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McDonald County, MO


Designated Market Area: Joplin-Pittsburg, MO-KS-OK
USDA County Type (2015): Manufacturing, Low Education
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Evangelical Hubs

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2022 population: 23,588   ( 505 from 2010 , 280 from 2020)
Land area: 539.4 square miles
Population density: 43.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:17,761 75.30% 5.0%
Black:4151.76% 226.8%
Indian:5562.36% 7.2%
Asian:1,2295.21% 178.7%
2+ races:8463.59% 35.1%
Hispanic:2,78111.79% 7.5%
Total non-White:5,82724.70% 32.9%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:726 15.6
Deaths:68914.8
Net Migration: 831.8
Net Immigration: 1503.2
Change in White population:-939 -4.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,444 6.3




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
23,083
18,70081.01%
1270.55%
5992.59%
4411.91%
6262.71%
2,58711.21%
4,38318.99%

2000
21,681
18,34884.63%
330.15%
5952.74%
560.26%
6092.81%
2,0309.36%
3,33315.37%

1990
16,938
16,14095.29%
120.07%
6814.02%
130.08%
n/a
920.54%
7984.71%

1980
14,917
14,58497.77%
00.00%
1971.32%
230.15%
n/a
1100.74%
3332.23%

1970
12,357
12,10797.98%
40.03%
990.80%
30.02%
n/a
1351.09%
250 2.02%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,366 15.5
1,8388.5
-899-4.1
8644.0
352 1.6
1,050 4.8
1990's
NumberRate
3,034 17.9
1,93211.4
2,16412.8
1140.7
2,208 13.0
2,535 15.0
1980's
NumberRate
2,277 15.3
1,658 11.1
1,510 10.1
n/a
1,556 10.4
465 3.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,176 17.6
n/a
2,477 20.0
83 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for McDonald 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
NumberPercent
38.2
5,963 25.3%
17,625 74.7%
3,564 15.1%
8,399
2.76
5,880 70.0%
4,558 77.5%
455 7.7%
2,519 30.0%

2010
NumberPercent
36.5
6,475 28.1%
16,608 71.9%
2,887 12.5%
8,404
2.73
6,074 72.3%
4,632 76.3%
580 9.5%
2,330 27.7%

2000
NumberPercent
34.2
6,245 28.8%
15,436 71.2%
2,427 11.2%
8,133
2.65
5,894 72.5%
4,621 78.4%
550 9.3%
2,239 27.5%

1990
NumberPercent
34.1
4,702 27.8%
12,236 72.2%
2,448 14.5%
6,382
2.62
4,787 75.0%
4,114 85.9%
283 5.9%
1,595 25.0%

1980
NumberPercent
33.3
4,339 29.1%
10,578 70.9%
2,222 14.9%
5,577
2.65
4,349 78.0%
3,869 89.0%
226 5.2%
1,228 22.0%

2022 Housing Data for McDonald County, MO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units9,782 
Median Value$117,200 
Occupied8,39985.9%
Vacant1,38314.1%
Owned5,59866.7%
Rented2,80133.3%
Median Rent$737 
Single-Family Units6,40665.5%
    Detached6,35565.0%
    Attached510.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units3663.7%
Mobile Homes2,36924.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for McDonald County, MO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005066.0%
$10,000 to $14,9994505.4%
$15,000 to $19,9995036.0%
$20,000 to $24,9996307.5%
$25,000 to $29,9995246.2%
$30,000 to $34,9994465.3%
$35,000 to $39,9995316.3%
$40,000 to $44,9994785.7%
$45,000 to $49,9993834.6%
$50,000 to $59,9995786.9%
$60,000 to $74,99986410.3%
$75,000 to $99,9991,08112.9%
$100,000 to $124,9995526.6%
$125,000 to $149,9993253.9%
$150,000 to $199,9994124.9%
$200,000 or more1361.6%
Median Household Income46,494 
Per Capita Income23,210 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.74 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3864.6%
Public Assistance871.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps89210.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed7,99561.7%
Unemployed4583.5%
In Armed Forces260.2%
Total Labor Force8,47965.4%
Not in Labor Force4,48934.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.1%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector4,1642,95058.5%
Non-Profit16961821.5%
Self-Employed68234266.6%
Local Government24124549.6%
State Government586846.0%
Federal Government173135.4%
Total Private + Self4,8463,29259.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.48596233.5%
Total5,3314,25455.6%
Pct. Govt.6.9%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts1,19612.4%
Sales and Office Occupations1,80018.7%
Professional, Technical1,02710.7%
Service Occupations1,71017.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1191.2%
All others3,89540.5%
White Collar 41.8%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing2,50826.0%
Retail trade1,44315.0%
Construction95910.0%
Health care and social assistance8408.7%
Educational services7227.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4574.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.4574.7%
Accommodation and food services4354.5%
Transportation and warehousing3864.0%
Other services3503.6%
Professional, scientific, technical2883.0%
Finance and insurance2792.9%
Public administration2402.5%
Information670.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation590.6%
Wholesale trade550.6%
Utilities420.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing370.4%
Management40.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican2,0858.92%
Puerto Rican00.00%
Cuban30.01%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American4481.92%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan3211.37%
Honduran910.39%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran360.15%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American290.12%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian20.01%
Chilean90.04%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American180.08%
Other Hispanic1470.63%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong1410.60%
Korean170.07%
Vietnamese90.04%
Thai60.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English18,67985.6%
Spanish1,8658.5%
Other Asian6523.0%
German, other Germanic2851.3%
Other2801.3%
Other Indo-European570.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun140.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German2,2949.8%
American1,4056.0%
English1,4026.0%
Irish1,3395.7%
French3771.6%
Somalian3491.5%
Scotch-Irish2921.2%
Scottish2030.9%
Italian1570.7%
Dutch1550.7%
Swedish1360.6%
European1260.5%
Norwegian1220.5%
Danish1130.5%
Russian990.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen21,52992.1%
Not a citizen1,8527.9%
Native21,06090.1%
Foreign-born2,3219.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McDonald County, MO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,503 9.7%1,723 11.1%6,298 40.5%4,202 27.0%1,347 8.7%495 3.2%
  Average years of education: 12.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,503 9.7%
9-12 Years 1,723 11.1%
H.S. Grad or GED 6,298 40.5%
Some College 4,202 27.0%
Bach. Degree 1,347 8.7%
Grad Degree 495 3.2%
Average years of education: 12.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for McDonald County, MO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 7,198 6,788 410 5.7% 5.9%
1991 6,904 6,459 445 6.4% 6.6%
1992 6,895 6,381 514 7.5% 6.2%
1993 6,977 6,483 494 7.1% 6.2%
1994 7,278 6,895 383 5.3% 5.2%
1995 8,087 7,695 392 4.8% 4.8%
1996 8,693 8,249 444 5.1% 4.7%
1997 9,324 8,874 450 4.8% 4.4%
1998 8,920 8,494 426 4.8% 4.0%
1999 8,659 8,344 315 3.6% 3.2%
2000 10,700 10,320 380 3.6% 3.4%
2001 10,964 10,500 464 4.2% 4.5%
2002 11,475 10,900 575 5.0% 5.3%
2003 11,619 11,045 574 4.9% 5.7%
2004 11,662 11,061 601 5.2% 5.9%
2005 11,911 11,400 511 4.3% 5.4%
2006 11,941 11,477 464 3.9% 4.9%
2007 11,593 11,115 478 4.1% 5.1%
2008 11,165 10,612 553 5.0% 6.2%
2009 10,704 9,891 813 7.6% 9.0%
2010 10,316 9,378 938 9.1% 9.5%
2011 10,189 9,322 867 8.5% 8.6%
2012 10,115 9,418 697 6.9% 7.2%
2013 9,949 9,304 645 6.5% 6.8%
2014 10,253 9,656 597 5.8% 6.2%
2015 10,347 9,847 500 4.8% 5.1%
2016 10,462 10,010 452 4.3% 4.5%
2017 10,393 10,013 380 3.7% 3.8%
2018 10,454 10,131 323 3.1% 3.2%
2019 10,414 10,063 351 3.4% 3.3%
2020 10,578 10,052 526 5.0% 6.1%
2021 10,713 10,331 382 3.6% 4.1%
2022 11,061 10,792 269 2.4% 2.5%
2023 11,336 10,967 369 3.3% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com