Missouri · Census place 50402
Mountain Grove city, MO
Quick answer
Mountain Grove city has 4,494 residents, ranking #165 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $41,875, the median home is worth $89,300 and median gross rent runs $548 a month.
- Population
- 4,494Mountain Grove city residents
- Median household income
- $41,875Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $89,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $548Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 42.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Mountain Grove city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Mountain Grove city median would spend about 15.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.1% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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