Carter County

Carter County has 5,297 residents across 4 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $50,000, 29% below the Missouri figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $159,400, and 10% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

5,297residentsACS 2020–2024

$50,000median household incomeMissouri: $71K

$159,400median home valueowner-occupied homes

83%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Carter County in MissouriZIP codes in Carter County highlighted; the rest of Missouri in grey

Map of Missouri with Carter County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 4 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
63937	2,643	$62K	$223K	65%	14%	85%	25 min
63941	221	$29K	$-666667K	61%	42%	56%	18 min
63943	823	$40K	$72K	77%	7%	84%	44 min
63965	2,607	$38K	$156K	58%	11%	83%	20 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

5,297 residents in 2,038 households, next to the Missouri figure.

24%

under 18

18%

aged 18–34

21%

aged 65 and over

35%

of households are people living alone

37%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

2,676 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $159,400 (±$22,788).

61%

of households own their home

70%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

21%

are mobile homes

24%

of housing units are vacant

$656

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later0%

2010–20199%

2000–200917%

1990–199913%

1980–198914%

1970–197924%

1960–196910%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$8,926.

$50,000

median household income

20.8%

of people live below the poverty line

3.8%

unemployment rate

10%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

25 min

average commute to work

11%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

83%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

11%

work from home

13%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

83%

of households have a broadband subscription

15%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates