Cedar County vs Macon County

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

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

Macon County has the higher population (15,163 vs 14,440 in Cedar County). Macon County has the higher median household income ($58,318 vs $45,577 in Cedar County). Cedar County has the higher median home value ($162,500 vs $127,000 in Macon County).

Population, income & housing

	Cedar County	Macon County
Population	14,440	15,163
Median age	44.5 yrs	42.9 yrs
Median household income	$45,577	$58,318
Median home value	$162,500	$127,000
Median gross rent	$783	$719
Housing units	6,964	7,425
Homeownership rate	73.9%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cedar County	Macon County
Population	14,043 → 14,440 (+2.8%)	15,199 → 15,163 (-0.2%)
Median household income	$39,365 → $45,577 (+15.8%)	$42,746 → $58,318 (+36.4%)
Median home value	$98,900 → $162,500 (+64.3%)	$97,200 → $127,000 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$612 → $783 (+27.9%)	$549 → $719 (+31.0%)

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

Macon County

Population

15,19915,163

Median household income

$42,746$58,318

Median home value

$97,200$127,000

Median gross rent

$549$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cedar County	Macon County
Under 5	7.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	17.2%	18.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.3%
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%	13.7%
65 to 74	13.0%	12.3%
75 and over	10.6%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cedar County	Macon County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.6%	92.2%
Black or African American	0.4%	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cedar County	Macon County
No high school diploma	11.9%	8.3%
High school graduate	40.2%	44.3%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	28.9%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	5.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cedar County	Macon County
Drove alone	76.5%	78.5%
Carpooled	9.8%	9.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.3%
Walked	1.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	8.6%	9.1%
Other means	2.8%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cedar County	Macon County
1-unit, detached	75.0%	78.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	4.5%	8.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	1.1%
20 or more units	0.9%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	18.4%	10.0%

Poverty & households

	Cedar County	Macon County
Poverty rate	17.0%	10.0%
Average household size	2.51	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	25	23
Median year structure built	1979	1972