Caldwell County, Missouri

Caldwell County has a population of 8,927 and has grown 2.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $166,500, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $64,806.

Home price
$166,500
Income
$64,806
Population
8,927
Unemployment
2.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$166,500county
Median gross rent$640county
Median year homes here were built1974county
Share of homes built before 198061.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented21.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,358county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,197county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,769county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$64,806county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate10.3%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.4%county
Unemployment rate2.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force59.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.1%county
Share of workers employed by government20.0%county
Share of workers in the largest industry20.4%county
Economic output per resident$31,073county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.80%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time32.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service46 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport5915078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field15 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station46 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths44.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher19.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.9%county
Public schools in the county14county
Public school enrollment1441county
Students per full-time teacher9.1county
Free lunch eligible48.9%county
Elementary schools8county
Middle schools2county
High schools3county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution36 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians11county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.0 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.8%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.0%county
Frequent mental distress17.9%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,927county
Land area in square miles426county
People per square mile of land20.9county
Supermarkets and grocery stores4county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store6.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+2.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age43.2 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.5%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.3%county
Share of households that are one person30.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.2%county
Second languages2.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls53.8%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents340county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents8county
Households that moved in200county
Households that moved away217county
Average income of arriving households$52,020county
Average income of departing households$52,876county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes2county
Housing units authorised in the latest year8county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation32.0 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.19 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F29 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing104 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days185 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 17county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$145county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use1,085 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity33.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.7%county
Homes heated by propane40.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil1.9%county
Homes heated by wood7.5%county
Households with broadband81.3%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk21.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk67.2county
Landslide risk48.0county
Hail risk44.2county
Earthquake risk25.2county
Tornado risk37.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk49.8county
Winter weather risk28.8county
Strong wind risk20.6county
Wildfire risk45.4county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Caldwell County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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