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Callaway County, MO

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

AI Overview

Callaway County is a small, predominantly owner-occupied community of 44,541 residents in central Missouri, with a 76.3% homeownership rate, median home values of $196,200, and median gross rent of $850/month. The labor force of roughly 26,100 participants (58.6% participation rate) skews toward workers without four-year degrees—25.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings run $39,196 against a median household income of $74,176. Population has edged down 0.7% over five years, unemployment stands at 5.5%, and the foreign-born share is just 1.0%, reflecting a stable, relatively homogenous local economy with modest income levels.

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

Population

44,541

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$74,176

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.4 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone39,537 (88.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,096 (4.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,684 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race918 (2.1%)
  • Some Other Race Alone277 (0.6%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone165 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish340
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic107
  3. 3.Other Indo-European44
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)28
  5. 5.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic23

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

61.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,783

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,445

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$32,920

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

11.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,697
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,508
  3. 3.Public Administration (Group)2,085
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)2,065
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities1,615

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations7,913
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,354
  3. 3.Service Occupations3,541
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,745
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,818

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 2.10×)1,994
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.73×)552
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)1,480
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.19×)1,120
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)2,452

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$196,200

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$850/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9991,723 (13.8%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,721 (13.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,317 (10.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,184 (9.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,057 (8.5%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999889 (7.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

25.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

90.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$39,196

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

24.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone15,311 (75.8%)
  • Worked At Home2,024 (10.0%)
  • Carpooled2,000 (9.9%)
  • Walked533 (2.6%)
  • Public Transit141 (0.7%)
  • Other135 (0.7%)

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.