413	3004th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	18.7%	12.6%	12.5%	685th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	4.0%	5.2%	2258th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	27.8	90.1	n/a	2065th of 3,222
Foreign Born	1.0%	4.5%	14.1%	2730th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2270th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	77.1%	68.1%	65.2%	1150th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	29.5	23.5	26.4	579th of 3,221
Worked from Home	7.4%	13.0%	15.1%	1987th of 3,222
Uninsured	17.0%	n/a	n/a	462nd of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	53.1%	46.5%	46.9%	845th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.0%	n/a	n/a	2708th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	91.7%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2.6%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.5%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.3%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.1%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	15.6	40.1	61.4

Age in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	41.1	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.8%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	7.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	11.0%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	11.1%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.5%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.7%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	7,187	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.7%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	29.9%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	15.7%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.9%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	23.0%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$25,681	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.9%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	19.0%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.1%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	18.7%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.1%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	13.6%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	8,367	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	78.8%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	1.7%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	14.1%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,978.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	22.9%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	27.8%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$640	$1,948	n/a

Education in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	15.7%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.4%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.0%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	9.8%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.1%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.0%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	81.6%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.2%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	38.6%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	16.0%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	7.0%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Wright County, Missouri

Statistic	Wright County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	64.5%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	0.8%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	0.2%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.7%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	0.6%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.3%	5.8%	16.7%

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