Daviess County, Missouri

9 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,449
Median household income: $60,665
Median home value: $149,200

Home to 8,449 residents, Daviess County is one of Missouri's counties. 9 cities and places have their primary county here. At $60,665, its median household income sits below Missouri's $68,920.

Between 2019 and 2023, Daviess County's population grew 1.9% from 8,295 to 8,449, while its median household income rose 17.4% from $51,679 to $60,665.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 95.3% of the population. 71.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,449
Median age: 40.6 yrs
Median household income: $60,665
Median home value: $149,200
Median gross rent: $731
Housing units: 4,140
Homeownership rate: 77.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,2958,449

Median household income

$51,679$60,665

Median home value

$110,400$149,200

Median gross rent

$614$731

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,295	$51,679	$110,400	$614
2020	8,294	$52,143	$114,600	$625
2021	8,427	$55,750	$112,700	$672
2022	8,418	$59,706	$133,400	$689
2023	8,449	$60,665	$149,200	$731

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.5%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	575	6.8%
5 to 17	1,523	18.0%
18 to 24	663	7.8%
25 to 34	871	10.3%
35 to 44	911	10.8%
45 to 54	974	11.5%
55 to 64	1,139	13.5%
65 to 74	1,068	12.6%
75 and over	725	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,054	95.3%
Black or African American	76	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.1%
Asian	25	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	135	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	144	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate39.7%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	815	14.3%
High school graduate	2,260	39.7%
Some college or associate's	1,566	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	621	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	426	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone71.1%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means3.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,642	71.1%
Carpooled	362	9.7%
Public transit	18	0.5%
Walked	92	2.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	483	13.0%
Other means	120	3.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,018	31.5%
15 to 29 min	922	28.5%
30 to 44 min	425	13.1%
45 to 59 min	326	10.1%
60+ min	543	16.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 13.2% (1,095 of 8,276)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,122	69.1%
Nonfamily households	949	30.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,071	74.2%
Vacant	1,069	25.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,385	77.7%
Renter-occupied	686	22.3%

1-unit, detached80.8%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units3.6%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,345	80.8%
1-unit, attached	31	0.7%
2 to 4 units	151	3.6%
5 to 19 units	79	1.9%
20 or more units	49	1.2%
Mobile home & other	485	11.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29061
State: Missouri
Land area: 563 sq mi
Water area: 5.76 sq mi
Center point: 39.9628, -93.9701

Cities & places

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