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Osage County, MO

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

AI Overview

Osage County is a small rural Missouri county of 13,379 residents with an economy oriented toward agriculture and trades, reflecting its largely native-born population (99.7% U.S.-born) and workforce where 24.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a 92.0% high school attainment rate. The labor market is notably tight, with unemployment at just 1.8% and a 64.0% participation rate, while median worker earnings of $43,832 and a median household income of $76,681 suggest solid household finances relative to modest GDP per capita of $31,634. Housing costs are low—median home value of $205,700 and median gross rent of $644/month support an 81.2% homeownership rate—though the county posted a -1.8% population decline over five years.

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

Population

13,379

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$76,681

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,061 (97.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races192 (1.4%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race70 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone37 (0.3%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone24 (0.2%)
  • Asian Alone14 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic39
  2. 2.Spanish35
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic2
  5. 5.Korean1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

580

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$31,634

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$41,107

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

10.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,352
  2. 2.Public Administration (Group)948
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)908
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)698
  5. 5.Construction (Group)582

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,577
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,266
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,263
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations817
  5. 5.Service Occupations763

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.16×)996
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.06×)326
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.44×)958
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.20×)554
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)755

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$205,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$644/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999753 (17.9%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999533 (12.7%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999496 (11.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999375 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999278 (6.6%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999269 (6.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

92.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

64.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$43,832

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

26.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,285 (79.9%)
  • Carpooled647 (9.8%)
  • Worked At Home490 (7.4%)
  • Walked73 (1.1%)
  • Public Transit65 (1.0%)
  • Other28 (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.