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Douglas County, MO

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

AI Overview

Douglas County is a small, rural Missouri county of 11,850 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $17,987 and median household income of $45,985, well below state and national norms. The workforce is limited in size, with a labor force participation rate of just 50.8% and only 15.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though median worker earnings of $36,641 and a median home value of $164,400 point to a low-cost operating environment. The county has shed 11.4% of its population over five years, carries a 16.9% poverty rate, and has an unemployment rate of 5.3%, with a median age of 45.5 reflecting an older resident base.

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

Population

11,850

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,985

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-11.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,051 (92.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races369 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race304 (2.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone108 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone90 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone27 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish41
  2. 2.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)16
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)9
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,082

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$17,987

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$29,926

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance849
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)706
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)624
  4. 4.Construction (Group)461
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities437

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,175
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,060
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations950
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations690
  5. 5.Service Occupations526

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.94×)287
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.20×)1,000
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.35×)362
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.29×)407
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.18×)124

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$164,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$687/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999520 (13.9%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999452 (12.1%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999352 (9.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999347 (9.3%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999252 (6.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999221 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,641

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,341 (76.9%)
  • Worked At Home476 (11.0%)
  • Carpooled388 (8.9%)
  • Other81 (1.9%)
  • Walked31 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit30 (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.