Phelps County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Phelps County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Phelps County, Missouri has a population of 44,948 with a relatively young median age of 35.8 years and a workforce where 31.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher — a figure likely shaped by the presence of higher education in the area. Median worker earnings of $33,531 and a median household income of $58,396 sit below national averages, reflecting a lower-cost labor market, while median home values of $194,900 and median gross rent of $801/month underscore affordable operating costs. Labor force participation is modest at 54.4%, unemployment stands at 4.4%, and population growth over five years was a marginal +0.4%, indicating a largely stable but slow-moving local economy.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.4% since 2018
Phelps County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone39,059 (86.4%)
- Asian Alone1,744 (3.9%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race1,489 (3.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,241 (2.7%)
- Black or African American Alone1,100 (2.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone349 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)672
- 2.Spanish378
- 3.Other Indo-European205
- 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)185
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island174
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance6,470
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,613
- 3.Manufacturing (Group)2,133
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,955
- 5.Public Administration (Group)1,250
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,088
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,581
- 3.Service Occupations3,448
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,136
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,192
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.62×)1,449
- 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.37×)2,827
- 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.34×)406
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.34×)5,947
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.15×)1,906
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Workforce
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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.