Housing data for Central Township, MO

Central Township, MO has an estimated 340 residents and 166 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Barton County.

25.2% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $617 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
340 (±123)
Housing units
166 (±59)
Households that rent
25.2%
Median gross rent
$617
Residents since 2015–2019
−17.3%

Housing in Central Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $617 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 40.0% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 25.2% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $49,095 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $158,200 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $933 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $876 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Bedrooms: 62.7% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 68.1% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 49.7% heat with propane (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 35.9 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: −17.3% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 32.9% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Central Township against Barton County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Central TownshipBarton CountyMissouriUnited States
Residents340 (±123)11,690 (exact)6,191,814 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units166 (±59)5,285 (±26)2,825,287 (±1,043)143,775,355
Households that rent25.2% (±15.1 points)31.9% (±4.5 points)31.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$617 (±$346)$805 (±$58)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$49,095 (±$2,923)$51,635 (±$5,457)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median home value$158,200 (±$45,928)$136,500 (±$28,748)$230,300 (±$880)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$876 (±$147)$963 (±$93)$1,948 (±$11)$3,119
Built before 198068.1% (±23.9 points)59.4% (±7.3 points)52.8% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute35.9 minutes (±19.4)23.9 minutes (±2.6)23.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband74.8% (±20.0 points)82.7% (±3.4 points)89.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents57.4 years (±20.9)41.1 years (±1.7)39.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Central Township covers 54.2 square miles of land, about 6 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Central Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents411 (±114)340 (±123)−17.3%Not a measurable change
Housing units187 (±43)166 (±59)−11.2%Not a measurable change
Median home value$215,400 (±$93,937)$158,200 (±$45,928)−26.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$62,583 (±$8,880)$49,095 (±$2,923)−21.6%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,328 (±$170)$933 (±$753)−29.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,440 (±$481)$876 (±$147)−39.2%Down after inflation
Households that rent15.3% (±14.9 points)25.2% (±15.1 points)+9.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±57.0 points)0.0% (±51.3 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Barton County

Central Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Barton County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Barton County recorded 136 violent and 1,056 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Central Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
6475914%8,310$818$149,000$50,000
6476212%1,379$760$108,600$58,750

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Central Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Liberal6.1 mi$650$77,00031.9%
Barton City Township6.2 mi——0.0%
Lamar Heights7.0 mi$817$260,70042.0%
Nashville Township7.2 mi$755$403,30036.3%
Lamar7.8 mi$832$117,20048.4%
City Township7.8 mi$832$117,20048.4%
Ozark Township (Barton County)8.0 mi$775$77,00028.2%
Union Township (Barton County)8.7 mi$646$262,90012.4%

Places in Missouri most like Central Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Colfax Township (Daviess County)$721$115,100$51,50018.3%
Jamestown$713$149,000$55,83321.5%
New Franklin$679$139,500$55,06632.2%
Hurricane Township$664$108,900$57,05916.9%
Lincoln$802$142,600$63,20026.9%
Iberia$638$122,900$47,43818.7%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Missouri.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Central Township, fiscal year 2027

Barton County, MO, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$709$775$962$1,262$1,267

HUD income limits for Central Township, fiscal year 2026

Barton County, MO, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$16,300$27,150$43,400
2 people$21,640$31,000$49,600
3 people$27,320$34,900$55,800
4 people$33,000$38,750$62,000
5 people$38,680$41,850$67,000
6 people$44,360$44,950$71,950
7 people$48,050$48,050$76,900
8 people$51,150$51,150$81,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Barton County, MO, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $68,500.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Central Township

What is the average home value in Central Township, MO?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $158,200 (±$45,928) for owner-occupied homes in Central Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How much are property taxes in Central Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Central Township, MO is $876 (±$147) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Central Township growing?

In Central Township, the number of residents went from 411 in 2015–2019 to 340 in 2020–2024 (−17.3%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Central Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Central Township are 64759, 64762.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 64759?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64759 is $818 (±$67) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Central township, Barton County, Missouri (county subdivision:12736, in state:29 county:011).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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