Demographics of Schuyler County, Missouri

Schuyler County, Missouri had 4,140 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +134 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.

Schuyler County, in four figures

4,140
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.3%
Change since July 2020: +134 people.; 39.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,205 ±$8,487
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.

Schuyler County, Missouri's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Schuyler 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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Schuyler County, Missouri's population grew 3.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Schuyler 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	4,006	100.0	100.0
2021	4,017	100.3	100.2
2022	4,011	100.1	100.7
2023	4,060	101.3	101.6
2024	4,073	101.7	102.5
2025	4,140	103.3	103.1

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Population of Schuyler 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	4,006	−23	+1	0	−22
2021	4,017	+11	+3	0	+5
2022	4,011	−6	+11	+5	−18
2023	4,060	+49	+9	+1	+38
2024	4,073	+13	+18	+6	−12
2025	4,140	+67	+21	+5	+42

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.2 ±0.9: for men 39.5 ±1.3 and for women 38.9 ±1.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Schuyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	321 ±16	7.9% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	790 ±88	19.6% ±2.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	305 ±74	7.6% ±1.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	863 ±62	21.4% ±1.5	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	984 ±89	24.4% ±2.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	775 ±76	19.2% ±1.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,205 ±$8,487, and income per person $26,190 ±$1,529, 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 Schuyler County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	227 ±55	17.4% ±4.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	294 ±66	22.5% ±4.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	245 ±62	18.7% ±4.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	247 ±53	18.9% ±3.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	226 ±57	17.3% ±4.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	51 ±22	3.9% ±1.7	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7 to 27	0.5% to 2.1%	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 Schuyler County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	344 ±83	8.6% ±2.1	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	7 to 47	0.7% to 4.2%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	221 ±74	11.7% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	96 ±34	9.4% ±3.2	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Schuyler County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Schuyler County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	1,899 ±22	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	68.8% ±4.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	31.2% ±4.1	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.9% ±3.1	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.1% ±4.2	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$137,500 ±$32,618	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$382 ±$36	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1964 ±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 Schuyler County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 61	0% to 1.5%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,805 ±60	94.2% ±1.5	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.4%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 51	0% to 1.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	164 ±67	4.1% ±1.7	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 Schuyler County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	2,772 ±171	68.6% ±4.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,218 ±163	30.2% ±4.0	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 27	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	4 to 66	0.1% to 1.6%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 10	0% to 0.2%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 62	0% to 1.5%	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%.

Schuyler County among the counties of Missouri

112th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Schuyler County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Carter County	5,418	+4.2%
Atchison County	5,175	−2.5%
Scotland County	4,796	+2.1%
Putnam County	4,546	−3.0%
Holt County	4,200	+0.4%
Schuyler County	4,140	+3.3%
Knox County	3,728	−0.1%
Mercer County	3,404	−3.2%
Worth County	1,914	−2.6%

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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