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Lewis County, MO

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

AI Overview

Lewis County is a small rural Missouri county of roughly 9,945 residents with an economy reflected in a GDP per capita of $24,460 and median worker earnings of $34,679, pointing to a low-cost, agriculture-oriented labor market where only 16.5% of workers hold a bachelor's degree or higher. The labor force participation rate of 56.6% and unemployment rate of 6.0% indicate a constrained available workforce, though housing costs are low—median home value of $118,900 and median gross rent of $627 per month—and the homeownership rate stands at 77.0%. Population has edged down 0.8% over five years, and a poverty rate of 15.3% underscores ongoing economic pressure in the county.

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

Population

9,945

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$59,934

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

37.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-0.8% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,100 (91.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone383 (3.9%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races254 (2.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race129 (1.3%)
  • Asian Alone50 (0.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone6 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic114
  2. 2.Spanish63
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island14
  4. 4.Other Indo-European3

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

21.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

534

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$24,460

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,018

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

6.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,150
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)642
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)479
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities360
  5. 5.Construction (Group)342

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,310
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations930
  3. 3.Service Occupations896
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations835
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations539

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.19×)151
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 2.18×)217
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.52×)383
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.16×)499
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.08×)1,089

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$118,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$627/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999344 (14.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999257 (10.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999221 (9.1%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999219 (9.0%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999185 (7.6%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999143 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

87.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$34,679

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

23.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,589 (81.1%)
  • Worked At Home396 (9.0%)
  • Carpooled306 (6.9%)
  • Walked95 (2.1%)
  • Other19 (0.4%)
  • Public Transit18 (0.4%)

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.