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Monroe County, MO

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

AI Overview

Monroe County is a small, agriculture-oriented rural county in north-central Missouri with a population of 8,672 and nearly flat five-year growth of 0.2%. The labor force is limited—participation stands at just 51.4%—though unemployment is very low at 1.6%, and 89.9% of residents hold at least a high school diploma while only 17.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, reflecting a workforce oriented toward trades and manual occupations. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $147,400 and median gross rent of $667/month, and median worker earnings of $38,652 sit below the median household income of $54,516, indicating reliance on multi-earner households in a county where the poverty rate reaches 16.0%.

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

Population

8,672

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$54,516

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.2% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone8,101 (92.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone309 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races151 (1.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race70 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone37 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone34 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic223
  2. 2.Spanish32
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)10
  4. 4.Russian, Polish, or other Slavic4
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

53.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

24.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

629

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$27,233

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$27,776

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

1.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance838
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)534
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)434
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities328
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining295

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,129
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations786
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations729
  4. 4.Service Occupations492
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations398

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.39×)305
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.88×)664
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.17×)242
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.12×)434
  5. 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.10×)184

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$147,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$667/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

74.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999347 (13.5%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999266 (10.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999259 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999186 (7.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999170 (6.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999153 (5.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

51.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,652

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

25.8 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

8.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone2,836 (80.2%)
  • Carpooled275 (7.8%)
  • Walked240 (6.8%)
  • Worked At Home136 (3.8%)
  • Other41 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit6 (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.