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Maries County, MO

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

AI Overview

Maries County is a small rural Missouri county of 8,435 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $21,027 and median worker earnings of $35,304, well below state and national norms. The labor force is relatively small, with a 55.1% participation rate, and only 16.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, though 86.1% have a high school diploma and unemployment sits at 4.5%. Housing costs are low—median home value $193,100, median rent $594/month, homeownership at 78.3%—but the county has lost 5.1% of its population over five years, and a median age of 44.9 signals an aging workforce.

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

Population

8,435

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,455

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

44.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone7,830 (92.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race269 (3.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races211 (2.5%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone103 (1.2%)
  • Some Other Race Alone19 (0.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone18 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish105
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic86

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

887

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$21,027

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,622

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance807
  2. 2.Construction (Group)545
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)433
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)374
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)281

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations880
  2. 2.Service Occupations774
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations725
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations611
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations611

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.47×)143
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 2.31×)395
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.96×)492
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.37×)495
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.18×)250

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$193,100

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$594/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999321 (12.0%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999265 (9.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999245 (9.1%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999239 (8.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999232 (8.6%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999230 (8.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

86.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,304

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.6 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,778 (79.1%)
  • Carpooled415 (11.8%)
  • Worked At Home240 (6.8%)
  • Walked43 (1.2%)
  • Other30 (0.9%)
  • Motorcycle8 (0.2%)

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.