Dade County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Dade County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Dade County is a small, rural Missouri county of 7,627 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $25,956 and median household income of $53,750, suggesting a modest agricultural and goods-producing base. The labor force is limited, with a participation rate of just 54.1% and only 15.2% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, though 91.0% have a high school diploma and the unemployment rate stands at 4.3%. Housing costs are notably low—median home value of $157,200 and median gross rent of $650/month—and the county's 77.0% homeownership rate reflects a stable, owner-occupied residential base, though population growth over five years was minimal at +0.5%.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
+0.5% since 2018
Dade County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone7,077 (92.6%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races379 (5.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race97 (1.3%)
- Black or African American Alone32 (0.4%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone31 (0.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone14 (0.2%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.German or other West Germanic32
- 2.Spanish30
- 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)14
- 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)6
- 5.Other Indo-European4
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance658
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)511
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)459
- 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining316
- 5.Construction (Group)282
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations957
- 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations740
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations627
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations515
- 5.Service Occupations448
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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.