Dade County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 7,627
Median household income: $49,899
Median home value: $157,200

Home to 7,627 residents, Dade County is one of Missouri's counties. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $49,899, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Dade County's population held roughly steady from 7,578 to 7,627, while its median household income rose 23.5% from $40,399 to $49,899.

78.4% of workers drive to work alone. 80.5% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,627
Median age: 46.7 yrs
Median household income: $49,899
Median home value: $157,200
Median gross rent: $650
Housing units: 3,790
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,5787,627

Median household income

$40,399$49,899

Median home value

$83,500$157,200

Median gross rent

$630$650

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,578	$40,399	$83,500	$630
2020	7,571	$42,117	$101,800	$604
2021	7,584	$43,661	$109,800	$663
2022	7,598	$46,806	$137,400	$641
2023	7,627	$49,899	$157,200	$650

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 349.1%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7414.5%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	379	5.0%
5 to 17	1,213	15.9%
18 to 24	484	6.3%
25 to 34	695	9.1%
35 to 44	867	11.4%
45 to 54	930	12.2%
55 to 64	1,194	15.7%
65 to 74	1,106	14.5%
75 and over	759	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,075	92.8%
Black or African American	29	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.4%
Asian	28	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	2	0.0%
Some other race	3	0.0%
Two or more races	299	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	162	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate41.9%

Some college or associate's33.9%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	502	9.0%
High school graduate	2,324	41.9%
Some college or associate's	1,881	33.9%
Bachelor's degree	634	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	210	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.6%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home8.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,451	78.4%
Carpooled	258	8.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	112	3.6%
Bicycle	11	0.4%
Worked from home	250	8.0%
Other means	46	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,076	37.4%
15 to 29 min	714	24.8%
30 to 44 min	448	15.6%
45 to 59 min	426	14.8%
60+ min	214	7.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 14.1% (1,052 of 7,454)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,019	66.5%
Nonfamily households	1,019	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,038	80.2%
Vacant	752	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,321	76.4%
Renter-occupied	717	23.6%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units4.5%

5 to 19 units0.2%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other14.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,050	80.5%
1-unit, attached	22	0.6%
2 to 4 units	170	4.5%
5 to 19 units	6	0.2%
20 or more units	11	0.3%
Mobile home & other	531	14.0%

Geography

County GEOID: 29057
State: Missouri
Land area: 490 sq mi
Water area: 16 sq mi
Center point: 37.4323, -93.8549

Cities & places

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