Dent County, MO Demographic Data
Dent County, MO Summary
Dent County is located in Missouri
- Population: 15,595
- Area: 754.51 sq. miles
- Land Area: 752.79 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1.72 sq. miles
- Population Density: 20.66 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 1,279.53 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Dent County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,814
50%
50.8
Male
7,764
50%
49.2
Total Population
15,578
323,128,000
Dent County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
924
5.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
965
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,069
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
966
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
740
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,672
10.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,673
10.7%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,164
13.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,124
7.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,152
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,743
11.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
895
5.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
491
3.2%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
11,986
76.9%
77.2
Female
6,113
51.0%
51.3
Male
5,873
49.0%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,477
73.7%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,850
24.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,129
20.1%
15.2
Female
1,681
53.7%
55.8
Male
1,448
46.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
43
0.0%
0.0
Dent County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
15,299
98.2%
96.8
White
15,006
96.3%
72.6
Black or African American
87
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
117
0.8%
0.8
Asian
64
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
14
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
47
0.3%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
3
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
25
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
279
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
235
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
77
0.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
158
1.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
15,343
98.5%
82.2
Dent County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,090
10.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,208
11.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,309
39.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,153
19.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
782
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
872
8.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
500
4.6%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
2,298
21.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,616
79.0%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,372
12.6%
31.2
Dent County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,006
23.8%
33.7%
Now Married
6,508
51.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,839
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
300
2.4%
2.0
Widowed
967
7.7
5.8%
Dent County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,348
97.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
306
2.1%
21.6%
Spanish
51
0.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
243
1.7%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
12
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Dent County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
671
11.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
439
7.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
863
14.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
710
12.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,048
17.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
949
16.1%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
749
12.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
325
5.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64
1.1%
5.8
$200,000 or more
71
1.2%
6.4
Median household income
38,020
57,617
Per capita income
19,929
31,128
Dent County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
343
5.8%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
459
7.7%
9.8
Construction
441
7.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,760
29.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
131
2.2%
6.6
Information
83
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
657
11.0%
10.1
Other services except public administration
330
5.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
273
4.6%
11.4
Public administration
313
5.2%
4.6
Retail trade
970
16.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
115
1.9%
5.2
Wholesale trade
87
1.5%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
796
13.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,524
25.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,091
18.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,157
19.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,394
23.4%
18.1%
Dent County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,768
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
4,654
80.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
710
12.3%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
26
0.5%
5.1
Walked
72
1.2%
2.7
Other means
157
2.7%
1.8
Worked at home
149
2.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.3
26.6
Dent County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
454
7.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,811
30.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,957
33.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,667
28.3%
21.0
Dent County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,889
81.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,206
71.4%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,683
28.6%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,353
18.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
7
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Dent County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,242
1 room
81
1.1%
2.4
2 rooms
129
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
423
5.8%
9.1
4 rooms
1,499
20.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,948
26.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,274
17.6%
17.8
7 rooms
919
12.7%
12.0
8 rooms
418
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
551
7.6%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Dent County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,242
1-unit, detached
5,233
72.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
59
0.8%
5.9
2-units
172
2.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
244
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
19
0.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
37
0.5%
4.4
20 or more units
9
0.1%
9.0
Mobile home
1,457
20.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
12
0.2%
0.1
Dent County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
785
10.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
517
7.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
597
8.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
918
12.7%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,537
21.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
651
9.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,063
14.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,028
14.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
141
1.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
5
0.1%
1.4%
Dent County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
551
9.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1,367
23.2%
4.7
Electricity
2,353
40.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
84
1.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
1,474
25.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
36
0.6%
0.5
No fuel used
24
0.4%
1.1
Dent County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,197
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
13
0.6%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
51
2.3%
11.8%
Less than $500
167
7.6%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
206
9.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
620
28.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,140
51.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
936
42.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
355
16.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
221
10.1%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
181
8.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
504
22.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Dent County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,430
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
66
4.6%
28.3%
$500 to $999
591
41.3%
41.0%
Less than $500
773
54.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
253
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
479
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
325
23.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
188
13.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
156
11.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
106
7.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
172
12.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
429
31.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
307
0.0%
0.0%
Dent County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,206
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
750
17.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,347
32.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
757
18.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
573
13.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
468
11.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
266
6.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
24
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
21
0.5%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
100,300
205,000