Laclede County, Missouri

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Laclede County is a county in the United States of Missouri. In 2000, county's population was 32513 inhabitants. It has an estimated population (as of July 2008) of 35524, It is the 33rd largest county by population in the U.S. state of Missouri. It has total area of 768 sq mi (1989.11 sq km), of which, 765.85 square miles (1983.54 sq km) of it is land and 2.14 square miles (5.54 sq km) of it is water, it is the 18th largest by area in the U.S. state of Missouri.


As of the census of 2000, there were 32513 people in the county, organized into 12760 households, and 9190 families living in the county. The population density was 42.5 people per square mile (16.41/kmē), it is the 40th most populated county in terms of population density. There were 14320 housing units at an average density of 18.7 per square mile (7.22/kmē). The average household size was 2.52 persons, and the average family size was 2.97 persons. Age range in the county was well distributed with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. Its population in July 2008 was estimated to be about 35524, The racial makeup of the county was 96.67% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.52% American Indian, 0.44% Asian, 0.06% Native Hawaiian, and 1.42% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $29562, it is the 69th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The median income for a family in the county was $35962, it would be the 67th highest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The per capita income for the county was $15572, it is Missouri's 55th wealthiest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 7953 pupils and students, of which 50.22% are male and 49.78% are female, 24.46% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 6.65% nursery or pri school, 5.93% kindergarten, 50.46% elementary school, 24.18% high school and 12.78% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Stoutland Village	Camden County, Laclede County	0.6	0.6	0	177	296.7	15476	31250
2	Conway City	Laclede County	1.83	1.82	0.01	743	408	11623	21736
3	Lebanon City	Laclede County	13.66	13.63	0.03	12155	891.9	16636	27668
4	Phillipsburg Village	Laclede County	0.51	0.51	0	201	394.4	9083	21875
5	Twin Bridges Village	Laclede County	8.57	8.52	0.05	42	4.9	11925	31875
6	Richland City	Pulaski County, Camden County, Laclede County	2.29	2.27	0.02	1805	795.7	14209	22821

Year	Population
April 2000 census	32513
April 2000 Estimate	32513
July 2000 Estimate	32589
July 2001 Estimate	32886
July 2002 Estimate	32862
July 2003 Estimate	33138
July 2004 Estimate	33499
July 2005 Estimate	34212
July 2006 Estimate	34887
July 2007 Estimate	35346
July 2008 Estimate	35524

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	304	225	529
Kindergarten	227	245	472
Elementary school	2126	1887	4013
High school	965	958	1923
College or graduate school	372	644	1016

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Laclede County, Missouri	$29562	$35962	$15572
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587