Stone County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Stone County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Stone County is a small, largely residential county of 31,697 people with a median age of 54.6 years and a labor force participation rate of just 49.5%, reflecting a predominantly older population with limited workforce supply. Of those working, median worker earnings stand at $30,960 against a median household income of $63,520, with 23.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. Housing costs remain relatively modest—median home value of $236,500 and median gross rent of $892/month—alongside an 83.7% homeownership rate, though a 7.2% unemployment rate and 14.0% poverty rate indicate underlying labor market stress.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.5% since 2018
Stone County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone29,929 (93.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races846 (2.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race602 (1.9%)
- Some Other Race Alone350 (1.1%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone123 (0.4%)
- Black or African American Alone104 (0.3%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish383
- 2.Other Indo-European127
- 3.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic112
- 4.German or other West Germanic39
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island22
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,753
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,879
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,570
- 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,434
- 5.Construction (Group)1,128
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,617
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations3,032
- 3.Service Occupations2,266
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,487
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,245
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.67×)332
- 2.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.62×)1,778
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.18×)1,603
- 4.Construction (LQ 1.15×)992
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.15×)838
Housing
Education
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.