Catron, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

61.3

24.3% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

25.4%

11.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$41,042

9.45% 1-year growth

2020 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Catron, MO employs 27 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Catron, MO were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (9 people), Educational Services (7 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (6 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($83,438), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($83,438), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 79

28.6%

1 Year growth

± 371%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catron, MO grew at a rate of 28.6%, from 21 employees to 27 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Catron, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (8 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (7 people), and Management Occupations (6 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Catron, 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

2024 Value

± 79

28.6%

1 Year growth

± 371%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Catron, MO grew at a rate of 28.6%, from 21 employees to 27 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Catron, MO, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (9 people), Educational Services (7 people), and Transportation & Warehousing (6 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Catron, MO, though some of these residents may live in Catron, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$62,250

Median earning men ± $32,198

$36,667

Median earning women ± $17,408

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,750).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Catron, MO was $19,000 in 2020, which is 0.0571 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2019 and 2020 the median property value increased from $9,999 to $19,000, a 90% increase. The homeownership rate in Catron, MO is 81.3%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Catron, MO have an average commute time of 16.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Catron, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$19,000

Median Property Value 2020

±$14,255

$26

Median Property Taxes

±$38

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 Catron, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

81.3%

Homeownership

2024

31.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 81.3% of the housing units in Catron, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 79.3%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Catron, 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.

$41,042

Median Household Income

± $30,465

Number of Households

± 40

In 2023, the median household income of the 32 households in Catron, MO grew to $41,042 from the previous year's value of $37,500.

The following chart displays the households in Catron, 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 $100k - $125k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Catron, 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 (92.6%)
Carpooled (7.41%)

In 2024, 92.6% of workers in Catron, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.41%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

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

16.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Catron, MO have a shorter commute time (16.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Catron, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Catron, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Catron, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

25.4% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Catron, MO (15 out of 59 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 65 - 74, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Catron, MO is White, followed by Black and Native American.

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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