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Gentry County, MO

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

AI Overview

Gentry County is a small, rural Missouri county of 6,224 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and goods-producing industries, reflecting a regional pattern common to northwest Missouri. The labor force is modest, with 60.1% participation, a low unemployment rate of 2.7%, and median worker earnings of $36,091; just 20.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs are low—median home value of $123,000 and median gross rent of $620/month—though the county has shed 6.6% of its population over the past five years, and a poverty rate of 15.6% sits above typical rural benchmarks.

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

Population

6,224

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,848

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.6% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,916 (94.7%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races137 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race84 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone42 (0.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone42 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone22 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic199
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island35
  3. 3.Spanish31
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)12
  5. 5.Other Indo-European10

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

411

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$35,401

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,984

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance855
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)370
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)316
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining264
  5. 5.Construction (Group)203

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations897
  2. 2.Service Occupations565
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations553
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations404
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations395

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 7.51×)336
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.41×)395
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.27×)830
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.03×)169
  5. 5.Other Services (LQ 0.93×)123

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$123,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$620/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999165 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999154 (8.5%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999150 (8.3%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999132 (7.3%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999132 (7.3%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999109 (6.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,091

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,250 (79.4%)
  • Worked At Home228 (8.0%)
  • Carpooled193 (6.8%)
  • Walked61 (2.2%)
  • Other48 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit38 (1.3%)

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.