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Holt County, MO

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

AI Overview

Holt County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in northwest Missouri with a population of 4,254 that has contracted 4.5% over five years and a median age of 47.4. The labor force is modest—participation stands at 57.3%—with 92.4% holding a high school diploma but only 20.5% a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $35,997 against a low unemployment rate of 2.1%. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $122,300 and median rent of $702/month, and a homeownership rate of 78.4% reflects the county's established rural residential character.

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

Population

4,254

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$61,187

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

47.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.5% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone4,000 (94.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races132 (3.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone37 (0.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race37 (0.9%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone16 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish52
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic6
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

237

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$46,561

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$34,933

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

9.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance518
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)315
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)205
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining182
  5. 5.Construction (Group)168

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations727
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations384
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations320
  4. 4.Service Occupations278
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations277

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 6.52×)202
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.54×)297
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.32×)150
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.32×)177
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.12×)506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$122,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$702/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999182 (13.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999149 (11.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999146 (10.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999106 (7.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99972 (5.3%)
  • $40,000 to $49,99969 (5.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,997

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.5 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,594 (80.1%)
  • Carpooled175 (8.8%)
  • Worked At Home159 (8.0%)
  • Walked55 (2.8%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (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.