Gasconade County, Missouri

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 14,774
Median household income: $65,096
Median home value: $168,900

Gasconade County, Missouri counts 14,774 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $65,096 runs below the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Gasconade County's population held roughly steady from 14,711 to 14,774, while its median household income rose 18.6% from $54,885 to $65,096.

Owners occupy 81.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,774
Median age: 46.3 yrs
Median household income: $65,096
Median home value: $168,900
Median gross rent: $671
Housing units: 7,597
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,71114,774

Median household income

$54,885$65,096

Median home value

$134,200$168,900

Median gross rent

$611$671

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,711	$54,885	$134,200	$611
2020	14,673	$56,380	$136,800	$556
2021	14,803	$58,956	$138,000	$546
2022	14,801	$62,638	$159,100	$661
2023	14,774	$65,096	$168,900	$671

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1715.4%

18 to 247.2%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6416.2%

65 to 7413.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	736	5.0%
5 to 17	2,270	15.4%
18 to 24	1,060	7.2%
25 to 34	1,515	10.3%
35 to 44	1,560	10.6%
45 to 54	1,864	12.6%
55 to 64	2,388	16.2%
65 to 74	1,959	13.3%
75 and over	1,422	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,965	94.5%
Black or African American	136	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	34	0.2%
Asian	15	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.2%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	371	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	224	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate39.6%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,084	10.1%
High school graduate	4,241	39.6%
Some college or associate's	3,396	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,361	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	626	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,890	84.3%
Carpooled	576	8.2%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	54	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	347	5.0%
Other means	115	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,619	39.5%
15 to 29 min	1,335	20.1%
30 to 44 min	870	13.1%
45 to 59 min	655	9.9%
60+ min	1,158	17.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 11.3% (1,626 of 14,444)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,079	67.6%
Nonfamily households	1,958	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,037	79.5%
Vacant	1,560	20.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,893	81.1%
Renter-occupied	1,144	18.9%

1-unit, detached80.1%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other11.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,082	80.1%
1-unit, attached	30	0.4%
2 to 4 units	396	5.2%
5 to 19 units	171	2.3%
20 or more units	57	0.8%
Mobile home & other	861	11.3%

Geography

County GEOID: 29073
State: Missouri
Land area: 519 sq mi
Water area: 6.95 sq mi
Center point: 38.4412, -91.5058

Cities & places

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