Pemiscot County, Missouri

Pemiscot County has a population of 14,958 and has shrunk 7.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $97,000, about 2.4 times the county's median household income of $40,089.

Home price
$97,000
Income
$40,089
Population
14,958
Unemployment
9.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$97,000county
Median gross rent$695county
Median year homes here were built1973county
Share of homes built before 198064.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant15.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented44.4%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$713county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,171county
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$40,089county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate29.6%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 home4.3%county
Unemployment rate9.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.7%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.9%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.6%county
Economic output per resident$40,824county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.95%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 time20.6 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service61 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3383county
Miles to nearest general aviation field3.2 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station27 micounty
Households without a vehicle10.5%county
Traffic deaths113.7county
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 higher12.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher84.8%county
Public schools in the county15county
Public school enrollment2865county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible94.3%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools1county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution48 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians39county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.7 µgcounty
Without health insurance12.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year26.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year25.9%county
Frequent mental distress20.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity35.5%county
Diagnosed diabetes16.5%county

Place

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

Population14,958county
Land area in square miles493county
People per square mile of land30.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores5county
Convenience stores7county
Share living far from a food store6.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract18.6%county
Population change since 2020-7.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age38.1 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1826.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over18.2%county
Share of households that are one person33.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages2.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls62.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents338county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in279county
Households that moved away345county
Average income of arriving households$34,172county
Average income of departing households$43,281county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year17county
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 temperature61.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation50.1 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.38 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F61 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing63 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7acounty
Frost-free days235 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 20county
Average first fall frostNov 9county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$124county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use989 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity35.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas47.6%county
Homes heated by propane15.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.2%county
Homes heated by wood0.3%county
Households with broadband84.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk27.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk94.0county
Landslide risk26.7county
Hail risk9.9county
Earthquake risk96.2county
Tornado risk83.8county
Tropical cyclone risk46.3county
Extreme heat risk84.8county
Winter weather risk69.1county
Strong wind risk50.8county
Wildfire risk3.9county

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 Pemiscot 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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