COMPARING TWO PLACES
Risco vs Kennett
PLACE A
Risco, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Kennett, Missouri
Risco is 97% smaller than Kennett. Kennett earns more, with a median household income $4,500 higher. Kennett has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -17%).
RISCOKENNETTDIFFERENCE
Total population26110,118−97% vs Kennett
Population density4661,445−979
Population growth-17.3%-3.8%−13.5 pts
Median age36.741.4−4.7
Male56.3%48.0%+8.3 pts
Female43.8%52.0%−8.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%76.7%+9.1 pts
Black0.0%11.1%−11.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%1.9%−0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other12.8%9.5%+3.3 pts
Median household income$48,000$52,500−$4,500
Per capita income$24,063$26,543−$2,480
Poverty rate25.3%19.1%+6.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.442−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.1%15.6%−11.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%7.8%−7.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.8%5.4%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation59.4%51.7%+7.7 pts
Median home value$62,300$112,000−$49,700
Median gross rent$696$651+$45
Owner-occupied78.6%57.9%+20.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%13.2%+4.5 pts
Rent-burdened households18.5%25.4%−6.9 pts
Average commute24.120.0+4.1
Worked from home0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured9.0%13.5%−4.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025