Oregon County, Missouri

4 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 8,704
Median household income: $44,259
Median home value: $117,700

Oregon County is a county in Missouri with a population of 8,704. 4 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $44,259 is below the Missouri median ($68,920).

From 2019 to 2023, Oregon County's population declined 18.2% from 10,647 to 8,704, while its median household income rose 31.7% from $33,601 to $44,259.

14.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,704
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,259
Median home value: $117,700
Median gross rent: $735
Housing units: 4,332
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

10,6478,704

Median household income

$33,601$44,259

Median home value

$93,600$117,700

Median gross rent

$541$735

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	10,647	$33,601	$93,600	$541
2020	10,561	$32,766	$98,600	$574
2021	8,891	$35,972	$101,800	$674
2022	8,783	$41,365	$115,700	$789
2023	8,704	$44,259	$117,700	$735

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.1%

75 and over9.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	503	5.8%
5 to 17	1,509	17.3%
18 to 24	566	6.5%
25 to 34	913	10.5%
35 to 44	889	10.2%
45 to 54	981	11.3%
55 to 64	1,356	15.6%
65 to 74	1,144	13.1%
75 and over	843	9.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,108	93.2%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.4%
Asian	28	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	5	0.1%
Two or more races	401	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.1%

High school graduate46.8%

Some college or associate's25.7%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	801	13.1%
High school graduate	2,867	46.8%
Some college or associate's	1,574	25.7%
Bachelor's degree	456	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	428	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone76.4%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,493	76.4%
Carpooled	316	9.7%
Public transit	22	0.7%
Walked	12	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	397	12.2%
Other means	25	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,233	43.0%
15 to 29 min	823	28.7%
30 to 44 min	483	16.8%
45 to 59 min	199	6.9%
60+ min	130	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 21.9% (1,858 of 8,469)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,364	70.4%
Nonfamily households	996	29.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,360	77.6%
Vacant	972	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,578	76.7%
Renter-occupied	782	23.3%

1-unit, detached78.4%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,395	78.4%
1-unit, attached	20	0.5%
2 to 4 units	169	3.9%
5 to 19 units	17	0.4%
20 or more units	21	0.5%
Mobile home & other	710	16.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 29149
State: Missouri
Land area: 790 sq mi
Water area: 1.75 sq mi
Center point: 36.6853, -91.4018

Cities & places

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