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Reynolds County, MO

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

AI Overview

Reynolds County is a small rural Missouri county of 6,058 residents with a high homeownership rate of 80.7% and low housing costs — median home values at $119,900 and median gross rent at $627/month. The available workforce is limited, with a labor force participation rate of just 53.1%, an unemployment rate of 10.6%, and only 15.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, while median worker earnings stand at $32,815. The county has contracted by 4.1% over five years, carries a poverty rate of 17.9%, and a median age of 46.1 reflects an older, predominantly long-tenured resident base.

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

Population

6,058

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$45,028

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

46.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

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

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,503 (91.6%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races208 (3.5%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race131 (2.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone89 (1.5%)
  • Some Other Race Alone51 (0.8%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone14 (0.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish23
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic3
  3. 3.Other Indo-European3
  4. 4.Other Asian and Pacific Island3
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)2

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

19.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

23.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

0.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

400

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$32,020

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,576

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

10.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

17.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance590
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)316
  3. 3.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining283
  4. 4.Retail Trade (Group)189
  5. 5.Construction (Group)187

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations787
  2. 2.Service Occupations429
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations423
  4. 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations366
  5. 5.Sales & Office Occupations322

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 8.38×)324
  2. 2.Manufacturing (LQ 1.63×)393
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.55×)177
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.01×)170
  5. 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 0.93×)525

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$119,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$627/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

79.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,999238 (12.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999210 (11.3%)
  • $100,000 to $124,999163 (8.7%)
  • $90,000 to $99,999146 (7.8%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999142 (7.6%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999137 (7.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

80.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$32,815

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.4 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone1,670 (74.6%)
  • Carpooled368 (16.4%)
  • Worked At Home151 (6.7%)
  • Walked31 (1.4%)
  • Public Transit8 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (0.3%)

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.