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Crawford County, MO

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

AI Overview

Crawford County, MO is a small rural county of 22,890 residents with a labor force participation rate of just 55.2% and a median age of 43.0 years, reflecting a workforce that skews older and has limited depth. Educational attainment is low, with only 12.8% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $37,239 and a median home value of $166,000 point to relatively modest but stable cost conditions. The county has lost 5.7% of its population over five years, unemployment sits at 5.4%, and a poverty rate of 13.6% underscores ongoing economic pressure in the area.

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

Population

22,890

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,629

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,127 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race678 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races467 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone237 (1.0%)
  • Black or African American Alone177 (0.8%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone51 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish182
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic67
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)23
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)7
  5. 5.Vietnamese6

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,773

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,357

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$31,502

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,275
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,599
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,121
  4. 4.Construction (Group)747
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services639

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,860
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,174
  3. 3.Service Occupations1,673
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,430
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,306

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.88×)287
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.85×)1,763
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.34×)602
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.24×)818
  5. 5.Information (LQ 1.19×)213

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$166,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$807/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999790 (11.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999687 (10.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999616 (9.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999611 (9.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999567 (8.5%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999519 (7.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

84.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,239

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

29.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,564 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled1,148 (12.3%)
  • Worked At Home368 (3.9%)
  • Other117 (1.3%)
  • Walked115 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit22 (0.2%)

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.