Dent County, Missouri

Dent County is home to 14,539 people. 12.2% of residents live below the poverty line, close to the Missouri rate (12.6%). The median household income is $56,312.

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MeasureValueMissouriYearSource
Population14,5396,191,8142024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Median household income$56,312$70,7022024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Below poverty line12.2%12.6%2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Children in poverty11.7%15.8%2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
No health insurance15.6%8.8%2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%32.4%2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Median home value$167,500$230,3002024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Median gross rent$660$1,0332024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Renters paying 30%+ of income41.1%45.6%2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Foreign-born1.9%4.5%2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates
Median age43.5 years39.0 years2024Decennial Census and American Community Survey 5-year estimates

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Figures are the latest published estimates, from the sources named; survey estimates carry margins of error.