Housing data for Mound City, MO
Mound City, MO has an estimated 1,066 residents and 598 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Holt County.
17.1% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $688 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 1,066 (±145)
- Housing units
- 598 (±70)
- Households that rent
- 17.1%
- Median gross rent
- $688
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +2.5%
What stands out in Mound City
Households that rent: 17.1% (±4.5 points) in Mound City, lower than in Holt County (22.8%).
Housing in Mound City at a glance
- Median rent: $688 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $725 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 33.8% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 17.1% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $62,468 median household income
- Home values: $146,300 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $1,048 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $971 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 3.5% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 53.6% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 77.3% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 12.2% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 53.3% heat with utility gas
- Commute and cars: 19.5 minutes average trip to work
- Crime reported to police: 0 violent crimes per 100,000 residents
- Growth: +2.5% residents since 2015–2019
- How long people stay: 15.5% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.7% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Mound City against Holt County, its state and the nation
| Mound City | Holt County | Missouri | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,066 (±145) | 4,240 (exact) | 6,191,814 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 598 (±70) | 2,405 (±31) | 2,825,287 (±1,043) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 17.1% (±4.5 points) | 22.8% (±2.9 points) | 31.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $688 (±$190) | $650 (±$72) | $1,033 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $62,468 (±$11,247) | $61,187 (±$1,572) | $70,702 (±$325) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $146,300 (±$54,403) | $138,200 (±$24,271) | $230,300 (±$880) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $971 (±$143) | $967 (±$82) | $1,948 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 77.3% (±12.8 points) | 72.1% (±5.3 points) | 52.8% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 19.5 minutes (±3.7) | 23.5 minutes (±2.0) | 23.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 76.4% (±8.8 points) | 81.9% (±2.7 points) | 89.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 51.5 years (±4.2) | 47.4 years (±0.5) | 39.0 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Mound City covers 1.2 square miles of land, about 856 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Mound City has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 1,040 (±115) | 1,066 (±145) | +2.5% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 590 (±50) | 598 (±70) | +1.4% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $448 (±$125) | $688 (±$190) | +53.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $85,700 (±$11,685) | $146,300 (±$54,403) | +70.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $53,611 (±$14,235) | $62,468 (±$11,247) | +16.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $922 (±$167) | $1,048 (±$117) | +13.7% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $943 (±$123) | $971 (±$143) | +3.0% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 33.5% (±6.5 points) | 17.1% (±4.5 points) | −16.4 percentage points | Measurable decrease |
| Rental vacancy rate | 2.5% (±5.1 points) | 12.2% (±14.6 points) | +9.7 percentage points | Not 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 Mound City
In 2024, the Mound City Police Department reported 0 violent and 2,262 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Holt County, the departments that report recorded 256 violent and 746 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Mound City
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bigelow | 3.5 mi | — | — | — |
| Fortescue | 7.3 mi | — | — | 0.0% |
| Big Lake | 7.6 mi | — | $217,500 | 2.0% |
| Craig | 8.4 mi | $810 | $44,400 | 20.0% |
| Maitland | 9.4 mi | $455 | $92,900 | 29.9% |
| Forest City | 11 mi | $393 | $46,700 | 41.6% |
| Graham | 11 mi | $415 | $87,900 | 55.4% |
| Oregon | 11 mi | $534 | $122,400 | 23.6% |
Places in Missouri most like Mound City
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Township | $721 | $168,400 | $72,288 | 16.0% |
| Frohna | $692 | $164,300 | $62,083 | 15.6% |
| Jasper | $667 | $126,200 | $51,458 | 22.0% |
| Salisbury | $721 | $102,400 | $65,329 | 24.4% |
| Paris | $752 | $131,200 | $63,487 | 29.9% |
| Marceline Township | $642 | $116,300 | $74,872 | 23.7% |
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 Mound City, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $709 | $735 | $962 | $1,200 | $1,443 |
HUD income limits for Mound City, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,300 | $28,850 | $46,150 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,000 | $52,750 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,100 | $59,350 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $41,200 | $65,900 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $44,500 | $71,200 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $47,800 | $76,450 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $51,100 | $81,750 |
| 8 people | $54,400 | $54,400 | $87,000 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Holt County, MO, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $82,400.
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 Mound City
How many renters are there in Mound City?
Mound City has an estimated 76 (±24) renting households, 17.1% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Mound City?
The median household income in Mound City is $62,468 (±$11,247) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in Mound City, MO?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $146,300 (±$54,403) for owner-occupied homes in Mound City (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Mound City?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mound City, MO is $1,048 (±$117) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Mound City?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Mound City, MO is $971 (±$143) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Mound City?
Mound City, MO has an estimated 598 (±70) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Mound City growing?
In Mound City, the number of residents went from 1,040 in 2015–2019 to 1,066 in 2020–2024 (+2.5%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound City city, Missouri
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Holt County, MO
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Holt County, MO
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Mound City Police Department (ORI MO0440400)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
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 Mound City city, Missouri (place:50312, in state:29).
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 .