Sullivan County, MO

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2023 Population

5,903

1.34% 1-year decline

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

44.2

0.683% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

14.7%

2.54% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$55,500

3.86% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$103,300

13% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

2,607

1.1% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Sullivan County, MO had a population of 5.9k people with a median age of 44.2 and a median household income of $55,500. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Sullivan County, MO declined from 5,983 to 5,903, a −1.34% decrease and its median household income grew from $53,438 to $55,500, a 3.86% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Sullivan County, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (77.2%), White (Hispanic) (6.15%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.93%), Other (Hispanic) (5.71%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (2.46%).

None of the households in Sullivan County, 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.

94.7% of the residents in Sullivan County, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Sullivan County, MO was $103,300, and the homeownership rate was 73.8%.

Most people in Sullivan County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.5 minutes. The average car ownership in Sullivan County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Sullivan County, MO borders Adair County, MO, Grundy County, MO, Linn County, MO, Mercer County, MO, and Putnam County, MO.

United States Missouri

Population & Diversity

Sullivan County, MO is home to a population of 5.9k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 9.13% of Sullivan County, MO residents were born outside of the country (539 people).

In 2023, there were 12.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.56k people) in Sullivan County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 363 White (Hispanic) and 350 Two+ (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2023 Citizenship

93.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.7% of Sullivan County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Sullivan County, MO was 93.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Sullivan County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Sullivan County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.56k ± 7
White (Hispanic)
363 ± 139
Two+ (Hispanic)
350 ± 113

17.8%

Hispanic Population

1.05k people

17.8% of the people in Sullivan County, MO are hispanic (1.05k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
37,430 ± 4,735 people
India
22,246 ± 3,655 people
China
18,085 ± 3,297 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 37,430 Missouri residents, followed by India with 22,246 and China with 18,085.

Foreign-Born Population

9.13%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

539 people

10.5%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

629 people

As of 2023, 9.13% of Sullivan County, MO residents (539 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Sullivan County, MO was 10.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Sullivan County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
108 ± 48
Gulf War (1990s)
52 ± 38
Gulf War (2001-)
49 ± 42

Sullivan County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.08 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Sullivan County, MO employs 2.61k people. The largest industries in Sullivan County, MO are Manufacturing (678 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people), and Retail Trade (310 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($70,938), Information ($70,682), and Finance & Insurance ($65,882).

Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

2.61k

2023 Value

± 242

−1.1%

1 Year decline

± 13.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sullivan County, MO declined at a rate of −1.1%, from 2.64k employees to 2.61k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Sullivan County, MO, are Production Occupations (538 people), Management Occupations (235 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (215 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Sullivan County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

2.61k

2023 Value

± 242

−1.1%

1 Year decline

± 13.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Sullivan County, MO declined at a rate of −1.1%, from 2.64k employees to 2.61k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Sullivan County, MO, are Manufacturing (678 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (356 people), and Retail Trade (310 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Sullivan County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Sullivan County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,754

Median earning men ± $5,282

$34,391

Median earning women ± $5,339

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($66,176), Manufacturing ($54,479), and Information ($53,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($70,795), Public Administration ($55,139), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($49,118).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

15
Other Services (except Public Administration)
13
Construction
8
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$64.3k
Manufacturing
$7.04k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$5.02k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Sullivan County, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 79.9% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.3%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.567%).

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.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (79.9%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.3%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.567%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Sullivan County, MO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

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.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

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.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

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).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Sullivan County, MO was $103,300 in 2023, which is 0.34 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $91,400 to $103,300, a 13% increase. The homeownership rate in Sullivan County, MO is 73.8%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Sullivan County, MO have an average commute time of 19.5 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Sullivan County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Sullivan County, MO is $55,500. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in Sullivan County, MO was Census Tract 4802 with a value of $67,083, followed by Census Tract 4803 and Census Tract 4801, with respective values of $53,162 and $51,125.

In 2023, 9.15% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sullivan County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.75%.

Housing

Property

$103,300

Median Property Value 2023

±$16,106

$1,505

Median Property Taxes

±$161

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

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

Rent vs Own

73.8%

Homeownership

2023

65.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 73.8% of the housing units in Sullivan County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.2%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 4802
Census Tract 4803
Census Tract 4801

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Sullivan County, MO was Census Tract 4802 with a value of $67,083, followed by Census Tract 4803 and Census Tract 4801, with respective values of $53,162 and $51,125.

The following map shows all of the tracts in Sullivan County, MO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$55,500

Median Household Income

± $4,677

2.04k

Number of Households

± 186

In 2023, the median household income of the 2.04k households in Sullivan County, MO grew to $55,500 from the previous year's value of $53,438.

The following chart displays the households in Sullivan County, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Sullivan County, 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.

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 2023

Drove Alone (67.4%)
Carpooled (24.8%)
Worked At Home (4.97%)

In 2023, 67.4% of workers in Sullivan County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (24.8%) and those who worked at home (4.97%).

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

19.5 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Sullivan County, MO have a shorter commute time (19.5 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.05% of the workforce in Sullivan County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2023, 9.15% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Sullivan County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.75%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

14.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Sullivan County, MO (849 out of 5.76k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

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

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.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 20% of the children was living in poverty in Sullivan County, MO. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 4.3%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

91.4% of the population of Sullivan County, MO has health coverage, with 47.4% on employee plans, 16.2% on Medicaid, 15.2% on Medicare, 11.7% on non-group plans, and 0.954% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 24.3% under 18 years, 17.4% between 18 and 34 years, 39% between 35 and 64 years, and 19.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.6% were men and 49.4% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.62%

Uninsured

47.4%

Employer Coverage

16.2%

Medicaid

15.2%

Medicare

11.7%

Non-Group

0.954%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Sullivan County, MO grew by 0.182% from 8.6% to 8.62%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Sullivan County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.