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Taney County, MO: population growth, jobs and income

Taney County gained 119 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.2%).

Taney County had an estimated 57,001 residents in 2025, up 1.7% (948 more people) since 2020. That is slower than Missouri as a whole (+1.9%), and the 57th fastest growth of 115 counties in Missouri.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$926/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes24.5%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months5422025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  2. 2 Ranks and the neighbouring-county table
  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
  5. 5 Every source and the methods
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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 250 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 24,801 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +1.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 6.0% in 2025, 1.0 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 863 new homes in 2025, or 15.1 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $56,497 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +18.0% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 1,364th.

Part of the Branson, MO micro area.

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Taney County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202557,001+119
202456,882+52
202356,830+82
202256,748+396
202156,352+299
202056,053–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Taney County

Taney County grew by 948 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+1,546).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−119−767
International migrationfrom and to other countries−11+168
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+250+1,546
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+1
Total change+119+948

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn MissouriAmong U.S. counties
Population growth57th of 1151,364th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents62nd of 1151,150th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth57th of 1151,725th of 3,092
Median household income74th of 1152,347th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate112th of 1152,886th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents1st of 11337th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Taney County grew more slowly than all 7 of its neighbouring counties (+1.7%, 2020–25).

2 of its 7 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Taney County's $56,497 (2020–24).

Taney County, MO and its 7 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Taney County, MO This county57,001+1.7%4.415.1$56,497
Christian County, MO96,725+8.3%4.55.1$83,437
Boone County, AR38,628+3.3%7.43.5$55,143
Stone County, MO32,503+4.1%4.26.5$63,520
Marion County, AR17,593+4.3%9.710.8$48,619
Ozark County, MO9,172+7.7%12.20.7$44,163
Douglas County, MO12,342+6.4%10.91.9$45,985
Carroll County, AR29,263+3.6%7.30.8$54,230

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Taney County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 1.7% between 2020 and 2025, about 948 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Missouri as a whole changed +1.9% over the same years. That ranks 57th of 115 counties in Missouri for population growth.

How many people moved to Taney County?

On net, about 250 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Taney County?

It averaged 6.0% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Taney County?

About 57,001 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Taney County?

Private employers there had 24,801 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +1.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

Each number shows its own period. Changes compare the latest period with five years earlier (or the earliest period available). Beacon CRE last refreshed these figures on 2026-11-05. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how we compute every number. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.