The median household income in Missouri is $70,702, which ranks in the top 55% nationally.
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Missouri ranks #41 of 51 states (and D.C.) by median household income.
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How does Missouri stack up? The figures below cover its rank among the states, income thresholds, earnings by age group and the spread across 115 counties.
At $70,702, Missouri's median household income is 12% below the nation's, placing it 41st out of 51. These are nominal dollars; living costs differ between states and aren't adjusted for here.
The top-25% line is roughly $121,248 here and $141,925 for the US as a whole. Nationally 13% of households are in the $200,000+ bracket; in Missouri it's 9%.
Comparing the two Census products: $71,589 in the 2024 one-year estimate, $70,702 in the 2020–2024 five-year estimate (+1%).
Roughly 9% of households in Missouri sit in the $200,000-and-up bracket. By household income, the top 25% start at about $121,248, and the top 10% at about $188,111. The table marks lines that fall above $200,000 rather than guessing their value: the Census groups everyone above that amount together, so the exact top-5% and top-1% cutoffs can't be read from this data.
Another way to read it: a household earning exactly the national median, $80,734, would rank around the top 43% in Missouri — above the state's own midpoint.
Comparing the two lines gives a ratio of 1.73 (top quarter over median), narrower than the 1.77 seen nationwide.
| Line | Household income |
|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | $70,148 |
| Top 25% | $121,248 |
| Top 10% | $188,111 |
| Top 5% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
| Top 1% | Above $200,000 (top bracket) |
Personal earnings follow the usual career arc: $42,771 for Missouri workers aged 25–34, topping out at $57,276 for those aged 45–54. Across age groups, Missouri averages −9% against the national medians; the widest gap is at 65+ ($29,490 versus $34,745 nationally). These figures are personal earnings (wages plus self-employment) from Census microdata, so they're lower than household income, which can combine several earners.
| Age | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|
| 25–34 | $42,771 | $46,177 |
| 35–44 | $54,824 | $58,657 |
| 45–54 | $57,276 | $60,915 |
| 55–64 | $50,763 | $55,860 |
| 65+ | $29,490 | $34,745 |
Household type matters as much as location. Married-couple households in Missouri have a median income of $106,807, 2.6 times the $41,464 for single-person and other non-family households — often two incomes against one.
County medians stretch from $39,390 in Hickory County up to $104,692 in St. Charles County — a 2.7-fold range. The five highest-income counties are St. Charles County, Platte County, Lincoln County, Clay County, and Cass County; the five lowest are Hickory County, Pemiscot County, Ripley County, Oregon County, and Ozark County.
9 of the 115 counties (8%) clear the US median of $80,734; the typical county, Lewis County, comes in at $59,934.
| Highest | Median | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles County | $104,692 | Hickory County | $39,390 |
| Platte County | $96,227 | Pemiscot County | $40,089 |
| Lincoln County | $89,278 | Ripley County | $42,037 |
| Clay County | $88,468 | Oregon County | $43,069 |
| Cass County | $87,535 | Ozark County | $44,163 |
About the numbers: household figures are the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey five-year estimates for Missouri and its 115 counties; the earnings-by-age table comes from 134,066 individual survey records in the same period, in 2024 dollars.
Reference statistics only — not financial advice.
US Census Bureau, ACS 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates (B19013, B19001)
Based on US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates — actual figures may differ from your real income/assets. Not financial advice.