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Atchison County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of Atchison County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Atchison County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in northwest Missouri with a population of 5,216 that has contracted by 1.0% over the past five years. The labor force participation rate of 60.6% reflects a median age of 46.7, and just 22.0% of residents hold a bachelor's degree, though the unemployment rate is low at 2.3% and median worker earnings run $35,128. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $100,600 and median gross rent of $595/month—while a GDP per capita of $75,140 against a per capita income of $33,891 points to significant output relative to resident earnings, consistent with a production-heavy, goods-oriented local economy.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

5,216

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$58,750

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.0% since 2018

Atchison County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,853 (93.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race143 (2.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races83 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone59 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone22 (0.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone13 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish53
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic44
  3. 3.Other Indo-European9
  4. 4.Vietnamese5
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

322

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$75,140

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$33,891

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance607
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)315
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining313
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)288
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities270

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations788
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations539
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations468
  4. 4.Service Occupations432
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations324

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.64×)266
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.91×)281
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.16×)137
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)131
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.07×)267

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$100,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$595/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999274 (15.6%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999150 (8.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999146 (8.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999142 (8.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999101 (5.7%)
  • $80,000 to $89,99998 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,128

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

20.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,073 (81.9%)
  • Carpooled216 (8.5%)
  • Worked At Home154 (6.1%)
  • Public Transit39 (1.5%)
  • Walked25 (1.0%)
  • Other22 (0.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.