Harrison County, Missouri

Harrison County has a population of 8,190 and has grown 1.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $109,500, about 2.0 times the county's median household income of $54,367.

Home price
$109,500
Income
$54,367
Population
8,190
Unemployment
2.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$109,500county
Median gross rent$703county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198067.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile7.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use3.3%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$1,160county
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$54,367county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate19.6%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 home9.7%county
Unemployment rate2.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.9%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.6%county
Share of workers employed by government18.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry25.8%county
Economic output per resident$37,706county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.89%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 time22.9 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5611county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station51 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.5%county
Traffic deaths48.8county
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 higher15.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher90.5%county
Public schools in the county11county
Public school enrollment1269county
Students per full-time teacher10.0county
Free lunch eligible53.8%county
Elementary schools5county
Middle schools1county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution21 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year15.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.4%county
Frequent mental distress18.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity31.8%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.1%county

Place

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

Population8,190county
Land area in square miles723county
People per square mile of land11.3county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store19.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+1.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age41.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1824.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.8%county
Share of households that are one person29.7%county
Share of residents born outside the United States2.1%county
Second languages3.7%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls51.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents429county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2county
Households that moved in139county
Households that moved away181county
Average income of arriving households$39,209county
Average income of departing households$46,541county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature53.3°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.12 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F27 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing109 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days183 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 19county
Average first fall frostOct 19county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$134county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use1,031 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity25.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas33.1%county
Homes heated by propane27.7%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.8%county
Homes heated by wood7.1%county
Households with broadband83.4%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk28.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.6county
Landslide risk74.5county
Hail risk55.9county
Earthquake risk25.7county
Tornado risk58.1county
Tropical cyclone risk11.2county
Extreme heat risk66.6county
Winter weather risk32.9county
Strong wind risk44.5county
Wildfire risk60.1county

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 Harrison 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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