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Montgomery County, MO

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

AI Overview

Montgomery County, MO is a small rural county of 11,422 residents with a low unemployment rate of 2.8%, though labor force participation is modest at 57.1% and only 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income sits at $65,500 with median worker earnings of $40,159, supported by low housing costs — median home value of $171,300 and median gross rent of $767/month — alongside a homeownership rate of 73.4%. The county posted a slight population decline of 1.1% over five years, has a median age of 43.6, and carries a poverty rate of 14.5%.

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

Population

11,422

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,500

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

43.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone10,635 (93.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races348 (3.0%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race207 (1.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone97 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone71 (0.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone44 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic76
  2. 2.Spanish63
  3. 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)37
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)19
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)13

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

20.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

827

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,067

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,876

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

2.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

14.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Manufacturing (Group)900
  2. 2.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance895
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)680
  4. 4.Construction (Group)554
  5. 5.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities410

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,512
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,093
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,057
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations806
  5. 5.Service Occupations663

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.32×)433
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.69×)857
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.32×)467
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.29×)715
  5. 5.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.24×)371

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$171,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$767/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

73.4%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999421 (12.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999334 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999330 (9.7%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999208 (6.1%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999196 (5.8%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999190 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

16.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

88.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

57.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$40,159

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

28.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

3.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,817 (75.4%)
  • Carpooled553 (10.9%)
  • Worked At Home457 (9.0%)
  • Walked149 (2.9%)
  • Other84 (1.7%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

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.