Demographics of Crawford County, Missouri

Crawford County, Missouri had 22,929 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −101 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.

Crawford County, in four figures

22,929
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −0.4%
Change since July 2020: −101 people.; 43.0 ±1.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,629 ±$4,620
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.

Crawford County, Missouri's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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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Crawford County, Missouri's population shrank 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Crawford 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	23,030	100.0	100.0
2021	22,822	99.1	100.2
2022	22,609	98.2	100.7
2023	22,729	98.7	101.6
2024	22,839	99.2	102.5
2025	22,929	99.6	103.1

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Population of Crawford 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	23,030	−20	−21	0	−2
2021	22,822	−208	−139	+1	−87
2022	22,609	−213	−204	+7	0
2023	22,729	+120	−62	−3	+185
2024	22,839	+110	−66	0	+178
2025	22,929	+90	−81	0	+173

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 43.0 ±1.0: for men 41.7 ±0.9 and for women 44.3 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,288 ±66	5.6% ±0.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,774 ±243	16.6% ±1.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,572 ±161	6.9% ±0.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,271 ±276	23.1% ±1.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	6,035 ±344	26.5% ±1.5	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,857 ±335	21.3% ±1.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,629 ±$4,620, and income per person $32,458 ±$2,977, 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 Crawford County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,903 ±308	19.9% ±3.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,192 ±328	22.9% ±3.4	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,933 ±313	20.2% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,316 ±240	13.7% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,410 ±263	14.7% ±2.7	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	398 ±122	4.2% ±1.3	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	428 ±140	4.5% ±1.5	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 Crawford County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,150 ±548	14.1% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	787 ±199	15.8% ±3.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,582 ±336	14.5% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	781 ±210	12.0% ±3.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Crawford County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Crawford County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	11,416 ±34	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	83.9% ±2.3	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.1% ±2.3	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	69.2% ±3.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	30.8% ±3.0	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$172,600 ±$13,265	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$795 ±$55	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±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 Crawford County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	552 ±0	2.4% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	20,943 ±247	91.9% ±1.1	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	177 ±44	0.8% ±0.2	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 33	< 0.1% to 0.1%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	8 to 68	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	4 to 98	< 0.1% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	23 to 165	0.1% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	924 ±239	4.1% ±1.0	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 Crawford County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	17,964 ±474	78.8% ±2.1	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,442 ±468	19.5% ±2.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	116 ±54	0.5% ±0.2	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	275 ±132	1.2% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	72 to 274	0.3% to 1.2%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	9 to 195	< 0.1% 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%.

Crawford County among the counties of Missouri

50th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Crawford County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Crawford County	22,929	−0.4%
Henry County	22,671	+3.2%
Morgan County	22,418	+6.8%
Clinton County	21,661	+2.1%
Benton County	20,536	+5.7%
Nodaway County	20,174	−4.0%

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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