Schuyler County, Missouri

Schuyler County has a population of 4,038 and has grown 2.8% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $137,500, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $61,205.

Home price
$137,500
Income
$61,205
Population
4,038
Unemployment
3.7%

Housing

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

Median home price$137,500county
Median gross rent$382county
Median year homes here were built1964county
Share of homes built before 198068.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile9.8%county
Share of homes that are vacant31.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented20.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.4%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$1,065county
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$61,205county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate8.6%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 home6.6%county
Unemployment rate3.7%county
Share of adults in the labor force54.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed10.8%county
Share of workers employed by government19.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.0%county
Economic output per resident$44,906county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.79%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 time28.5 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service25 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5611county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.4 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 station30 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.9%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
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 higher11.8%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher93.0%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment573county
Students per full-time teacher10.6county
Free lunch eligible57.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution19 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 matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance15.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year9.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.2%county
No leisure-time physical activity26.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.8%county

Place

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

Population4,038county
Land area in square miles307county
People per square mile of land13.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store9.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.8%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age39.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1827.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over19.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages7.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents422county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents10county
Households that moved in60county
Households that moved away92county
Average income of arriving households$44,533county
Average income of departing households$50,000county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1county
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°Fcounty
Annual precipitation34.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F23 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing108 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 18county
Average first fall frostOct 22county

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 electricity40.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas20.0%county
Homes heated by propane31.5%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood7.3%county
Households with broadband69.1%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk6.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk55.3county
Landslide risk71.5county
Hail risk28.5county
Earthquake risk21.1county
Tornado risk38.4county
Tropical cyclone risk8.0county
Extreme heat risk36.2county
Winter weather risk11.0county
Strong wind risk19.7county
Wildfire risk41.2county

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 Schuyler 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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