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Daviess County, MO

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

AI Overview

Daviess County is a small, rural Missouri county of 8,449 residents with a modest 1.8% population gain over five years and an unemployment rate of just 1.8%, suggesting a tight local labor market. The workforce skews toward lower educational attainment—18.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—with median worker earnings of $36,262 and a labor force participation rate of 57.5%. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $149,200 and median gross rent of $731/month, set against a median household income of $63,984 and a GDP per capita of $22,229.

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

Population

8,449

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$63,984

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,101 (95.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races126 (1.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race91 (1.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone82 (1.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone41 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone18 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic609
  2. 2.Spanish44
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island3
  5. 5.Other Indo-European2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

601

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$22,229

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,925

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance684
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)639
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)592
  4. 4.Construction (Group)451
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining304

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,210
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations780
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations757
  4. 4.Service Occupations570
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations529

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.36×)260
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.57×)406
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.43×)580
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)525
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.41×)248

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$731/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999284 (11.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999243 (10.2%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999236 (9.9%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999157 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999143 (6.0%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999138 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,262

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.9 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,604 (68.2%)
  • Worked At Home514 (13.5%)
  • Carpooled399 (10.5%)
  • Walked165 (4.3%)
  • Other84 (2.2%)
  • Taxi26 (0.7%)

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.