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Cedar County, MO

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

AI Overview

Cedar County is a small, rural Missouri county of 14,440 residents with an economy reflecting its agrarian character, though specific industry location quotients are not detailed here. The labor force is modest, with participation at just 49.7%, a median worker earnings figure of $31,350, and only 17.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher—though unemployment sits low at 2.5%. Housing costs are accessible, with a median home value of $162,500 and median gross rent of $783 per month, and the county posted modest population growth of 3.6% over five years against a poverty rate of 17.0%.

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

Population

14,440

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$48,181

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+3.6% since 2018

Cedar County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,588 (93.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races539 (3.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race184 (1.3%)
  • Some Other Race Alone179 (1.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone72 (0.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone49 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish119
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic80
  3. 3.Other Indo-European63
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,099

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,757

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

Not yet cached

Per Capita Income

$30,047

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,215
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)934
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)864
  4. 4.Construction (Group)660
  5. 5.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)501

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,938
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,204
  3. 3.Service Occupations981
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations918
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations844

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.82×)1,091
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.57×)138
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.57×)598
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.57×)407
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.19×)652

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$162,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$783/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999548 (12.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999418 (9.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999388 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999358 (8.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999319 (7.5%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999291 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

49.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,350

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,361 (76.5%)
  • Worked At Home562 (9.9%)
  • Carpooled551 (9.7%)
  • Walked79 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit76 (1.3%)
  • Other75 (1.3%)

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.