Demographics of Vernon County, Missouri

Vernon County, Missouri had 19,946 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +287 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.

Vernon County, in four figures

19,946
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +1.5%
Change since July 2020: +287 people.; 41.9 ±0.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,230 ±$3,655
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Vernon 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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Vernon County, Missouri's population grew 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vernon 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	19,659	100.0	100.0
2021	19,580	99.6	100.2
2022	19,582	99.6	100.7
2023	19,747	100.4	101.6
2024	19,778	100.6	102.5
2025	19,946	101.5	103.1

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Population of Vernon 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	19,659	−39	+20	0	−54
2021	19,580	−79	−78	+5	−22
2022	19,582	+2	−106	+9	+111
2023	19,747	+165	−55	+37	+184
2024	19,778	+31	−47	+51	+28
2025	19,946	+168	−44	+41	+172

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.9 ±0.5: for men 41.2 ±0.7 and for women 42.7 ±0.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vernon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,193 ±78	6.1% ±0.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,501 ±254	17.8% ±1.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,607 ±221	8.2% ±1.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,455 ±258	22.6% ±1.3	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,883 ±307	24.8% ±1.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,048 ±333	20.6% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,230 ±$3,655, and income per person $25,885 ±$1,341, 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 Vernon County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,562 ±270	20.1% ±3.4	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,100 ±338	27.1% ±4.3	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,612 ±275	20.8% ±3.5	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	996 ±169	12.8% ±2.1	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	947 ±184	12.2% ±2.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	408 ±118	5.3% ±1.5	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	129 ±57	1.7% ±0.7	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 Vernon County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,574 ±685	18.8% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,038 ±259	22.6% ±5.3	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,718 ±363	18.7% ±3.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	818 ±195	15.5% ±3.6	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Vernon County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vernon County	Missouri	United States
Housing units	8,928 ±55	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.9% ±2.6	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.1% ±2.5	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.3% ±2.8	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.7% ±3.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$158,800 ±$8,409	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$734 ±$55	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±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 Vernon County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	533 ±0	2.7% ±<0.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	18,236 ±45	92.6% ±0.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	177 ±67	0.9% ±0.3	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	155 ±34	0.8% ±0.2	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	7 to 41	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 4	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	556 ±64	2.8% ±0.3	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 Vernon County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	12,321 ±585	62.6% ±3.0	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,860 ±572	34.8% ±2.9	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	32 to 118	0.2% to 0.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	431 ±160	2.2% ±0.8	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	30 to 164	0.2% to 0.8%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	334 ±134	1.7% ±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%.

Vernon County among the counties of Missouri

56th of 115 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Counties of Missouri near Vernon County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
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%
Dallas County	18,025	+5.2%

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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