2022 population: 56,821 ( 5,146 from 2010 , 763 from 2020)
Land area: 632.3 square miles
Population density: 89.9 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	49,879	87.78%	5.9%
Black:	926	1.63%	128.6%
Indian:	448	0.79%	19.1%
Asian:	649	1.14%	75.9%
2+ races:	1,236	2.18%	38.1%
Hispanic:	3,683	6.48%	47.7%

Total non-White:	6,942	12.22%	51.2%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	1,306	11.6
Deaths:	1,694	15.1
Net Migration:	1,111	9.9
Net Immigration:	11	0.1

Change in White population:	2,796	5.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	2,350	4.5

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
51,675
47,083	91.11%
405	0.78%
376	0.73%
369	0.71%
895	1.73%
2,494	4.83%
4,592	8.89%

2000
39,703
37,651	94.83%
129	0.32%
309	0.78%
157	0.40%
473	1.19%
962	2.42%
2,052	5.17%

1990
25,561
25,180	98.51%
23	0.09%
161	0.63%
38	0.15%
n/a
159	0.62%
381	1.49%

1980
20,467
20,201	98.70%
13	0.06%
101	0.49%
42	0.21%
n/a
102	0.50%
266	1.30%

1970
13,023
12,916	99.18%
23	0.18%
16	0.12%
15	0.12%
n/a
45	0.35%
107	0.82%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
5,571	14.0
4,060	10.2
6,634	16.7
356	0.9

9,432	23.8
2,540	6.4

Number	Rate
1990's
4,398	17.2
3,667	14.3
9,939	38.9
152	0.6

12,471	48.8
1,671	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
2,612	12.8
2,852	13.9
5,458	26.7
n/a

4,979	24.3
115	0.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
7,431	57.1
n/a

7,285	55.9
159	1.2

Age, Family & Household Data for Taney County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.3
11,628	20.5%
45,193	79.5%
12,549	22.1%

21,595
2.52

14,245	66.0%
11,852	83.2%
863	6.1%
7,350	34.0%

2010
Number	Percent
40.7
11,427	22.1%
40,248	77.9%
9,150	17.7%

20,755
2.41

13,897	67.0%
10,724	77.2%
1,282	9.2%
6,858	33.0%

2000
Number	Percent
38.7
8,902	22.4%
30,801	77.6%
6,400	16.1%

16,175
2.36

11,096	68.6%
9,268	83.5%
840	7.6%
5,079	31.4%

1990
Number	Percent
40.6
5,259	20.6%
20,302	79.4%
5,437	21.3%

10,376
2.35

7,570	73.0%
6,752	89.2%
350	4.6%
2,806	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
40.5
4,423	21.6%
16,044	78.4%
4,409	21.5%

7,990
2.43

6,120	76.6%
5,642	92.2%
264	4.3%
1,870	23.4%

2022 Housing Data for Taney County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,145	5.3%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,023	4.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,370	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,252	5.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	907	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	896	4.1%
$35,000 to $39,999	1,003	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,237	5.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,186	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,045	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,562	11.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,630	12.2%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,716	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	825	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,034	4.8%
$200,000 or more	764	3.5%

Median Household Income	54,467
Per Capita Income	28,267

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	89
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,057	4.9%
Public Assistance	754	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	2,974	13.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	21,962	69.9%
Unemployed	1,163	3.7%
In Armed Forces	15	0.0%

Total Labor Force	23,140	73.6%
Not in Labor Force	8,282	26.4%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,081	8,313	52.2%
Non-Profit	888	1,341	39.8%
Self-Employed	1,917	1,080	64.0%

Local Government	916	1,010	47.6%
State Government	291	259	52.9%
Federal Government	86	251	25.5%

Total Private + Self	10,998	9,393	53.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,181	2,861	43.3%
Total	13,179	12,254	51.8%

Pct. Govt.	11.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,551	13.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	7,033	27.6%
Professional, Technical	4,801	18.8%
Service Occupations	4,930	19.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	97	0.4%
All others	5,184	20.3%

White Collar		60.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	3,639	14.3%
Accommodation and food services	3,261	12.8%
Health care and social assistance	2,614	10.3%
Educational services	2,137	8.4%
Construction	1,940	7.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,748	6.9%
Manufacturing	1,478	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	1,399	5.5%
Transportation and warehousing	1,286	5.0%
Public administration	889	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	861	3.4%
Other services	844	3.3%
Finance and insurance	778	3.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	729	2.9%
Information	714	2.8%
Wholesale trade	515	2.0%
Utilities	379	1.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	224	0.9%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	64	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,101	3.74%
Puerto Rican	420	0.75%
Cuban	194	0.35%
Dominican	51	0.09%

Total Central American	304	0.54%
Costa Rican	88	0.16%
Guatemalan	84	0.15%
Honduran	18	0.03%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	114	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.01%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.01%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	489	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	127	0.23%
Thai	119	0.21%
Filipino	114	0.20%
Indian	100	0.18%
Vietnamese	16	0.03%
Korean	10	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	50,305	94.3%
Spanish	2,128	4.0%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	175	0.3%
German, other Germanic	160	0.3%
Other Asian	148	0.3%
Other Indo-European	137	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	123	0.2%
Tagalog	68	0.1%
Chinese	57	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	11,496	20.5%
English	8,241	14.7%
Irish	7,067	12.6%
American	3,828	6.8%
European	1,519	2.7%
Italian	1,484	2.6%
French	1,233	2.2%
Scottish	1,191	2.1%
Swedish	1,117	2.0%
Norwegian	836	1.5%
Dutch	677	1.2%
Polish	634	1.1%
Scotch-Irish	521	0.9%
British	518	0.9%
Welsh	463	0.8%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	55,388	98.6%
Not a citizen	814	1.4%

Native	54,594	97.1%
Foreign-born	1,608	2.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,013	2.6%	2,937	7.6%	12,852	33.1%	12,800	32.9%	6,574	16.9%	2,680	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,013	2.6%
9-12 Years	2,937	7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED	12,852	33.1%
Some College	12,800	32.9%
Bach. Degree	6,574	16.9%
Grad Degree	2,680	6.9%
Average years of education: 13.2

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	14,712	13,144	1,568	10.7%	5.9%
1991	15,599	13,953	1,646	10.6%	6.6%
1992	18,742	16,936	1,806	9.6%	6.2%
1993	24,145	21,964	2,181	9.0%	6.2%
1994	25,178	23,137	2,041	8.1%	5.2%
1995	26,876	24,510	2,366	8.8%	4.8%
1996	27,721	25,099	2,622	9.5%	4.7%
1997	29,620	26,868	2,752	9.3%	4.4%
1998	30,547	27,959	2,588	8.5%	4.0%
1999	30,418	28,570	1,848	6.1%	3.2%

2000	23,948	22,383	1,565	6.5%	3.4%
2001	24,429	22,429	2,000	8.2%	4.5%
2002	24,543	22,352	2,191	8.9%	5.3%
2003	24,906	22,696	2,210	8.9%	5.7%
2004	25,016	22,712	2,304	9.2%	5.9%
2005	25,568	23,318	2,250	8.8%	5.4%
2006	26,393	24,555	1,838	7.0%	4.9%
2007	27,579	25,710	1,869	6.8%	5.1%
2008	28,646	26,413	2,233	7.8%	6.2%
2009	28,314	24,998	3,316	11.7%	9.0%

2010	25,956	22,368	3,588	13.8%	9.5%
2011	26,039	22,549	3,490	13.4%	8.6%
2012	25,341	22,392	2,949	11.6%	7.2%
2013	25,773	23,004	2,769	10.7%	6.8%
2014	25,643	23,134	2,509	9.8%	6.2%
2015	26,022	23,886	2,136	8.2%	5.1%
2016	26,311	24,362	1,949	7.4%	4.5%
2017	26,963	25,334	1,629	6.0%	3.8%
2018	26,940	25,539	1,401	5.2%	3.2%
2019	26,975	25,600	1,375	5.1%	3.3%

2020	26,259	22,866	3,393	12.9%	6.1%
2021	25,903	24,089	1,814	7.0%	4.1%
2022	25,648	24,616	1,032	4.0%	2.5%
2023	25,931	24,659	1,272	4.9%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	29,643
Median Value	$175,100

Occupied	21,595	72.9%
Vacant	8,048	27.1%

Owned	14,401	66.7%
Rented	7,194	33.3%
Median Rent	$873

Single-Family Units	16,251	54.8%
Detached	15,140	51.1%
Attached	1,111	3.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	7,628	25.7%
Mobile Homes	3,596	12.1%

Taney County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Taney County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Taney County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Taney County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Taney County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Taney County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Taney County, MO