2022 population: 14,467 ( 1,190 from 2010 , 48 from 2020)
Land area: 752.8 square miles
Population density: 19.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	13,519	93.45%	10.0%
Black:	84	0.58%	52.7%
Indian:	155	1.07%	14.8%
Asian:	124	0.86%	158.3%
2+ races:	270	1.87%	10.2%
Hispanic:	315	2.18%	112.8%

Total non-White:	948	6.55%	49.1%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	329	11.4
Deaths:	604	20.9
Net Migration:	317	11.0
Net Immigration:	4	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,502	-9.6
Change in Non-White pop.:	312	2.0

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
15,657
15,021	95.94%
55	0.35%
135	0.86%
48	0.31%
245	1.56%
148	0.95%
636	4.06%

2000
14,927
14,420	96.60%
55	0.37%
105	0.70%
34	0.23%
197	1.32%
112	0.75%
507	3.40%

1990
13,702
13,499	98.52%
20	0.15%
72	0.53%
6	0.04%
n/a
105	0.77%
203	1.48%

1980
14,517
14,359	98.91%
0	0.00%
23	0.16%
41	0.28%
n/a
76	0.52%
158	1.09%

1970
11,457
11,406	99.55%
1	0.01%
13	0.11%
5	0.04%
n/a
33	0.29%
51	0.45%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
1,647	11.0
1,767	11.8
304	2.0
15	0.1

601	4.0
129	0.9

Number	Rate
1990's
1,680	12.3
1,831	13.4
757	5.5
16	0.1

921	6.7
304	2.2

Number	Rate
1980's
1,930	13.3
1,721	11.9
-957	-6.6
n/a

-860	-5.9
45	0.3

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
2,598	22.7
n/a

2,953	25.8
107	0.9

Age, Family & Household Data for Dent 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
43.7
3,282	22.7%
11,185	77.3%
3,135	21.7%

5,825
2.46

3,769	64.7%
2,799	74.3%
386	10.2%
2,056	35.3%

2010
Number	Percent
43.0
3,652	23.3%
12,005	76.7%
2,977	19.0%

6,338
2.44

4,366	68.9%
3,452	79.1%
317	7.3%
1,972	31.1%

2000
Number	Percent
39.5
3,694	24.7%
11,233	75.3%
2,652	17.8%

6,017
2.44

4,314	71.7%
3,601	83.5%
308	7.1%
1,703	28.3%

1990
Number	Percent
37.6
3,626	26.5%
10,076	73.5%
2,566	18.7%

5,392
2.50

4,015	74.5%
3,457	86.1%
292	7.3%
1,377	25.5%

1980
Number	Percent
33.7
4,010	27.6%
10,507	72.4%
2,426	16.7%

5,406
2.66

4,217	78.0%
3,768	89.4%
154	3.7%
1,189	22.0%

2022 Housing Data for Dent County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	329	5.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	442	7.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	309	5.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	333	5.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	402	6.9%
$30,000 to $34,999	283	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	313	5.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	230	3.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	188	3.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	569	9.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	554	9.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	685	11.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	552	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	395	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	150	2.6%
$200,000 or more	91	1.6%

Median Household Income	51,410
Per Capita Income	27,342

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	87
Compared to U.S.	74

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	468	8.0%
Public Assistance	66	1.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	933	16.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,680	68.0%
Unemployed	288	3.4%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	5,968	71.5%
Not in Labor Force	2,383	28.5%

Real Unemployment Rate		32.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	1,934	1,846	51.2%
Non-Profit	173	307	36.0%
Self-Employed	408	174	70.1%

Local Government	368	358	50.7%
State Government	114	348	24.7%
Federal Government	88	11	88.9%

Total Private + Self	2,342	2,020	53.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	743	1,024	42.0%
Total	3,085	3,044	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	21.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	505	8.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,222	19.9%
Professional, Technical	1,397	22.7%
Service Occupations	1,349	21.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	38	0.6%
All others	1,681	27.3%

White Collar		50.8%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,122	18.2%
Educational services	670	10.9%
Retail trade	660	10.7%
Manufacturing	629	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	430	7.0%
Public administration	420	6.8%
Wholesale trade	317	5.2%
Construction	316	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	264	4.3%
Transportation and warehousing	234	3.8%
Other services	210	3.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	191	3.1%
Finance and insurance	146	2.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	121	2.0%
Information	106	1.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	103	1.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	83	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	72	1.2%
Utilities	60	1.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	244	1.68%
Puerto Rican	40	0.28%
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	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9	0.06%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	83	0.57%
Vietnamese	45	0.31%
Filipino	5	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	13,510	98.6%
Spanish	76	0.6%
Other Indo-European	46	0.3%
Vietnamese	45	0.3%
German, other Germanic	13	0.1%
Other	9	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%
Tagalog	2	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,061	14.2%
English	1,694	11.7%
Irish	1,609	11.1%
American	1,520	10.5%
Dutch	449	3.1%
French	345	2.4%
Scottish	312	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	228	1.6%
Russian	208	1.4%
Polish	195	1.3%
European	184	1.3%
Welsh	160	1.1%
Swedish	145	1.0%
Italian	104	0.7%
Scandinavian	98	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	14,402	99.3%
Not a citizen	107	0.7%

Native	14,233	98.1%
Foreign-born	276	1.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
395	3.9%	1,076	10.5%	4,014	39.3%	2,965	29.0%	1,110	10.9%	657	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	395	3.9%
9-12 Years	1,076	10.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,014	39.3%
Some College	2,965	29.0%
Bach. Degree	1,110	10.9%
Grad Degree	657	6.4%
Average years of education: 12.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	5,546	5,137	409	7.4%	5.9%
1991	5,706	5,186	520	9.1%	6.6%
1992	5,976	5,432	544	9.1%	6.2%
1993	6,184	5,632	552	8.9%	6.2%
1994	6,351	5,867	484	7.6%	5.2%
1995	6,399	5,983	416	6.5%	4.8%
1996	6,622	6,209	413	6.2%	4.7%
1997	6,865	6,487	378	5.5%	4.4%
1998	6,910	6,505	405	5.9%	4.0%
1999	6,582	6,190	392	6.0%	3.2%

2000	7,085	6,751	334	4.7%	3.4%
2001	6,881	6,421	460	6.7%	4.5%
2002	6,682	6,270	412	6.2%	5.3%
2003	6,522	6,105	417	6.4%	5.7%
2004	6,502	6,068	434	6.7%	5.9%
2005	6,550	6,138	412	6.3%	5.4%
2006	6,676	6,282	394	5.9%	4.9%
2007	6,705	6,256	449	6.7%	5.1%
2008	6,904	6,371	533	7.7%	6.2%
2009	6,857	6,222	635	9.3%	9.0%

2010	6,483	5,817	666	10.3%	9.5%
2011	6,389	5,757	632	9.9%	8.6%
2012	5,971	5,468	503	8.4%	7.2%
2013	6,237	5,762	475	7.6%	6.8%
2014	6,247	5,823	424	6.8%	6.2%
2015	6,262	5,890	372	5.9%	5.1%
2016	6,195	5,862	333	5.4%	4.5%
2017	6,176	5,917	259	4.2%	3.8%
2018	6,209	6,004	205	3.3%	3.2%
2019	6,268	6,045	223	3.6%	3.3%

2020	6,351	6,045	306	4.8%	6.1%
2021	6,240	5,987	253	4.1%	4.1%
2022	6,095	5,905	190	3.1%	2.5%
2023	6,232	6,013	219	3.5%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	6,849
Median Value	$123,300

Occupied	5,825	85.0%
Vacant	1,024	15.0%

Owned	4,360	74.8%
Rented	1,465	25.2%
Median Rent	$648

Single-Family Units	4,867	71.1%
Detached	4,794	70.0%
Attached	73	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	84	1.2%
Mobile Homes	1,233	18.0%

Dent County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Dent County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Dent County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Dent County, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Dent County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Dent County, MO