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Clark County, MO

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

AI Overview

Clark County is a small rural Missouri county of 6,680 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 54.6% and a median worker earnings figure of $32,049, reflecting a limited and modestly compensated workforce; only 12.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 90.0% have a high school diploma. The county's cost profile is low, with a median home value of $117,600 and median gross rent of $589/month, alongside a 78.5% homeownership rate. Population has contracted 1.8% over five years, unemployment stands at 5.8%, and GDP per capita of $24,892 trails median household income of $51,781, signaling constrained local economic output.

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

Population

6,680

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,781

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone6,334 (94.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race143 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone127 (1.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races54 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone11 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish44
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic43
  3. 3.Other Indo-European17
  4. 4.Vietnamese9
  5. 5.Korean8

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

404

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,892

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,904

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)584
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance511
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)311
  4. 4.Construction (Group)244
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining200

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations791
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations689
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations454
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations357
  5. 5.Service Occupations353

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.23×)183
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.37×)641
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.48×)278
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)298
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 0.98×)156

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$117,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$589/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999251 (13.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999188 (9.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999179 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999145 (7.6%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999137 (7.2%)
  • $60,000 to $69,999127 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,049

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,021 (77.9%)
  • Carpooled240 (9.3%)
  • Worked At Home232 (8.9%)
  • Walked74 (2.9%)
  • Other20 (0.8%)
  • Bicycle7 (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.