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Washington County, MO

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

AI Overview

Washington County is a small rural Missouri county of 23,483 residents with a low-cost footprint — median home values of $118,400 and gross rents of $680/month rank well below national norms. The workforce skews toward manual and trades occupations, with only 12.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, median worker earnings of $35,580, and a labor force participation rate of just 50.4%. The county has seen a population decline of 5.8% over five years, a poverty rate of 18.2%, and a GDP per capita of $18,213, pointing to persistent structural economic pressure in the region.

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

Population

23,483

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,043

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-5.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone21,617 (92.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races723 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race542 (2.3%)
  • Black or African American Alone416 (1.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone135 (0.6%)
  • Asian Alone31 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish126
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic118
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)72
  4. 4.Other Indo-European31
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)29

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,363

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$18,213

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,855

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,360
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,340
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)1,253
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)845
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services644

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,446
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,890
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,770
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,731
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations1,488

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.26×)475
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.81×)1,142
  3. 3.Manufacturing (LQ 1.60×)1,454
  4. 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)510
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.05×)221

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$680/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

78.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999852 (12.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999617 (8.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999589 (8.4%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999559 (8.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999492 (7.0%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999435 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

12.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

50.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,580

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

38.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone7,499 (81.6%)
  • Carpooled974 (10.6%)
  • Worked At Home533 (5.8%)
  • Other96 (1.0%)
  • Walked78 (0.8%)
  • Motorcycle8 (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.