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Laclede County, MO

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

AI Overview

Laclede County is a small, rural Missouri county of 36,245 residents with a modest 2.1% population gain over five years. The workforce of roughly 60.1% labor force participation skews toward lower-credential occupations, with only 15.7% holding a bachelor's degree or higher and median worker earnings of $35,415. Housing costs are low—median home value of $158,000 and median gross rent of $796/month—though an 18.6% poverty rate and 5.5% unemployment rate signal persistent economic stress alongside the affordability.

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

Population

36,245

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,282

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

39.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.1% since 2018

Laclede County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone33,231 (91.3%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,117 (3.1%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,009 (2.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone330 (0.9%)
  • Asian Alone275 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone209 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish457
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic173
  3. 3.Other Indo-European89
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)64
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island60

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,282

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$43,707

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,202

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)4,282
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,587
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,882
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,092
  5. 5.Construction (Group)1,074

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations4,832
  2. 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations4,305
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations2,858
  4. 4.Service Occupations2,550
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,681

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 2.87×)4,601
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.66×)426
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.23×)455
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.10×)837
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.01×)1,763

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$158,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$796/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,9991,143 (11.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,108 (11.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,068 (10.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999810 (8.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999679 (6.8%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999659 (6.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

85.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

60.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,415

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone12,588 (78.0%)
  • Carpooled2,339 (14.5%)
  • Worked At Home636 (3.9%)
  • Other197 (1.2%)
  • Walked192 (1.2%)
  • Bicycle53 (0.3%)

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.