Household incomes in Warren County are generally higher than most of the state, including several surrounding counties, but have dropped from previous years, according to U.S. Census numbers.The median household income in Warren County is $51,133, higher than the Missouri median of $48,173, based on 2015 estimates, the most recent available. Warren County tops the median incomes in Montgomery, Gasconade and Franklin counties.Lincoln County has a slightly higher median income at $53,718, and St. Charles has the highest in the state at just over $74,000.Between 2014 and 2015, Warren County’s median income slipped lower from $52,512. However, the county unemployment rate also dropped, from 10.4 percent to 8.9 percent, according to census data.Comparing that to the numbers at the top, St. Charles County showed a slight gain, up from $72,100 in 2014. St. Charles’ unemployment rate decreased from 6.2 percent in 2014 to 5.1 percent in 2015, according to census data.Along with St. Charles, the top 10 Missouri counties for median household income include:• Platte County — $72,548• Clay County — $65,106• Cass County — $62,996• St. Louis County — $61,569• Clinton County — $59,655• Jefferson County — $58,747• Andrew County — $58,675• Cole County — $56,393• Osage County — $55,962Although Warren County incomes have dipped, officials said there are a healthy number of jobs in the area and new homes are being built. In 2015, there were 2,621 businesses located in Warren County.“Over the last five years we’ve continually climbed up the number of homes,” Warren County Commissioner Hubie Kluesner said. “There’s a good amount of work to be found in Warren County. A lot of it is in construction, excavating, things like that.”According to census numbers there were 14,957 total housing units available in the county, with median a value of $152,800.Monthly homeowner costs for those with mortgages were a median of $1,221 ($403 for those without mortgages). Median payments for renters were about $700 per month.The population of Warren County has grown by 3.1 percent since 2010. The county’s largest city, Warrenton, has experienced a minor 1.3 percent growth over the last five years, but is estimated to have surpassed 8,000 residents.Wright City, by comparison, had a 9.9 percent growth spurt between 2010 and 2015, coming in at an estimated 3,445 residents, according to census data.St. Charles County posted 7 percent growth over the same time span and Lincoln County had 4.1 percent, while Franklin County saw less than 1 percent growth. Montgomery and Gasconade counties have lost population since 2010, according to census data.The census also shows 84.5 percent of Warren County residents had a high school degree or higher form of education.About 14 percent of people below age 65 did not have health insurance, and 12.3 percent of the county’s 33,000 residents were living below the poverty line.Household incomes