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Dent County, MO

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

AI Overview

Dent County is a small, rural Missouri county of 14,506 residents with a labor force participation rate of 55.2% and a workforce where 85.6% hold a high school diploma but only 18.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, keeping median worker earnings at $35,481. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $149,700 and median gross rent of $615/month, and homeownership stands at 76.8%. The county has lost 6.4% of its population over the past five years, unemployment sits at 4.2%, and GDP per capita of $24,589 trails median household income of $56,312, reflecting a workforce reliant on lower-wage industries.

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

Population

14,506

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$56,312

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-6.4% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone13,353 (91.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races363 (2.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race359 (2.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone159 (1.1%)
  • Asian Alone124 (0.9%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone103 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish63
  2. 2.Vietnamese38
  3. 3.German or other West Germanic18
  4. 4.Other Indo-European15
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

55.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

21.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,279

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,589

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,470

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,571
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)638
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)638
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services538
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)483

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,820
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,329
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,172
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,077
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations525

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.65×)260
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.79×)520
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.78×)252
  4. 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.36×)1,952
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.13×)608

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$149,700

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$615/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

75.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $250,000 to $299,999487 (11.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999429 (10.1%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999391 (9.2%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999370 (8.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999351 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999248 (5.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

18.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

55.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,481

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.0 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,661 (83.2%)
  • Worked At Home401 (7.2%)
  • Carpooled363 (6.5%)
  • Walked130 (2.3%)
  • Other37 (0.7%)
  • Motorcycle12 (0.2%)

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.