2022 population: 5,268 ( 997 from 2010 , 67 from 2020)
Land area: 507.4 square miles
Population density: 10.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,866	92.37%	18.8%
Black:	37	0.70%	640.0%
Indian:	54	1.03%	16.9%
Asian:	13	0.25%	30.0%
2+ races:	128	2.43%	48.8%
Hispanic:	170	3.23%	63.5%

Total non-White:	402	7.63%	47.3%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	189	18.2
Deaths:	212	20.4
Net Migration:	94	9.0
Net Immigration:	0	0.0

Change in White population:	-1,126	-18.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	129	2.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
6,265
5,992	95.64%
5	0.08%
65	1.04%
10	0.16%
86	1.37%
104	1.66%
273	4.36%

2000
5,941
5,685	95.69%
3	0.05%
75	1.26%
6	0.10%
100	1.68%
72	1.21%
256	4.31%

1990
5,515
5,374	97.44%
0	0.00%
51	0.92%
5	0.09%
n/a
85	1.54%
141	2.56%

1980
5,428
5,346	98.49%
0	0.00%
33	0.61%
0	0.00%
n/a
36	0.66%
82	1.51%

1970
3,878
3,850	99.28%
2	0.05%
6	0.15%
0	0.00%
n/a
19	0.49%
28	0.72%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
736	12.4
700	11.8
-68	-1.1
-3	-0.1

307	5.2
17	0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
843	15.3
801	14.5
856	15.5
7	0.1

311	5.6
115	2.1

Number	Rate
1980's
823	15.2
671	12.4
-40	-0.7
n/a

28	0.5
59	1.1

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
1,392	35.9
n/a

1,496	38.6
54	1.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Carter County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.0
1,163	22.1%
4,105	77.9%
1,069	20.3%

1,925
2.73

1,212	63.0%
871	71.9%
141	11.6%
713	37.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.2
1,515	24.2%
4,750	75.8%
1,040	16.6%

2,559
2.43

1,714	67.0%
1,291	75.3%
155	9.0%
845	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.9
1,496	25.2%
4,445	74.8%
943	15.9%

2,377
2.46

1,666	70.1%
1,348	80.9%
140	8.4%
711	29.9%

1990
Number	Percent
35.7
1,546	28.0%
3,969	72.0%
873	15.8%

2,100
2.60

1,493	71.1%
1,245	83.4%
110	7.4%
607	28.9%

1980
Number	Percent
32.1
1,651	30.4%
3,777	69.6%
815	15.0%

1,923
2.79

1,474	76.7%
1,335	90.6%
60	4.1%
449	23.3%

2022 Housing Data for Carter County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	106	5.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	198	10.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	78	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	87	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	109	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	125	6.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	111	5.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	132	6.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	84	4.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	72	3.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	100	5.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	274	14.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	118	6.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	119	6.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	186	9.7%
$200,000 or more	26	1.4%

Median Household Income	45,737
Per Capita Income	27,150

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	88
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	144	7.5%
Public Assistance	3	0.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	256	13.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,071	65.8%
Unemployed	27	0.9%
In Armed Forces	14	0.4%

Total Labor Force	2,112	67.1%
Not in Labor Force	1,036	32.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	896	625	58.9%
Non-Profit	17	117	12.7%
Self-Employed	257	197	56.6%

Local Government	34	39	46.6%
State Government	50	30	62.5%
Federal Government	53	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	1,153	822	58.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	154	186	45.3%
Total	1,307	1,008	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	8.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	330	14.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	606	26.2%
Professional, Technical	212	9.2%
Service Occupations	377	16.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	15	0.6%
All others	790	34.1%

White Collar		49.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	779	33.7%
Health care and social assistance	331	14.3%
Retail trade	282	12.2%
Accommodation and food services	217	9.4%
Construction	134	5.8%
Educational services	124	5.4%
Public administration	70	3.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	67	2.9%
Transportation and warehousing	57	2.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	54	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	52	2.2%
Information	43	1.9%
Other services	40	1.7%
Finance and insurance	19	0.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	18	0.8%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	12	0.5%
Utilities	9	0.4%
Wholesale trade	5	0.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	35	0.66%
Puerto Rican	0	0.00%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	18	0.34%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	18	0.34%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	70	1.32%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Thai	6	0.11%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,931	99.1%
Spanish	38	0.8%
Other Asian	6	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	899	17.0%
Irish	797	15.0%
American	684	12.9%
English	259	4.9%
European	150	2.8%
Polish	134	2.5%
Scottish	121	2.3%
French	69	1.3%
Dutch	44	0.8%
Norwegian	44	0.8%
Italian	36	0.7%
Danish	35	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	35	0.7%
Swedish	26	0.5%
African	20	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	5,299	100.0%
Not a citizen	0	0.0%

Native	5,290	99.8%
Foreign-born	9	0.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
104	2.9%	491	13.7%	1,724	48.1%	735	20.5%	337	9.4%	195	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	104	2.9%
9-12 Years	491	13.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,724	48.1%
Some College	735	20.5%
Bach. Degree	337	9.4%
Grad Degree	195	5.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,190	1,962	228	10.4%	5.9%
1991	2,267	2,010	257	11.3%	6.6%
1992	2,273	2,045	228	10.0%	6.2%
1993	2,443	2,150	293	12.0%	6.2%
1994	2,490	2,262	228	9.2%	5.2%
1995	2,614	2,394	220	8.4%	4.8%
1996	2,747	2,498	249	9.1%	4.7%
1997	2,819	2,634	185	6.6%	4.4%
1998	2,835	2,690	145	5.1%	4.0%
1999	2,823	2,651	172	6.1%	3.2%

2000	2,627	2,483	144	5.5%	3.4%
2001	2,643	2,476	167	6.3%	4.5%
2002	2,790	2,605	185	6.6%	5.3%
2003	2,863	2,674	189	6.6%	5.7%
2004	2,947	2,747	200	6.8%	5.9%
2005	2,960	2,775	185	6.2%	5.4%
2006	2,971	2,795	176	5.9%	4.9%
2007	2,926	2,743	183	6.3%	5.1%
2008	3,006	2,788	218	7.3%	6.2%
2009	3,114	2,818	296	9.5%	9.0%

2010	2,655	2,351	304	11.5%	9.5%
2011	2,628	2,326	302	11.5%	8.6%
2012	2,532	2,285	247	9.8%	7.2%
2013	2,541	2,296	245	9.6%	6.8%
2014	2,548	2,319	229	9.0%	6.2%
2015	2,496	2,307	189	7.6%	5.1%
2016	2,540	2,360	180	7.1%	4.5%
2017	2,531	2,382	149	5.9%	3.8%
2018	2,507	2,379	128	5.1%	3.2%
2019	2,523	2,399	124	4.9%	3.3%

2020	2,524	2,359	165	6.5%	6.1%
2021	2,543	2,419	124	4.9%	4.1%
2022	2,494	2,405	89	3.6%	2.5%
2023	2,414	2,307	107	4.4%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,705
Median Value	$181,100

Occupied	1,925	71.2%
Vacant	780	28.8%

Owned	1,335	69.4%
Rented	590	30.6%
Median Rent	$625

Single-Family Units	1,981	73.2%
Detached	1,978	73.1%
Attached	3	0.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	25	0.9%
Mobile Homes	542	20.0%

Carter County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Carter County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Carter County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Carter County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Carter County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Carter County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Carter County, MO