Macon County vs Moniteau County

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

Macon 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 15,163 in Macon County). Moniteau County has the higher median household income ($65,161 vs $58,318 in Macon County). Moniteau County has the higher median home value ($168,300 vs $127,000 in Macon County).

Population, income & housing

	Macon County	Moniteau County
Population	15,163	15,303
Median age	42.9 yrs	38.0 yrs
Median household income	$58,318	$65,161
Median home value	$127,000	$168,300
Median gross rent	$719	$766
Housing units	7,425	6,177
Homeownership rate	76.1%	77.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.5%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Macon County	Moniteau County
Population	15,199 → 15,163 (-0.2%)	16,046 → 15,303 (-4.6%)
Median household income	$42,746 → $58,318 (+36.4%)	$58,010 → $65,161 (+12.3%)
Median home value	$97,200 → $127,000 (+30.7%)	$124,500 → $168,300 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$549 → $719 (+31.0%)	$605 → $766 (+26.6%)

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

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)

	Macon County	Moniteau County
Under 5	5.3%	6.4%
5 to 17	18.2%	18.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	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	13.7%	12.6%
65 to 74	12.3%	9.4%
75 and over	9.6%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Macon County	Moniteau County
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	88.8%
Black or African American	2.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.7%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.4%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Macon County	Moniteau County
No high school diploma	8.3%	13.5%
High school graduate	44.3%	42.7%
Some college or associate's	28.9%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.8%	11.7%
Graduate or professional degree	5.6%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Macon County	Moniteau County
Drove alone	78.5%	76.3%
Carpooled	9.6%	13.1%
Public transit	0.3%	0.1%
Walked	1.9%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	9.1%	7.2%
Other means	0.4%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Macon County	Moniteau County
1-unit, detached	78.4%	81.4%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.7%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	2.1%
20 or more units	1.3%	0.1%
Mobile home & other	10.0%	8.4%

Poverty & households

	Macon County	Moniteau County
Poverty rate	10.0%	10.4%
Average household size	2.51	2.44
Mean commute (minutes)	23	29
Median year structure built	1972	1979