Demographics of Ralls County, Missouri

Ralls County, Missouri had 10,444 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +92 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.

Ralls County, in four figures

10,444
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.9%
Change since July 2020: +92 people.; 45.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,388 ±$6,991
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.

Ralls County, Missouri's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Ralls 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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Ralls County, Missouri's population grew 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Ralls 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	10,352	100.0	100.0
2021	10,363	100.1	100.2
2022	10,416	100.6	100.7
2023	10,480	101.2	101.6
2024	10,451	101.0	102.5
2025	10,444	100.9	103.1

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Population of Ralls 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	10,352	+1	−5	0	+6
2021	10,363	+11	−62	0	+66
2022	10,416	+53	−30	+1	+85
2023	10,480	+64	−47	0	+113
2024	10,451	−29	−46	0	+17
2025	10,444	−7	−45	0	+39

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 45.9 ±0.5: for men 45.3 ±0.5 and for women 46.5 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Ralls County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	529 ±25	5.1% ±0.2	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,677 ±168	16.1% ±1.6	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	694 ±127	6.7% ±1.2	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,160 ±153	20.7% ±1.5	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,953 ±192	28.3% ±1.8	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,415 ±222	23.2% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,388 ±$6,991, and income per person $31,088 ±$2,084, 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 Ralls County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	678 ±125	17.1% ±3.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	726 ±150	18.3% ±3.7	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	795 ±149	20.0% ±3.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	592 ±137	14.9% ±3.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	777 ±141	19.6% ±3.5	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	207 ±82	5.2% ±2.1	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	195 ±75	4.9% ±1.9	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 Ralls County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	1,178 ±249	11.4% ±2.4	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	208 ±85	9.5% ±3.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	455 ±149	9.1% ±3.0	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	515 ±136	16.2% ±4.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Ralls County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Ralls County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	5,056 ±36	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	78.5% ±3.4	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	21.5% ±3.3	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.5% ±2.6	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	14.5% ±3.0	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,200 ±$13,012	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$749 ±$46	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1980 ±4	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 Ralls County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	128 ±0	1.2% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	9,678 ±140	92.8% ±1.3	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	187 ±49	1.8% ±0.5	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.4%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	389 ±158	3.7% ±1.5	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 Ralls County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	8,225 ±334	78.9% ±3.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,149 ±333	20.6% ±3.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 73	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.4%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 22	0% to 0.2%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 24	< 0.1% to 0.2%	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%.

Ralls County among the counties of Missouri

83rd of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Ralls County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Barton County	11,795	+1.5%
Montgomery County	11,590	+2.6%
Wayne County	10,782	−1.4%
Ripley County	10,717	+0.4%
Bollinger County	10,646	+0.9%
Ralls County	10,444	+0.9%
Howard County	10,180	+0.3%
St. Clair County	9,976	+6.7%
Lewis County	9,879	−1.6%
DeKalb County	9,795	−15.6%
Grundy County	9,744	−0.2%

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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