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Worth County, MO

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

AI Overview

Worth County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in northwest Missouri with a population of 1,956 that has contracted 4.1% over five years and a median age of 48.5. The labor force is limited—56.1% participation—with median worker earnings of $28,583 and just 17.6% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though the unemployment rate is exceptionally low at 1.2%. Housing costs are minimal, with a median home value of $94,600 and median gross rent of $353/month, against a median household income of $47,847.

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

Population

1,956

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$47,847

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

48.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone1,842 (95.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races68 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race16 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone4 (0.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone2 (0.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone2 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish5
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

25.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

119

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,708

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,793

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance197
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining179
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)131
  4. 4.Construction (Group)104
  5. 5.Manufacturing (Group)56

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations267
  2. 2.Service Occupations186
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations184
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations142
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations104

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 10.82×)152
  2. 2.Retail Trade (LQ 1.36×)130
  3. 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.95×)195

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$94,600

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$353/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

82.1%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $60,000 to $69,99969 (9.9%)
  • $90,000 to $99,99960 (8.6%)
  • $200,000 to $249,99958 (8.3%)
  • $20,000 to $24,99950 (7.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,99948 (6.9%)
  • $250,000 to $299,99948 (6.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

93.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$28,583

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone684 (79.7%)
  • Worked At Home101 (11.8%)
  • Carpooled54 (6.3%)
  • Walked11 (1.3%)
  • Public Transit5 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

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.