Birch Tree, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

402

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.1

28.8% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

26.1%

6.21% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$46,500

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Birch Tree, MO employs 189 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Birch Tree, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (48 people), Manufacturing (47 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (26 people), and the highest paying industries were Construction ($42,031), Manufacturing ($32,159), and Transportation & Warehousing ($29,531).

Employment

Occupations

189

2024 Value

± 99

−8.7%

1 Year decline

± 77.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birch Tree, MO declined at a rate of −8.7%, from 207 employees to 189 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Birch Tree, MO, are Production Occupations (41 people), Transportation Occupations (28 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (26 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Birch Tree, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

189

2024 Value

± 99

−8.7%

1 Year decline

± 77.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Birch Tree, MO declined at a rate of −8.7%, from 207 employees to 189 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Birch Tree, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (48 people), Manufacturing (47 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (26 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Birch Tree, MO, though some of these residents may live in Birch Tree, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,563

Median earning men ± $10,760

$23,421

Median earning women ± $5,071

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Construction ($42,031), Manufacturing ($38,281), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($29,531).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,289).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Birch Tree, MO was $75,000 in 2024, which is 0.225 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $67,600 to $75,000, a 10.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Birch Tree, MO is 63.5%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Birch Tree, MO have an average commute time of 33.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Birch Tree, MO is higher than the national average, with an average of 4 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$75,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,074

$122

Median Property Taxes

±$63

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Birch Tree, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Birch Tree, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.5%

Homeownership

2024

50.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.5% of the housing units in Birch Tree, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Birch Tree, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$46,500

Median Household Income

± $31,765

192

Number of Households

± 68

The following chart displays the households in Birch Tree, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $50k - $60k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Birch Tree, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.9%)
Carpooled (9.52%)
Bicycle (0.529%)

In 2024, 88.9% of workers in Birch Tree, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.52%) and those who used a bicycle to get to work (0.529%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

33.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Birch Tree, MO have a longer commute time (33.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 13.8% of the workforce in Birch Tree, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Birch Tree, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

4 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Birch Tree, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Birch Tree, MO have 4 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

26.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Birch Tree, MO (105 out of 402 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 45 - 54, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Males 45 - 54.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Birch Tree, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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