Chariton County, MO Demographic Data
Chariton County, MO Summary
Chariton County is located in Missouri
- Population: 7,759
- Area: 766.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 751.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 15.58 sq. miles
- Population Density: 10.11 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 667.65 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Chariton County, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,846
51%
50.8
Male
3,769
50%
49.2
Total Population
7,615
323,128,000
Chariton County, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
468
6.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
512
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
468
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
423
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
366
4.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
751
9.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
774
10.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
980
12.9%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
663
8.7%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
484
6.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
829
10.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
555
7.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
342
4.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,889
77.3%
77.2
Female
3,017
51.2%
51.3
Male
2,872
48.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,647
74.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,034
26.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,726
22.7%
15.2
Female
968
56.1%
55.8
Male
758
43.9%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Chariton County, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,516
98.7%
96.8
White
7,313
96.0%
72.6
Black or African American
181
2.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
14
0.2%
0.8
Asian
5
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
5
0.1%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
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
3
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
99
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
61
0.8%
17.8
Mexican
43
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
12
0.2%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,554
99.2%
82.2
Chariton County, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
200
3.7%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
463
8.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,653
49.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
846
15.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
368
6.8%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
557
10.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
291
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
663
12.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,715
87.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
848
15.8%
31.2
Chariton County, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,324
21.5%
33.7%
Now Married
3,354
54.4%
47.5
Divorced
744
12.1%
11.0%
Separated
127
2.1%
2.0
Widowed
618
10.0
5.8%
Chariton County, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,070
98.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
77
1.1%
21.6%
Spanish
52
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
25
0.3%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Chariton County, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
200
6.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
260
9.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
464
16.0%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
310
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
442
15.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
488
16.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
348
12.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
261
9.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
93
3.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
39
1.3%
6.4
Median household income
41,773
57,617
Per capita income
23,029
31,128
Chariton County, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
330
10.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
176
5.3%
9.8
Construction
215
6.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
736
22.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
173
5.2%
6.6
Information
110
3.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
432
13.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
172
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
99
3.0%
11.4
Public administration
123
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
353
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
287
8.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
97
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
418
12.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
918
27.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
657
19.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
770
23.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
540
16.3%
18.1%
Chariton County, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
3,272
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,535
77.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
388
11.9%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
7
0.2%
5.1
Walked
49
1.5%
2.7
Other means
33
1.0%
1.8
Worked at home
260
7.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.7
26.6
Chariton County, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
127
4.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
813
28.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,139
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
826
28.4%
21.0
Chariton County, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,905
70.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,224
76.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
681
23.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,238
29.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.5
Chariton County, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,143
1 room
43
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
40
1.0%
2.7
3 rooms
176
4.2%
9.1
4 rooms
501
12.1%
16.5
5 rooms
983
23.7%
19.8
6 rooms
924
22.3%
17.8
7 rooms
520
12.6%
12.0
8 rooms
386
9.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
570
13.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Chariton County, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,143
1-unit, detached
3,418
82.5%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
0.2%
5.9
2-units
81
2.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
132
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
50
1.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
12
0.3%
4.4
20 or more units
15
0.4%
9.0
Mobile home
426
10.3%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Chariton County, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
834
20.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
254
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
519
12.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
460
11.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
785
18.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
492
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
390
9.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
343
8.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
61
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
5
0.1%
1.4%
Chariton County, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
729
25.1%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
867
29.8%
4.7
Electricity
1,101
37.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
183
6.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
11
0.4%
0.5
No fuel used
3
0.1%
1.1
Chariton County, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
853
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
7
0.8%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
31
3.6%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
59
6.9%
20.1%
Less than $500
71
8.3%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
244
28.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
441
51.7%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
475
55.7%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
112
13.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
123
14.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
20
2.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
123
14.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Chariton County, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
524
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
10
1.9%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
32
6.1%
28.3%
$500 to $999
239
45.6%
41.0%
Less than $500
243
46.4%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
157
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
517
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
128
24.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
61
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
48
9.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
71
13.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
52
9.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
164
31.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
157
0.0%
0.0%
Chariton County, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,224
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
679
30.5%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
656
29.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
230
10.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
271
12.2%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
202
9.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
130
5.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
40
1.8%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
16
0.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,200
205,000