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Stoddard County, MO

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

AI Overview

Stoddard County is a small, agriculture- and goods-producing rural county in southeast Missouri with a total population of 28,547 and a labor force participation rate of just 55.2%, reflecting a workforce that skews older at a median age of 42. Only 16.4% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings sit at $36,181 and housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $135,400 and median gross rent of $737 per month. The county carries a 17.0% poverty rate and has shed 3.3% of its population over the past five years, with an unemployment rate of 3.7% and per capita income of $27,411.

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

Population

28,547

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$57,957

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

42.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-3.3% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone26,612 (93.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race638 (2.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races587 (2.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone316 (1.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone137 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone97 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish233
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic58
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island43
  4. 4.Vietnamese12
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,013

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,768

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$27,411

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,069
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,759
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,429
  4. 4.Construction (Group)1,053
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities938

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,858
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,540
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,242
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,199
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,651

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.28×)828
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.55×)1,876
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.18×)989
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.11×)3,146
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.03×)287

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$135,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$737/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

71.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9991,075 (12.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999962 (11.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999870 (10.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999729 (8.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999579 (7.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999575 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,181

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone10,666 (87.4%)
  • Carpooled884 (7.2%)
  • Worked At Home368 (3.0%)
  • Walked161 (1.3%)
  • Other121 (1.0%)
  • Public Transit8 (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.