Ozark County, Missouri

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Ozark County is a county located in the United States of Missouri. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 9542 inhabitants. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 9227, making it Missouri's 23rd smallest county. The county has a total area of 755.07 sq mi (1955.62 sq km), of which, 742.15 square miles (1922.16 sq km) of it is land and 12.92 square miles (33.46 sq km) of it is water, making it Missouri's 21st largest county by total area.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 9542 people, 3950 households, and 2857 families living in the county. The population density was 12.9 people per square mile (4.98/kmē), it is 14th least densely populated county in Missouri. There were 5114 housing units at an average density of 6.9 per square mile (2.66/kmē). The average household size was 2.4 people, and the average family size was 2.81 people. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 22.1% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.3 males. Its population was estimated at 9227 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 97.04% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.77% American Indian, 0.11% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.72% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $25861, it would be the 15th lowest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Missouri. The median income for a family in the county was $30100, it is the 11th poorest county in terms of median family income. The per capita income for the county was $14133, it is Missouri's 25th poorest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 1902 pupils and students, of which 913 are male and 989 are female, 19.93% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 122 nursery or pri school, 90 kindergarten, 925 elementary school, 569 high school and 196 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	Bakersfield Village	Ozark County	1.42	1.42	0	285	200.6	10752	20139
2	Gainesville City	Ozark County	2.64	2.64	0	632	239.3	14566	23083
3	Sundown Village	Ozark County	1.07	1.07	0	38	35.4	15360	24500
4	Theodosia Village	Ozark County	1.54	1.35	0.19	240	178.3	13149	23750

Year	Population
April 2000 census	9542
April 2000 Estimate	9542
July 2000 Estimate	9529
July 2001 Estimate	9409
July 2002 Estimate	9417
July 2003 Estimate	9456
July 2004 Estimate	9388
July 2005 Estimate	9349
July 2006 Estimate	9338
July 2007 Estimate	9217
July 2008 Estimate	9227

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	59	63	122
Kindergarten	43	47	90
Elementary school	473	452	925
High school	305	264	569
College or graduate school	33	163	196

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Ozark County, Missouri	$25861	$30100	$14133
Missouri, United States	$37934	$46044	$19936
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587