Ralls County is home to 10,428 people in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 17% of adults. 86% of homes are owner-occupied. The median age is 45.9, about 7 years above the US median. The foreign-born share is 0%. The typical home is worth $168,200, having more than doubled since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $65,388, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 45.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
17% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Ralls County
What changed most since 1990
White share98.0% → 92.8%(−5.2 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree7.8% → 17.0%(+9.2 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median age36.6 → 45.9(+9.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)20.1%(139)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)24.9%(172)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era41.7%(288)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.7%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 690 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Ralls County, decade by decade
Ralls County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
8,476
$52,970
$92,403
7.8%
5.0
2000
9,626
$67,572
$126,241
12.3%
6.0
2010
10,167
$65,015
$153,639
16.1%
8.1
2020
10,355
$65,685
$163,262
15.4%
14.9
2024
10,428
$65,388
$168,200
17.0%
17.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
