Nodaway County, MO
Demographic and economic profile of Nodaway County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Nodaway County is a small rural county of roughly 21,000 residents anchored by an agricultural and education-oriented economy, with median worker earnings of $30,576 and a median household income of $59,315 well below national norms. The labor force participation rate of 58.0% is relatively low, though unemployment sits at just 2.9%, and 25.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher against a high school attainment rate of 94.2%. Housing costs are modest—median home value of $165,100 and median gross rent of $754/month—but the county has shed 7.0% of its population over the past five years, and an 18.6% poverty rate points to underlying income pressure.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-7.0% since 2018
Nodaway County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone19,125 (92.1%)
- Black or African American Alone439 (2.1%)
- Asian Alone341 (1.6%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race299 (1.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone292 (1.4%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races215 (1.0%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish206
- 2.German or other West Germanic179
- 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island125
- 4.Other Indo-European39
- 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)38
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,971
- 2.Manufacturing (Group)1,527
- 3.Retail Trade (Group)1,225
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services773
- 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining692
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,811
- 2.Service Occupations1,758
- 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,747
- 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,711
- 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,079
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.71×)754
- 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.56×)1,556
- 3.Retail Trade (LQ 1.21×)1,322
- 4.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.15×)2,705
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.05×)926
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.