As of the fourth quarter of 2024, the median home value in McDonald County was $139,937.
American Community Survey (2023) As of the 2023
American Community Survey, there are 8,512 estimated households in McDonald County with an average of 2.74 persons per household. The county has a median household income of $48,145. Approximately 18.2% of the county's population lives at or below the
poverty line. McDonald County has an estimated 56.6% employment rate, with 13.4% of the population holding a bachelor's degree or higher and 81.3% holding a high school diploma. The top five reported ancestries (people were allowed to report up to two ancestries, thus the figures will generally add to more than 100%) were English (85.1%), Spanish (9.0%), Indo-European (1.0%), Asian and Pacific Islander (3.6%), and Other (1.3%).
2020 census As of the
2020 census, the county had 23,303 people, 8,518 households, and 5,957 families; the
population density was , and there were 9,760 housing units at an average density of . The median age was 37.8 years; 26.3% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 100.5 males age 18 and over. 0.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 99.9% lived in rural areas. There were 8,518 households in the county, of which 34.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 22.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 24.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census As of the
2010 census, there were 23,083 people, 8,404 households, and _ families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,925 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 84.99%
White, 0.58%
African American, 2.87%
Native American, 0.83%
Asian, 1.12%
Pacific Islander, 6.36% from some other races and 3.25% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 11.21% of the population.
2000 census As of the
2000 census, there were 21,681 people, 8,113 households, and 5,865 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,287 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 89.66%
White, 0.18%
African American, 2.88%
Native American, %
Asian, 0.14%
Pacific Islander, 3.70% from some other races and 3.30% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 9.36% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 28.0% were of
American, 11.5%
German, 10.5%
Irish and 6.6%
English. There were 8,113 households, out of which 35.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.60% were
married couples living together, 9.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 23.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.11. In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.90% under the age of 18, 8.70% from 18 to 24, 28.60% from 25 to 44, 22.60% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.50 males. The median income for a household in the county was $27,010, and the median income for a family was $31,530. Males had a median income of $23,434 versus $18,157 for females. The
per capita income for the county was $13,175. About 15.60% of families and 20.70% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 17.20% of those age 65 or over. ==Education==