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64494

Union Star, MO · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,163
Median household income
$65,511
People below poverty
4%
Median home value
$144,200

Income

The median income of households in 64494 was $65,511. An estimated 0.8% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 0.8
$10,000 to $14,999 2.9
$15,000 to $24,999 5.2
$25,000 to $34,999 9.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.6
$50,000 to $74,999 35.5
$75,000 to $99,999 9.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.7
$150,000 to $199,999 8.8
$200,000 or more 2.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65370
Female 35500

An estimated 73.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 39% of households received Social Security and an estimated 33.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,991. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.1
Social Security 39
Retirement income 33.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.6
Cash public assistance income 1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 1.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.5% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4
Children under 18 years below poverty 1.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.5

In 2020-2024, 1.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 71.4% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 0% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 28.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 64494 in 2020-2024, 92.3% had health insurance coverage and 7.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 79.3% and public coverage was 30.8%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 64494 had a total population of 1,163 - 605 (52%) females and 558 (48%) males. The median age was 39.4 years. An estimated 23.4% of the population was under 18 years, 33.4% was 19 to 44 years, 19% was 45 to 64 years, and 23.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 64494 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 9 37
5 to 9 29 61
10 to 14 72 23
15 to 19 22 30
20 to 24 69 59
25 to 29 25 42
30 to 34 20 31
35 to 39 33 39
40 to 44 26 45
45 to 49 54 10
50 to 54 28 26
55 to 59 19 23
60 to 64 20 42
65 to 69 25 36
70 to 74 36 27
75 to 79 32 32
80 to 84 18 6
85 and over 21 36

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 96% were White; 2.3% were Black or African American; 12.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.3% were Asian; 1.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 1.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0.4% of the people in 64494 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 96% of the people in 64494 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 479 households in 64494. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 57.8% of the households in 64494 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.4% of all households, while 11.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 9.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 11.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 21.5% of all households.

In 64494, 30.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 39% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 57.8
Cohabiting Couples 11.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
11.9
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 59.2% of males and 57.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 25.9 23.8
Now married, except separated 59.2 57.4
Separated 0.4 0
Widowed 2.9 9.9
Divorced 11.6 8.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 64494, 10 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 40% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.7% of the people living in 64494 were U.S. natives. 72.4% of the 64494 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.3% of 64494 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 64494 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 64494.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 100
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 64494 in 2020-2024, 0.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0.2% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 0.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of the people at least one year old living in 64494 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.1
Different house, same county 1.6
Different county, same state 4.5
Different state 6.6
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 97.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 64494 was 285 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 29 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 207. College or graduate school enrollment was 49.

Educational Attainment of People in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2.3
High school diploma or equivalency 46.9
Some college, no degree 18.4
Associate's degree 11
Bachelor's degree 16.5
Graduate or professional degree 4.9

Disability

In 64494, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.8% of people under 18 years old, to 5.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 35.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 64494, 59.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 8.8% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 12.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 421 77.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 48 8.8
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 70 12.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 64494 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 20.6
Construction 5.5
Manufacturing 14.4
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 9.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 3.7
Information 0.2
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 5.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 3.3
Other Services, except public administration 5.5
Public administration 4.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 64494 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 187 34.4
Service occupations 86 15.8
Sales and office occupations 89 16.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 110 20.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 71 13.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.2% of 64494 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 3.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 59.2 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 3.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.2
Other means 0.4
Worked from home 17.7

In 2020-2024, 64494 had a total of 521 housing units. Of these housing units, 89.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 4.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 6.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 89.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.3
Mobile homes 6.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

1.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 31.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 64494 was 5.9 rooms, and of these housing units 59.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 64494 had 479 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 42 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 80% while renters occupied 20%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.48 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.22.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 19.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.9% and another 44.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 64494:

House Heating Fuel Used in 64494 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.3
Electricity 31.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 13.8
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 64494 was $144,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 45.7 % had a mortgage. 54.3% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,551 and for owners without a mortgage it was $496.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 64494 was $915. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.