Gasconade County vs Moniteau County

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

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

Moniteau County has the higher population (15,303 vs 14,774 in Gasconade County). Moniteau County has the higher median household income ($65,161 vs $65,096 in Gasconade County). Gasconade County has the higher median home value ($168,900 vs $168,300 in Moniteau County).

Population, income & housing

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
Population	14,774	15,303
Median age	46.3 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$65,096	$65,161
Median home value	$168,900	$168,300
Median gross rent	$671	$766
Housing units	7,597	6,177
Homeownership rate	81.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
Population	14,711 → 14,774 (+0.4%)	16,046 → 15,303 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$54,885 → $65,096 (+18.6%)	$58,010 → $65,161 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$134,200 → $168,900 (+25.9%)	$124,500 → $168,300 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$611 → $671 (+9.8%)	$605 → $766 (+26.6%)

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

Moniteau County

Population

16,04615,303

Median household income

$58,010$65,161

Median home value

$124,500$168,300

Median gross rent

$605$766

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
Under 5	5.0%	6.4%
5 to 17	15.4%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.2%	7.7%
25 to 34	10.3%	12.1%
35 to 44	10.6%	13.6%
45 to 54	12.6%	12.6%
55 to 64	16.2%	12.6%
65 to 74	13.3%	9.4%
75 and over	9.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
White (non-Hispanic)	94.5%	88.8%
Black or African American	0.9%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.2%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	2.5%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
No high school diploma	10.1%	13.5%
High school graduate	39.6%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	31.7%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.7%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
Drove alone	84.3%	76.3%
Carpooled	8.2%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.8%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.7%
Worked from home	5.0%	7.2%
Other means	1.6%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
1-unit, detached	80.1%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	11.3%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Gasconade County	Moniteau County
Poverty rate	11.3%	10.4%
Average household size	2.41	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	29	29
Median year structure built	1974	1979