Cedar County vs Gasconade County

A side-by-side comparison of Cedar County and Gasconade County: population, income, housing, and more.

Cedar County and Gasconade County are counties in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Gasconade County has the higher population (14,774 vs 14,440 in Cedar County). Gasconade County has the higher median household income ($65,096 vs $45,577 in Cedar County). Gasconade County has the higher median home value ($168,900 vs $162,500 in Cedar County).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
Population	14,440	14,774
Median age	44.5 yrs	46.3 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$65,096
Median home value	$162,500	$168,900
Median gross rent	$783	$671
Housing units	6,964	7,597
Homeownership rate	73.9%	81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
Population	14,043 → 14,440 (+2.8%)	14,711 → 14,774 (+0.4%)
Median household income	$39,365 → $45,577 (+15.8%)	$54,885 → $65,096 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $162,500 (+64.3%)	$134,200 → $168,900 (+25.9%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $783 (+27.9%)	$611 → $671 (+9.8%)

Cedar County

Population

14,04314,440

Median household income

$39,365$45,577

Median home value

$98,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$612$783

Gasconade County

Population

14,71114,774

Median household income

$54,885$65,096

Median home value

$134,200$168,900

Median gross rent

$611$671

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
Under 5	7.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	15.4%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.2%
25 to 34	9.7%	10.3%
35 to 44	10.2%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	14.3%	16.2%
65 to 74	13.0%	13.3%
75 and over	10.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	94.5%
Black or African American	0.4%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.2%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
No high school diploma	11.9%	10.1%
High school graduate	40.2%	39.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
Drove alone	76.5%	84.3%
Carpooled	9.8%	8.2%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.6%	5.0%
Other means	2.8%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.9%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	11.3%

Poverty & households

	Cedar County	Gasconade County
Poverty rate	17.0%	11.3%
Average household size	2.51	2.41
Mean commute (minutes)	25	29
Median year structure built	1979	1974