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Randolph County, MO

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

AI Overview

Randolph County is a small rural Missouri county of 24,524 residents with a low-cost cost structure — median home values of $141,900 and median gross rent of $742/month — and median household income of $53,033. The workforce numbers roughly 14,000 participants at a 57.1% labor force participation rate, with 89.8% holding a high school diploma but only 17.1% holding a bachelor's degree, and median worker earnings of $34,511. The county has posted a -1.7% population decline over five years, carries a 15.8% poverty rate and 4.4% unemployment, and maintains a mean commute of 21.8 minutes, reflecting its largely self-contained, small-market character.

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

Population

24,524

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,033

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,611 (88.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,203 (4.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races942 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race435 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone102 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone50 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish216
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic163
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)37
  4. 4.Other Indo-European34
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island21

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

60.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,236

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$51,290

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,268

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,582
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,779
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,278
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,108
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services608

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,327
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,690
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,970
  4. 4.Service Occupations1,637
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations920

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Retail Trade (LQ 1.66×)1,946
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.66×)1,046
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.50×)257
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.37×)1,470
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.17×)291

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$141,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$742/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999879 (13.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999758 (11.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999520 (7.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999503 (7.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999482 (7.3%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999446 (6.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,511

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

5.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,472 (81.0%)
  • Carpooled928 (8.9%)
  • Worked At Home728 (7.0%)
  • Other227 (2.2%)
  • Walked83 (0.8%)
  • Public Transit18 (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.