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Grundy County, MO

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

AI Overview

Grundy County is a small rural Missouri county of 9,822 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $31,064 and median worker earnings of $36,572, supported by a low unemployment rate of 2.8% despite a labor force participation rate of just 54.0%. The workforce skews toward lower formal education credentials, with only 15.9% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 85.4% have completed high school. Housing costs are among the more affordable in the region, with a median home value of $107,000 and median gross rent of $679 per month, though the county faces modest headwinds including a -2.2% population decline over five years and a poverty rate of 16.8%.

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

Population

9,822

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,975

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-2.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,059 (92.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races296 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race197 (2.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone91 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone73 (0.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone50 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic331
  2. 2.Spanish50
  3. 3.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)39
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)25
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

52.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

526

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,064

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$30,705

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance999
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)576
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)522
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities298
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services275

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,166
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations828
  3. 3.Service Occupations825
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations792
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations380

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.93×)250
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.52×)604
  3. 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.34×)583
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.27×)297
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.92×)861

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$107,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$679/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

69.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999297 (10.9%)
  • $70,000 to $79,999293 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999217 (8.0%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999201 (7.4%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999183 (6.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999181 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

54.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,572

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

17.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

11.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,167 (79.8%)
  • Carpooled313 (7.9%)
  • Worked At Home210 (5.3%)
  • Walked200 (5.0%)
  • Other63 (1.6%)
  • Motorcycle17 (0.4%)

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.