Carroll County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Carroll County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Carroll County, MO is a small rural county of 8,459 residents with a labor force participation rate of 58.2% and an unemployment rate of 5.2%; just 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce oriented toward trade and manual occupations rather than professional credentials. Worker earnings are modest at $36,708 median annually, though housing costs remain low—median home value of $110,500 and median gross rent of $785/month support a 72.6% homeownership rate. The county's population declined 4.3% over the past five years, and a median age of 43.6 signals an older resident base, with a poverty rate of 10.8% and per capita income of $33,666.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-4.3% since 2018
Carroll County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,895 (93.9%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races218 (2.6%)
- Black or African American Alone145 (1.7%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race133 (1.6%)
- Asian Alone13 (0.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone6 (0.1%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic33
- 2.Spanish30
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)8
- 4.Vietnamese6
- 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island2
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance899
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)485
- 3.Construction (Group)387
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining384
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)358
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,408
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations701
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations689
- 4.Service Occupations569
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations454
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.81×)348
- 2.Construction (LQ 1.55×)402
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)1,012
- 4.Public Administration (LQ 1.13×)200
- 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)238
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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.