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Callaway County in figures

A profile of Callaway County from official statistics: 27 figures in 6 sections, each with its period, its change from a year earlier, its rank among similar places where a ranking exists, and its source.

Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

People

Population in Callaway County was 45,765 in 2025, up 1.2% from 2024, and the 23rd highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Population45,7652025Up 1.2% from 2024The 23rd highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Median age39.4 years2024Up 0.1 years from 2023The 31st lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Population aged 65 and over19.1%2025Up 0.4 percentage points from 2024The 22nd lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Foreign-born population share0.9%2024Down 0.1 percentage points from 2023
Population density21.2 inhabitants per km²2025Up 1.2% from 2024
Net domestic migration, July to June4522025, estimatedCompared with 350 in 2024
44K44.5K45K45.5K46K2020202120222023202420252020: 44,339 persons2021: 44,644 persons2022: 44,742 persons2023: 44,789 persons2024: 45,239 persons2025: 45,765 persons
Population, 2020 to 2025. persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program).

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km²; U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Population and demography statistics and rankings

Work and income

Unemployment rate in Callaway County was 3.3% (provisional) in August 2026, down 0.4 percentage points from August 2025, and tied for the 12th lowest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Unemployment rate3.3%August 2026, provisionalDown 0.4 percentage points from August 2025Tied for the 12th lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Median household income$74,1762024Up 2.1% from 2023The 15th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Per capita personal income$52,8732024Up 4.8% from 2023The 46th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Poverty rate (US official measure)11.8%2024Down 1.2 percentage points from 2023
Gini index41.52024Down 0.8 points from 2023
1.522.533.544.52021-072022-042023-012023-102024-072025-042026-082021-07: 3.2 %2021-08: 3.2 %2021-09: 2.4 %2021-10: 2.8 %2021-11: 2.5 %2021-12: 2.4 %2022-01: 3.1 %2022-02: 2.7 %2022-03: 2.7 %2022-04: 1.9 %2022-05: 2.3 %2022-06: 2.4 %2022-07: 2.9 %2022-08: 2.9 %2022-09: 1.8 %2022-10: 2.2 %2022-11: 2.2 %2022-12: 2.3 %2023-01: 3.1 %2023-02: 3.1 %2023-03: 3 %2023-04: 2.4 %2023-05: 2.9 %2023-06: 3.3 %2023-07: 3.6 %2023-08: 3.3 %2023-09: 2.5 %2023-10: 2.9 %2023-11: 2.6 %2023-12: 2.7 %2024-01: 3.7 %2024-02: 3.6 %2024-03: 3.5 %2024-04: 2.9 %2024-05: 3.5 %2024-06: 3.8 %2024-07: 4.1 %2024-08: 3.7 %2024-09: 2.5 %2024-10: 2.9 %2024-11: 2.9 %2024-12: 2.8 %2025-01: 3.7 %2025-02: 3.8 %2025-03: 3.8 %2025-04: 3.2 %2025-05: 3.4 %2025-06: 3.7 %2025-07: 3.8 %2025-08: 3.7 %2025-09: 2.9 %2025-11: 2.7 %2025-12: 2.7 %2026-01: 3.6 %2026-02: 3.4 %2026-03: 3.6 %2026-04: 2.9 %2026-05: 3 %2026-06: 3.3 %2026-07: 3.5 %2026-08: 3.3 %
Unemployment rate, July 2021 to August 2026. %. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents; U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). Labor market statistics and rankings

Economy

GDP (US dollars) in Callaway County was $2.7 billion in 2024, up 8.3% from 2023, and the 21st highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars$2.7 billion2024Up 8.3% from 2023The 21st highest of 115 counties in Missouri
GDP per capita, US dollars$59,8502024Up 7.5% from 2023The 20th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Real GDP growth7.3%2024Up 1.7 percentage points from 2023The 7th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00020012005200920132017202120242001: 1,036 USD million2002: 1,035.9 USD million2003: 1,089 USD million2004: 1,144.1 USD million2005: 1,210.2 USD million2006: 1,289.4 USD million2007: 1,339.8 USD million2008: 1,409.7 USD million2009: 1,503.7 USD million2010: 1,550.7 USD million2011: 1,540.7 USD million2012: 1,577 USD million2013: 1,620.9 USD million2014: 1,683.7 USD million2015: 1,834.1 USD million2016: 1,840.2 USD million2017: 1,756.8 USD million2018: 1,864.1 USD million2019: 1,904.4 USD million2020: 1,879.3 USD million2021: 1,793.4 USD million2022: 2,268.3 USD million2023: 2,494.7 USD million2024: 2,700.8 USD million
Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars, 2001 to 2024. USD million. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions).

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions); Invokely, GDP in current dollars (BEA SAGDP2 and CAGDP1) divided by mid-year population (BEA SAINC1 and CAINC1); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Economy statistics and rankings

Prices and housing

Median home value in Callaway County was $201,600 in 2024, up 2.8% from 2023, and the 30th highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Median home value$201,6002024Up 2.8% from 2023The 30th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
County house price annual change, sales and refinances3.5%2025Down 5.87 percentage points from 2024The 34th lowest of 97 counties in Missouri
Median gross rent (monthly)$8872024Up 4.4% from 2023The 25th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Homeownership rate (US, housing units)75.5%2024Down 0.8 percentage points from 2023
Housing units authorized by building permits462025, estimatedUp 21.1% from 2024
160K170K180K190K200K210K20212022202320242021: 162,500 USD2022: 184,300 USD2023: 196,200 USD2024: 201,600 USD
Median home value, 2021 to 2024. USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25077: median value (dollars), owner-occupied housing units; Federal Housing Finance Agency, FHFA developmental all-transactions county house prices, published annual percent change, nominal, not seasonally adjusted; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25064: median gross rent (dollars), renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs; U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Housing statistics and rankings

Business and tourism

Employer firms in Callaway County were 626 in 2023, down 1.1% from 2022, and the 32nd highest of 115 counties in Missouri.

Employer firms6262023Down 1.1% from 2022The 32nd highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Establishment entry rate9.914%2023Down 3.19 percentage points from 2022Tied for the 53rd lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
Establishment exit rate10.776%2023Up 4.15 percentage points from 2022The 29th highest of 115 counties in Missouri
Job creation rate9.219%2023Down 1.78 percentage points from 2022
Farms1,2712022No 2021 figure to compare
58060062064066068019992003200720112015201920231999: 603 count2000: 590 count2001: 593 count2002: 588 count2003: 580 count2004: 613 count2005: 632 count2006: 648 count2007: 662 count2008: 654 count2009: 653 count2010: 638 count2011: 626 count2012: 635 count2013: 640 count2014: 627 count2015: 618 count2016: 607 count2017: 615 count2018: 607 count2019: 598 count2020: 596 count2021: 589 count2022: 633 count2023: 626 count
Employer firms, 1999 to 2023. count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010; U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Companies statistics and rankings

Energy and environment

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA) in Callaway County was 41 in 2025, up 1 point from 2024, and tied for the 8th highest of 21 counties in Missouri.

Median Air Quality Index (US EPA)412025Up 1 point from 2024Tied for the 8th highest of 21 counties in Missouri
Share of days with good air quality (US EPA AQI)89.6%2025Down 5.5 percentage points from 2024The 6th highest of 21 counties in Missouri
Average annual temperature56.3 °F2025Down 1.4 °F from 2024Tied for the 49th lowest of 115 counties in Missouri
343638404244462009201220152018202120252009: 38 index2010: 42 index2011: 43 index2012: 45 index2013: 41 index2014: 39 index2015: 41 index2016: 38 index2017: 40 index2018: 40 index2019: 39 index2020: 35 index2021: 39 index2022: 40 index2023: 43 index2024: 40 index2025: 41 index
Median Air Quality Index (US EPA), 2009 to 2025. index. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI.

Sources: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: median daily AQI; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA AirData annual AQI by county: good days as a share of days with an AQI, calculated with stored counts; NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, NOAA Climate at a Glance, January to December average temperature, counties. Environment and emissions statistics and rankings

Sources and citations

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  2. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B01002: median age, total population. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b01002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  3. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program, county population by age and sex (cc-est agesex): residents aged 65 and over as a percentage of the total, 1 July; states and the nation summed from counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/counties/asrh/cc-est2025-agesex-all.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  4. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  5. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  6. U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  7. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Local Area Unemployment Statistics: unemployment rate by county, not seasonally adjusted. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/la/la.data.0.CurrentU25-29. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  8. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19013: median household income in the past 12 months. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19013.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  9. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC1: county annual personal income summary, per capita personal income, current dollars, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
  10. U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
  11. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B19083: Gini index of household income inequality (coefficient multiplied by 100). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b19083.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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  18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
  19. U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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  22. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  23. U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
  24. Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture. Census of Agriculture: number of farms, nation, states and counties (1997 to 2022). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.nass.usda.gov/AgCensus/. Retrieved 2026-10-11. Retrieved through Data Commons (https://datacommons.org).
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