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Gasconade County, MO

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

AI Overview

Gasconade County is a small rural county of 14,774 residents with a notably older workforce—median age 46.8—and modest educational attainment, with only 18.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 89.9% have a high school diploma. Labor costs are low, with median worker earnings of $36,465 and unemployment at 2.9%, though labor force participation is limited at 60.8%. Housing is affordable, with a median home value of $168,900 and median rent of $671/month, and population has held nearly flat over five years at +0.2% growth.

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

Population

14,774

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$64,232

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.8 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,051 (95.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races250 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race205 (1.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone127 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone44 (0.3%)
  • Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander Alone37 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish89
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic58
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)15
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)15
  5. 5.Korean1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,005

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,404

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$35,247

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)1,583
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,305
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)917
  4. 4.Construction (Group)732
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services517

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,100
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,748
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,266
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations939
  5. 5.Service Occupations926

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.42×)277
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 2.26×)1,613
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.57×)780
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)878
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.99×)334

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$168,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$671/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

80.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999700 (14.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999482 (9.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999473 (9.7%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999454 (9.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999400 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999328 (6.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,465

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,742 (84.6%)
  • Carpooled510 (7.5%)
  • Worked At Home352 (5.2%)
  • Other104 (1.5%)
  • Walked59 (0.9%)
  • Public Transit10 (0.1%)

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.