Dunklin County, Missouri

Dunklin County has a population of 27,493 and has shrunk 5.1% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,600, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $47,849.

Home price
$97,600
Income
$47,849
Population
27,493
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$97,600county
Median gross rent$648county
Median year homes here were built1972county
Share of homes built before 198067.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented37.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.5%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,228county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$47,849county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate22.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.0%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.0%county
Share of workers employed by government16.7%county
Share of workers in the largest industry27.3%county
Economic output per resident$41,974county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.70%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service68 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport9493county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here4county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station35 micounty
Households without a vehicle8.5%county
Traffic deaths43.6county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher13.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher81.1%county
Public schools in the county19county
Public school enrollment4864county
Students per full-time teacher12.4county
Free lunch eligible99.7%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools5county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution34 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year22.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year19.5%county
Frequent mental distress19.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity34.1%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population27,493county
Land area in square miles542county
People per square mile of land50.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores6county
Share living far from a food store8.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract25.5%county
Population change since 2020-5.1%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.7%county
Share of households that are one person30.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.9%county
Second languages6.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls43.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents244county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in507county
Households that moved away600county
Average income of arriving households$34,168county
Average income of departing households$36,678county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year30county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings6.7%county
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature61.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.2 incounty
Annual snowfall2.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.40 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F60 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing66 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days226 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 25county
Average first fall frostNov 6county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.1¢county
Household electricity use1,138 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity47.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas42.8%county
Homes heated by propane9.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband88.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk42.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk94.2county
Landslide risk29.4county
Hail risk13.7county
Earthquake risk96.4county
Tornado risk73.7county
Tropical cyclone risk46.5county
Extreme heat risk89.6county
Winter weather risk81.3county
Strong wind risk57.5county
Wildfire risk7.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Dunklin County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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