Worth County, MO

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2022 Population

1,982

1.1% 1-year decline

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

48.7

0.206% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

16.6%

5.57% 1-year increase

2022 Median Household Income

$43,536

4.04% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$88,100

29.4% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Worth County, MO had a population of 1.98k people with a median age of 48.7 and a median household income of $43,536. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Worth County, MO declined from 2,004 to 1,982, a −1.1% decrease and its median household income grew from $41,847 to $43,536, a 4.04% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Worth County, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (95.5%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (2.17%), White (Hispanic) (1.11%), Two+ (Hispanic) (0.757%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0.252%).

None of the households in Worth County, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

100% of the residents in Worth County, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Worth County, MO was $88,100, and the homeownership rate was 79.9%.

Most people in Worth County, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 32.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Worth County, MO was 2 cars per household.

Worth County, MO borders Ringgold County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Gentry County, MO, Harrison County, MO, and Nodaway County, MO.

United States Missouri

Population & Diversity

Worth County, MO is home to a population of 1.98k people, from which 100% are citizens. As of 2022, 0.656% of Worth County, MO residents were born outside of the country (13 people).

In 2022, there were 44 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (1.89k people) in Worth County, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 43 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) and 22 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

100%

2022 Citizenship

100%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 100% of Worth County, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Worth County, MO was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Worth County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Worth County, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
1.89k ± 6
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
43 ± 12.5
White (Hispanic)
22 ± 17

1.92%

Hispanic Population

38 people

1.92% of the people in Worth County, MO are hispanic (38 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Worth County, MO as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

0.656%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

13 people

0.699%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

As of 2022, 0.656% of Worth County, MO residents (13 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Worth County, MO was 0.699%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Worth County, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
33 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
18 ± 12
World War II
13 ± 11

Worth County, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.83 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Worth County, MO employs 930 people. The largest industries in Worth County, MO are Retail Trade (155 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (148 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (110 people), and the highest paying industries are Manufacturing ($73,333), Transportation & Warehousing ($53,684), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,961).

Employment

Occupations

930

2022 Value

± 126

2.76%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Worth County, MO grew at a rate of 2.76%, from 905 employees to 930 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Worth County, MO, are Sales & Related Occupations (168 people), Management Occupations (104 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Worth County, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

930

2022 Value

± 126

2.76%

1 Year growth

± 19.1%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Worth County, MO grew at a rate of 2.76%, from 905 employees to 930 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Worth County, MO, are Retail Trade (155 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (148 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (110 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Worth County, MO, though some of these residents may live in Worth County, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,932

Median earning men ± $5,253

$15,962

Median earning women ± $4,012

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Manufacturing ($76,667), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($66,375), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($53,224).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($36,250), Public Administration ($33,625), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($26,094).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

11
Other Services (except Public Administration)
6
Retail Trade
3
Finance and Insurance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Worth County, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 79.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.26%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (79.2%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.4%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.26%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Worth County, MO went to Donald J. Trump with 79.2% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (19.4%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.26%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Worth County, MO for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Worth County, MO was $88,100 in 2022, which is 0.313 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $68,100 to $88,100, a 29.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Worth County, MO is 79.9%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Worth County, MO have an average commute time of 32.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Worth County, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$88,100

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,087

$618

Median Property Taxes

±$92

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Worth County, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Worth County, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

79.9%

Homeownership

2022

55.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 79.9% of the housing units in Worth County, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 81.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Worth County, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Census Tract 9601

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

The following map shows all of the tracts in Worth County, MO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$43,536

Median Household Income

± $5,123

773

Number of Households

± 101

In 2022, the median household income of the 773 households in Worth County, MO grew to $43,536 from the previous year's value of $41,847.

The following chart displays the households in Worth County, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Worth County, MO is from Missouri.

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022

Drove Alone (77.3%)
Worked At Home (12.2%)
Carpooled (8.67%)

In 2022, 77.3% of workers in Worth County, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.2%) and those who carpooled to work (8.67%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

32.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Worth County, MO have a longer commute time (32.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 8.59% of the workforce in Worth County, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Worth County, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Worth County, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Worth County, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Worth County, MO (323 out of 1.95k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Worth County, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

91.3% of the population of Worth County, MO has health coverage, with 38.7% on employee plans, 19.5% on Medicaid, 19.3% on Medicare, 12.1% on non-group plans, and 1.58% on military or VA plans.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.1% under 18 years, 15.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 24.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.9% were men and 51.1% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

8.74%

Uninsured

38.7%

Employer Coverage

19.5%

Medicaid

19.3%

Medicare

12.1%

Non-Group

1.58%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Worth County, MO grew by 15.1% from 7.59% to 8.74%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Worth County, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.