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Ralls County, MO

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

AI Overview

Ralls County is a small, agriculturally oriented rural county in northeastern Missouri with a population of 10,394 that grew 1.7% over five years. The labor force is modest—participation sits at 56.6%, with 91.1% holding at least a high school diploma but only 17.5% holding a bachelor's degree—and median worker earnings of $37,464 reflect a low-cost, lower-wage market where median gross rent is $765/month and the median home value is $153,400. At 3.9% unemployment and an 86.1% homeownership rate, the county shows stability, though a median age of 45.9 and a foreign-born population of just 0.3% point to a homogeneous, older workforce with limited near-term organic growth in labor supply.

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

Population

10,394

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$65,388

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

45.9 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+1.7% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone9,688 (92.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race319 (3.1%)
  • Black or African American Alone187 (1.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races164 (1.6%)
  • Some Other Race Alone47 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone17 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.German or other West Germanic92
  2. 2.Spanish48
  3. 3.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)18
  4. 4.Other Indo-European3
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)1

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

22.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

690

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$64,611

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$31,075

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

12.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,133
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)630
  3. 3.Manufacturing (Group)564
  4. 4.Construction (Group)313
  5. 5.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining287

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,413
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,081
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,011
  4. 4.Service Occupations524
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations439

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.80×)281
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.46×)319
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.43×)312
  4. 4.Manufacturing (LQ 1.30×)600
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.26×)405

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$153,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$765/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

85.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999437 (12.9%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999411 (12.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999347 (10.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999345 (10.2%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999292 (8.6%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999209 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

17.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

91.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$37,464

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

2.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone3,550 (80.7%)
  • Worked At Home332 (7.6%)
  • Carpooled293 (6.7%)
  • Walked187 (4.3%)
  • Other35 (0.8%)
  • 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.