Grain Valley, MO

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2022 Population
15,688
1.64% 1-year growth
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2022 Median Age
35.6
1.42% 1-year increase
2022 Poverty Rate
6.99%
25.7% 1-year increase
2022 Median Household Income
$82,364
1.15% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$249,200
25.6% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Grain Valley, MO had a population of 15.7k people with a median age of 35.6 and a median household income of $82,364. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Grain Valley, MO grew from 15,435 to 15,688, a 1.64% increase and its median household income grew from $81,429 to $82,364, a 1.15% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Grain Valley, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (87.4%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.92%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (3.88%), White (Hispanic) (1.86%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (1.37%).

None of the households in Grain Valley, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.7% of the residents in Grain Valley, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Grain Valley, MO was $249,200, and the homeownership rate was 66.3%.

Most people in Grain Valley, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Grain Valley, MO was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Grain Valley, MO is home to a population of 15.7k people, from which 99.7% are citizens. As of 2022, 1.63% of Grain Valley, MO residents were born outside of the country (256 people).

In 2022, there were 22.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.7k people) in Grain Valley, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 615 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 609 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

99.7%
2022 Citizenship
99.6%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 99.7% of Grain Valley, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Grain Valley, MO was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Grain Valley, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    13.7k ± 678
  2. Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
    615 ± 255
  3. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    609 ± 624
4.12%
Hispanic Population
646 people

In 2022, there were 22.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (13.7k people) in Grain Valley, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 615 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 609 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

4.12% of the people in Grain Valley, MO are hispanic (646 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Grain Valley, MO as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

1.63%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
256 people
1.65%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
255 people

As of 2022, 1.63% of Grain Valley, MO residents (256 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Grain Valley, MO was 1.65%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    265 ± 137
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    156 ± 105
  3. Vietnam
    139 ± 63

Grain Valley, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.7 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Grain Valley, MO employs 8.53k people. The largest industries in Grain Valley, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,113 people), Retail Trade (947 people), and Construction (885 people), and the highest paying industries are Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($123,295), Utilities ($113,521), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($81,417).

Occupations

8.53k
2022 Value
± 820
5.49%
1 Year growth
± 13.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Grain Valley, MO grew at a rate of 5.49%, from 8.09k employees to 8.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Grain Valley, MO, are Sales & Related Occupations (970 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (887 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (734 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Grain Valley, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

8.53k
2022 Value
± 820
5.49%
1 Year growth
± 13.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Grain Valley, MO grew at a rate of 5.49%, from 8.09k employees to 8.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Grain Valley, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,113 people), Retail Trade (947 people), and Construction (885 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Grain Valley, MO, though some of these residents may live in Grain Valley, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$57,775
Median earning men ± $9,724
$43,613
Median earning women ± $5,909

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($93,750), Information ($81,118), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,164).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($75,115), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,009), and Information ($57,929).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 56.8% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (41.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.36%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Grain Valley, MO was $249,200 in 2022, which is 0.884 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $198,400 to $249,200, a 25.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Grain Valley, MO is 66.3%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Grain Valley, MO have an average commute time of 26.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Grain Valley, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$249,200
Median Property Value 2022
±$12,099
$3,835
Median Property Taxes
±$430

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 Grain Valley, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

66.3%
Homeownership
2022
61.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 66.3% of the housing units in Grain Valley, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

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Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity
Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 140.02
  2. Census Tract 140.06

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Household Income

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$82,364
Median Household Income
± $12,188
5.78k
Number of Households
± 631

In 2022, the median household income of the 5.78k households in Grain Valley, MO grew to $82,364 from the previous year's value of $81,429.

The following chart displays the households in Grain Valley, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Grain Valley, MO is from Missouri.
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.457
2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (78.8%)
  2. Worked At Home (16.5%)
  3. Carpooled (3.93%)

In 2022, 78.8% of workers in Grain Valley, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (16.5%) and those who carpooled to work (3.93%).

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.

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Commute Time

26.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Grain Valley, MO have a shorter commute time (26.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0.908% of the workforce in Grain Valley, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

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

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Poverty & Diversity

6.99% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Grain Valley, MO (1.09k out of 15.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

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Health

95.2% of the population of Grain Valley, MO has health coverage, with 69.3% on employee plans, 5.89% on Medicaid, 8.93% on Medicare, 9.63% on non-group plans, and 1.41% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jackson County, MO see 1175 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.424% decrease from the previous year (1180 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1088 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 361 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,175 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jackson County, MO

Primary care physicians in Jackson County, MO see an average of 1,175 patients per year. This represents a 0.424% decrease from the previous year (1,180 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jackson County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 32.1% under 18 years, 16.9% between 18 and 34 years, 40.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.3% were men and 51.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

4.8%
Uninsured
69.3%
Employer Coverage
5.89%
Medicaid
8.93%
Medicare
9.63%
Non-Group
1.41%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Grain Valley, MO grew by 17.9% from 4.07% to 4.8%.

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