Demographics of Daviess County, Missouri

Daviess County, Missouri had 8,558 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +123 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.

Daviess County, in four figures

8,558
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +123 people.; 40.3 ±0.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,984 ±$2,702
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.

Daviess County, Missouri's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Daviess 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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Daviess County, Missouri's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Daviess 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	8,435	100.0	100.0
2021	8,407	99.7	100.2
2022	8,457	100.3	100.7
2023	8,545	101.3	101.6
2024	8,508	100.9	102.5
2025	8,558	101.5	103.1

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Population of Daviess 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	8,435	−2	+2	0	−3
2021	8,407	−28	+6	0	−35
2022	8,457	+50	−1	+1	+56
2023	8,545	+88	+8	−1	+81
2024	8,508	−37	+5	0	−41
2025	8,558	+50	+2	0	+49

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.3 ±0.7: for men 40.0 ±1.4 and for women 40.6 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Daviess County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	604 ±33	7.1% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,497 ±98	17.7% ±1.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	665 ±92	7.8% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,780 ±107	21.0% ±1.3	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,093 ±139	24.7% ±1.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,838 ±146	21.7% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,984 ±$2,702, and income per person $32,007 ±$2,371, 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 Daviess County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	519 ±85	17.2% ±2.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	667 ±114	22.1% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	571 ±93	18.9% ±3.0	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	393 ±72	13.0% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	520 ±90	17.2% ±2.9	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	177 ±52	5.9% ±1.7	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	173 ±51	5.7% ±1.7	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 Daviess County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	951 ±223	11.4% ±2.7	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	255 ±100	12.4% ±4.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	476 ±127	12.4% ±3.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	220 ±54	9.1% ±2.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Daviess County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Daviess County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	4,122 ±26	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.3% ±2.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.7% ±2.8	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.1% ±2.1	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.9% ±3.0	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$161,800 ±$15,560	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$696 ±$58	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Daviess County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	151 ±0	1.8% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,060 ±19	95.1% ±0.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	82 ±36	1.0% ±0.4	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 37	0% to 0.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	148 ±40	1.7% ±0.5	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 Daviess County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	6,021 ±251	71.0% ±3.0	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,384 ±252	28.1% ±3.0	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3 to 23	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	24 to 94	0.3% to 1.1%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	7 to 41	0.1% to 0.5%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	11 to 59	0.1% to 0.7%	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%.

Daviess County among the counties of Missouri

95th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Daviess County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Ozark County	9,172	+7.7%
Hickory County	9,044	+8.9%
Caldwell County	9,012	+2.1%
Monroe County	8,959	+3.1%
Oregon County	8,709	+1.2%
Daviess County	8,558	+1.5%
Carroll County	8,417	−0.6%
Maries County	8,397	−0.7%
Harrison County	8,281	+1.5%
Dade County	7,804	+2.9%
Chariton County	7,377	−0.1%

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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