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Audrain County, MO

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

AI Overview

Audrain County is a small rural Missouri county of 24,688 residents with a relatively modest economic profile, reflected in a per capita income of $28,068, median household earnings of $59,448, and a poverty rate of 18.0%. The workforce is largely blue-collar, with only 16.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 88.4% have a high school diploma, and labor force participation sits at a relatively low 55.9%. Housing costs are well below national norms—median home values of $121,600 and median gross rent of $698/month—though the county has seen a population decline of 4.1% over five years.

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

Population

24,688

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,448

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,817 (88.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,116 (4.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,044 (4.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race209 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone157 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone139 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic545
  2. 2.Spanish486
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)121
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)36
  5. 5.Vietnamese30

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,505

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,070

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,068

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,660
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,495
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,153
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities944
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services659

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,211
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,347
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,274
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,733
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations773

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.04×)516
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.59×)1,681
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.57×)975
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.42×)712
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)2,759

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$121,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$698/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999871 (13.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999640 (9.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999568 (8.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999567 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999422 (6.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999400 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,465

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,359 (83.6%)
  • Carpooled834 (8.3%)
  • Worked At Home385 (3.8%)
  • Walked258 (2.6%)
  • Other126 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit27 (0.3%)

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.