Population 129 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Ginger Blue
Household size in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.57 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.31 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.44 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | −0.08 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
The average household in Ginger Blue has 2.49 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. The picture is much the same across Missouri.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.5 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.4 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 32.2 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 40.7 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.1 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
At 40.7, the median age in Ginger Blue is close to the national median of 40.1, so its age mix looks much like the country's. The median age has climbed from 38.5 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 5.8% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.8% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 20.0% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 9.9% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are a bit less common in Ginger Blue than nationally: 9.9%, against 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Ginger Blue
Renters in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.5% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 44.6% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 52.1% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 37.9% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | −3.6 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly four in ten households in Ginger Blue rent their homes (37.9%), a bit above the national share of 34.8%. Among homeowners, 58.1% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 25.4% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 25.4% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 24.2% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 23.1% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −2.4 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 23.1% of the housing in Ginger Blue, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1962 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1965 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1968 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1980 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +17 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Ginger Blue was built around 1980, the same vintage as the country's housing overall.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $489 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $570 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $489 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $792 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$302 | +$383 | +$606 |
Rent in Ginger Blue runs $792 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 34.7% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Ginger Blue
Bachelor's degrees in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 8.5% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 7.9% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 22.2% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 16.5% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +8.0 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Ginger Blue have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 16.5%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.7% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 72.7% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 77.2% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 69.2% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | −9.6 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
About three in ten adults in Ginger Blue never finished high school, well above the national share: only 69.2% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Ginger Blue
| Period | Ginger Blue | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.3% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 2.6% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 6.7% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −0.6 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs a little high in Ginger Blue: 6.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Ginger Blue compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginger Blue | 2.49 | 40.7 | 9.9% | 37.9% | 23.1% | 1980 | $792 | 16.5% | 69.2% | 6.7% |
| Lanagan | 2.36 | 43.5 | 10.0% | 34.6% | 20.8% | 1982 | $723 | 16.0% | 76.2% | 6.2% |
| Noel | 3.23 | 30.9 | 16.1% | 52.4% | 14.7% | 1985 | $824 | 9.6% | 72.7% | 8.9% |
| Anderson | 2.76 | 40.7 | 8.7% | 35.6% | 9.8% | 1982 | $822 | 12.3% | 83.2% | 5.2% |
| Bosky Dell | 2.72 | 37.8 | 8.4% | 36.6% | 9.0% | 1979 | $924 | 11.3% | 82.2% | 6.0% |
| Spring Valley | 3.57 | 26.9 | 13.0% | 59.2% | 18.5% | 1984 | $984 | 12.5% | 67.6% | 12.5% |
| Coy | 2.82 | 42.0 | 3.7% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 1991 | $773 | 12.1% | 90.0% | 3.9% |
| Tiff City | 2.50 | 44.0 | 9.6% | 20.9% | 15.1% | 1990 | $633 | 16.4% | 94.1% | 5.2% |
| Havenhurst | 2.28 | 47.9 | 11.2% | 33.6% | 12.7% | 1987 | $598 | 14.6% | 94.8% | 7.9% |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.79 | 38.9 | 18.2% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 1986 | $1,065 | 16.8% | 88.8% | 3.0% |
| Southwest City | 2.86 | 39.5 | 13.5% | 40.1% | 6.4% | 1978 | $650 | 4.7% | 69.0% | 8.8% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Ginger Blue. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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