Adair County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Adair County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Adair County is a small north-central Missouri county of 25,224 residents anchored by an educational and public-sector economy, reflected in a median age of just 30.2 years and a bachelor's attainment rate of 35.0%—above typical rural Missouri benchmarks. The labor force participation rate of 53.8% is relatively low, consistent with a large student population, and median worker earnings of $30,547 sit below the county's median household income of $61,536. Housing costs are modest, with a median home value of $159,500 and median gross rent of $782/month, though a 21.2% poverty rate and slight population decline of 0.4% over five years signal ongoing economic pressure.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-0.4% since 2018
Adair County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone22,360 (88.4%)
- Black or African American Alone1,123 (4.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races716 (2.8%)
- Asian Alone526 (2.1%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race361 (1.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone116 (0.5%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)504
- 2.Spanish372
- 3.German or other West Germanic192
- 4.Other Indo-European147
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)79
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,815
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)1,267
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,205
- 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,063
- 5.Construction (Group)644
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,330
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations2,226
- 3.Service Occupations1,819
- 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,455
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,118
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.70×)464
- 2.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.42×)3,576
- 3.Information (LQ 1.39×)281
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.18×)1,113
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.13×)1,329
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.