Gasconade, MO Demographics

Population 436 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Gasconade

Household size in Gasconade

Household size, people per household
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–102.362.492.68
2010–142.252.522.73
2015–192.452.502.71
2020–242.502.492.65
Change+0.15−0.00−0.03
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The average household in Gasconade has 2.50 people, a bit under the U.S. average of 2.65. Missouri as a whole looks much the same. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.36, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Gasconade

Median age, years
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–1045.738.437.7
2010–1449.939.238.6
2015–1949.540.039.6
2020–2449.940.140.1
Change+4.2+1.7+2.3
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With a median age of 49.9, Gasconade is noticeably older than the country as a whole (40.1), an age mix that tilts toward empty nesters and retirees.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Gasconade

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–109.1%11.3%12.3%
2010–140.8%11.4%12.3%
2015–194.5%10.9%11.6%
2020–245.7%11.0%11.6%
Change−3.4 pts−0.3 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 5.7% of households in Gasconade, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Gasconade

Renters in Gasconade

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–1011.7%30.0%33.3%
2010–1415.0%32.1%35.6%
2015–198.1%33.2%36.0%
2020–245.7%31.9%34.8%
Change−6.0 pts+1.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Gasconade is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 5.7% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About six in ten owners (61.7%) have paid off their mortgages, well above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Gasconade

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–1033.7%11.6%11.4%
2010–1434.6%12.0%11.4%
2015–1939.4%12.2%11.1%
2020–2433.8%10.5%9.6%
Change+0.2 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacancy is high in Gasconade: 33.8% of homes are empty, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Gasconade

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–10197319741974
2010–14196519751975
2015–19196419761977
2020–24197319781980
Change+0+4+6
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Housing in Gasconade leans older: the median home dates to 1973, against 1980 nationally.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Gasconade

Rent, per month
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–10$375$740$965
2010–14$546$816$1,040
2015–19$798$899$1,213
2020–24$878$1,122$1,571
Change+$503+$383+$606
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Rent in Gasconade runs $878 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. Rent takes 19.4% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Gasconade

Bachelor's degrees in Gasconade

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–109.9%26.0%28.4%
2010–1417.0%27.3%29.6%
2015–1912.1%29.6%32.1%
2020–2422.6%32.6%35.6%
Change+12.7 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Fewer adults in Gasconade have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 22.6%, against 35.6% nationally.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Gasconade

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–1077.1%86.8%84.9%
2010–1481.8%88.3%86.1%
2015–1982.4%90.0%87.7%
2020–2492.2%91.8%89.3%
Change+15.1 pts+5.1 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Gasconade have finished high school (92.2%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Missouri.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Gasconade

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodGasconadeMissouriU.S.
2006–109.9%7.4%8.1%
2010–144.6%8.4%9.4%
2015–196.1%4.6%5.6%
2020–240.8%4.1%5.4%
Change−9.1 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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The job market in Gasconade has been strong: just 0.8% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Gasconade compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Gasconade2.5049.95.7%5.7%33.8%1973$87822.6%92.2%0.8%
Hermann2.3649.68.9%20.0%20.5%1967$75826.3%95.3%3.1%
Morrison2.4948.16.1%8.0%35.4%1974$76625.0%89.6%1.5%
Starkenburg2.7140.516.0%26.2%43.3%1983$94017.2%96.2%1.2%
Pershing2.5045.76.0%5.1%41.9%1974$77623.4%93.2%0.9%
Bluffton2.5042.78.6%15.0%48.7%1987$81419.5%93.3%0.9%
McKittrick2.5646.316.4%23.8%18.8%1971$95619.5%95.0%2.5%
Rhineland2.6341.812.1%22.0%48.0%1987$85419.9%95.4%1.8%
Swiss2.3644.83.6%12.0%30.9%1985$73718.1%91.7%2.4%
Portland2.0548.86.7%1.8%39.4%1979$75017.8%85.8%0.1%
Big Spring2.8240.428.9%34.3%27.2%1969$1,14811.7%96.7%1.3%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Gasconade. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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