The population of Chariton county is estimated at 7,529. In 2017 there were 84 births and 101 deaths in Chariton county. Chariton county has 1,176 housing units that are owned with a mortgage or a loan, 1,435 that are owned free and clear and 631 that are renter occupied.

  The good residents of Chariton County filed 3,370 federal tax returns in 2017. This amount represents 0.1% of all Missouri filings and 0.002% of the entire nation. Chariton had a combined total federal tax liability of $19,303,000 on earned income of $154,640,000. Other notable statistics from Chariton County were 140 unemployment claims which collected a total of $500,000 and 380 charitable contributions valued at $1,514,000. 430 filings from Chariton County paid a combined total of $588,000 in property taxes and 280 filings paid $1,448,000 on mortgage interest costs.

  In 2010 Chariton county had 37 religious congregations with an estimated 6,066 members.
16.4% of the Chariton population has a college level Bachelors degree or higher. 11.5% have less than a highschool diploma level education.

Approximately 53% of Chariton County voted in the presidential election of 2016. This represents an increase from the 2012 election by 141 votes.
At $44,587 the median income is 83.3% of the Missouri average. An estimated 132 people claimed to be unemployed last year in Chariton, the equivalant of around 3.5% of the county population. This represents a decrease in the level of unemployment from the previous year's value of 4.4%.

Top 15 Industries in Chariton County.
Total # Employed	Industry Job Type
269	Retail trade
261	Health care and social assistance
155	Wholesale trade
92	Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods
90	Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers
85	Accommodation and food services
85	Food services and drinking places
78	Manufacturing
64	Transportation and warehousing
63	Credit intermediation and related activities
63	Depository credit intermediation
63	Commercial banking
63	Merchant wholesalers, durable goods
62	Full-service restaurants
52	Gasoline stations

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