Demographics of Nodaway County, Missouri

Nodaway County, Missouri had 20,174 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −847 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.

Nodaway County, in four figures

20,174
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −4.0%
Change since July 2020: −847 people.; 33.7 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,315 ±$3,123
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.

Nodaway County, Missouri's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Nodaway 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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Nodaway County, Missouri's population shrank 4.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Nodaway 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	21,021	100.0	100.0
2021	21,018	100.0	100.2
2022	20,730	98.6	100.7
2023	20,709	98.5	101.6
2024	20,296	96.6	102.5
2025	20,174	96.0	103.1

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Population of Nodaway 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	21,021	−219	+33	0	−204
2021	21,018	−3	+36	−1	−56
2022	20,730	−288	+4	+27	−335
2023	20,709	−21	+17	+50	−85
2024	20,296	−413	−7	+78	−491
2025	20,174	−122	−18	+64	−165

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.7 ±0.5: for men 33.1 ±0.8 and for women 34.8 ±0.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Nodaway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,027 ±48	4.9% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,503 ±146	12.0% ±0.7	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	4,796 ±399	23.1% ±1.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,523 ±206	21.8% ±1.0	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,224 ±204	20.3% ±1.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,701 ±252	17.8% ±1.2	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,315 ±$3,123, and income per person $30,440 ±$1,194, 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 Nodaway County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,624 ±235	19.2% ±2.7	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,957 ±263	23.1% ±3.1	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,526 ±214	18.0% ±2.5	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,127 ±167	13.3% ±1.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,508 ±177	17.8% ±2.1	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	420 ±91	5.0% ±1.1	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	298 ±79	3.5% ±0.9	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 Nodaway County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,122 ±414	17.1% ±2.3	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	565 ±150	16.6% ±4.3	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,113 ±326	20.9% ±3.1	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	444 ±76	9.4% ±1.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Nodaway County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Nodaway County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	9,536 ±48	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.7% ±2.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.3% ±2.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±2.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±3.0	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$177,500 ±$14,896	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$786 ±$42	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Nodaway County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	461 ±0	2.2% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,998 ±114	91.5% ±0.5	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	439 ±44	2.1% ±0.2	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	341 ±51	1.6% ±0.2	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	58 ±20	0.3% ±0.1	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	20 to 170	0.1% to 0.8%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	377 ±111	1.8% ±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 Nodaway County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	13,846 ±501	66.7% ±2.4	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,340 ±496	30.5% ±2.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	153 ±72	0.7% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	435 ±88	2.1% ±0.4	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	36 to 132	0.2% to 0.6%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	351 ±85	1.7% ±0.4	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%.

Nodaway County among the counties of Missouri

55th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Nodaway County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Vernon County	19,946	+1.5%
Wright County	19,671	+8.0%
Perry County	19,093	+0.6%
Ste. Genevieve County	18,689	+1.1%
Andrew County	18,241	+0.7%

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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