Demographics of Audrain County, Missouri

Audrain County, Missouri had 24,528 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −250 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Audrain County, in four figures

24,528
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.0%
Change since July 2020: −250 people.; 40.2 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,448 ±$5,227
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Audrain County, Missouri's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Audrain County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Audrain County, Missouri's population shrank 1.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Audrain County, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	24,778	100.0	100.0
2021	24,852	100.3	100.2
2022	24,468	98.7	100.7
2023	24,412	98.5	101.6
2024	24,344	98.2	102.5
2025	24,528	99.0	103.1

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Population of Audrain County, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	24,778	−185	−29	0	−131
2021	24,852	+74	−49	+4	+110
2022	24,468	−384	−78	0	−331
2023	24,412	−56	−16	+2	−40
2024	24,344	−68	−12	+12	−68
2025	24,528	+184	−15	−2	+201

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.2 ±1.0: for men 39.1 ±1.5 and for women 41.3 ±1.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Audrain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,488 ±106	6.1% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,080 ±263	16.6% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,949 ±283	7.9% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	6,138 ±348	25.0% ±1.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,218 ±362	25.3% ±1.5	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,675 ±306	19.0% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,448 ±$5,227, and income per person $28,392 ±$1,238, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Audrain County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,936 ±271	21.0% ±2.9	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,956 ±290	21.2% ±3.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,639 ±234	17.8% ±2.5	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,422 ±241	15.4% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,432 ±218	15.5% ±2.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	528 ±132	5.7% ±1.4	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	306 ±131	3.3% ±1.4	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Audrain County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,154 ±597	17.8% ±2.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,423 ±270	25.9% ±4.4	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,999 ±379	17.6% ±3.2	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	732 ±195	11.4% ±2.9	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Audrain County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Audrain County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	10,561 ±37	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.3% ±2.3	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.7% ±2.3	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.8% ±3.1	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.2% ±3.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$143,100 ±$10,655	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$693 ±$79	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1970 ±2	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Audrain County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	786 ±0	3.2% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,403 ±67	87.2% ±0.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,091 ±149	4.4% ±0.6	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	139 ±68	0.6% ±0.3	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 120	0% to 0.5%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 99	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,009 ±180	4.1% ±0.7	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Audrain County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	19,657 ±562	80.1% ±2.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,419 ±535	18.0% ±2.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	45 to 215	0.2% to 0.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	342 ±119	1.4% ±0.5	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	201 ±88	0.8% ±0.4	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	51 to 231	0.2% to 0.9%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Audrain County among the counties of Missouri

44th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Audrain County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Stoddard County	28,284	−1.3%
Dunklin County	26,855	−4.8%
Texas County	25,994	+6.9%
Miller County	25,817	+4.2%
Adair County	25,684	+1.6%
Audrain County	24,528	−1.0%
Randolph County	24,513	+0.2%
McDonald County	23,992	+3.1%
Washington County	23,810	+1.6%
Ray County	23,398	+1.1%
Saline County	23,265	−0.3%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026