Demographics of Cedar County, Missouri

Cedar County, Missouri had 14,888 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +678 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.

Cedar County, in four figures

14,888
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.8%
Change since July 2020: +678 people.; 43.0 ±2.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,181 ±$4,496
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.

Cedar County, Missouri's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cedar 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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Cedar County, Missouri's population grew 4.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cedar 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	14,210	100.0	100.0
2021	14,517	102.2	100.2
2022	14,607	102.8	100.7
2023	14,674	103.3	101.6
2024	14,928	105.1	102.5
2025	14,888	104.8	103.1

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Population of Cedar 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	14,210	+23	+9	0	+13
2021	14,517	+307	−21	0	+338
2022	14,607	+90	−19	−1	+113
2023	14,674	+67	−16	−1	+86
2024	14,928	+254	−40	−1	+297
2025	14,888	−40	−48	−6	+14

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±2.2: for men 40.4 ±1.5 and for women 45.3 ±0.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cedar County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	976 ±48	6.7% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,534 ±240	17.3% ±1.6	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	957 ±214	6.5% ±1.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,062 ±241	21.0% ±1.6	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,706 ±298	25.4% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,380 ±349	23.1% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,181 ±$4,496, and income per person $30,063 ±$4,347, 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 Cedar County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,241 ±257	21.5% ±4.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,751 ±301	30.3% ±5.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	921 ±218	16.0% ±3.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	699 ±202	12.1% ±3.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	683 ±155	11.8% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	132 to 420	2.3% to 7.3%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	91 to 313	1.6% to 5.4%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Cedar County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,448 ±596	17.0% ±4.1	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	707 ±251	20.1% ±6.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,138 ±319	17.9% ±4.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	603 ±236	13.3% ±5.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cedar County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cedar County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	6,946 ±58	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.1% ±3.3	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.9% ±3.8	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	74.1% ±4.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	25.9% ±4.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,100 ±$16,694	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$767 ±$81	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±3	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 Cedar County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	320 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	13,461 ±198	92.1% ±1.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	22 to 122	0.2% to 0.8%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 63	0% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 331	0% to 2.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	591 ±90	4.0% ±0.6	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 Cedar County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	9,063 ±475	62.0% ±3.3	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,315 ±461	36.4% ±3.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	50 to 258	0.3% to 1.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	25 to 141	0.2% to 1.0%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	6 to 118	< 0.1% to 0.8%	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%.

Cedar County among the counties of Missouri

68th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Cedar County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Cooper County	17,136	+3.0%
Bates County	16,512	+2.9%
Moniteau County	15,428	+1.3%
Macon County	15,190	−0.1%
New Madrid County	15,086	−7.6%
Cedar County	14,888	+4.8%
Gasconade County	14,784	+0.1%
Livingston County	14,708	+1.1%
Dent County	14,584	+1.3%
Pemiscot County	14,465	−7.2%
Osage County	13,611	+2.7%

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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