Gasconade
Missouri

What stands out

If you had to describe Gasconade County in numbers, start here: home internet speed is in the bottom 7% of American counties (78 Mbps), unemployment is in the bottom 10% of American counties (2.3%), and homeownership is in the top 15% of American counties (81%). Within Missouri it ranks 19th of 115 counties for home internet speed, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Gasconade County, Missouri. 14,801 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.5% last year, and more Americans moved in than out (net +24).

Missouri stopped taxing Social Security and public pensions for all residents in 2024 and has been cutting its top income-tax rate toward 4.5%. Home prices are well below the national average in both Kansas City and St. Louis. The state's property tax on vehicles, paid every year, surprises new arrivals; tornado exposure is high across the state.

Money

The typical household here brings in $62,638 a year, higher than 56% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $39,679. Unemployment runs 2.3%, lower than 90% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home.

Missouri takes 4.4% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,763 a year.

Home

The median home costs $236K, pricier than 51% of American counties, about 2.0 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $656 a month. Property tax is 0.76% of home value, roughly $1,205 a year on that median home, lower than 59% of American counties. 81% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.0 per 1,000 residents, higher than 58% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 22 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 73.5 years, shorter than 76% of American counties. There are 10 active physicians in the county, about 6.8 per 10,000 people. 10.7% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.92 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 58% of American counties. 89% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 68% of eligible voters turned out. Under Missouri law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is banned with narrow exceptions, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 57°F, highs near 68 and lows near 45, warmer than 55% of American counties. About 37 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 21 out of 100, safer than 79% of American counties; the county has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 78 Mbps down, slower than 93% of American counties. There are 4 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 1.0 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.