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65775

West Plains, MO · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
25,773
Median household income
$52,206
People below poverty
20%
Median home value
$184,800

Income

The median income of households in 65775 was $52,206. An estimated 6% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6
$10,000 to $14,999 7.4
$15,000 to $24,999 10.2
$25,000 to $34,999 12
$35,000 to $49,999 11.9
$50,000 to $74,999 20.4
$75,000 to $99,999 12.8
$100,000 to $149,999 12.1
$150,000 to $199,999 3.6
$200,000 or more 3.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 49210
Female 36745

An estimated 71.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 40.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 24.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $18,682. 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 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 71.2
Social Security 40.1
Retirement income 24.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.4
Cash public assistance income 2.2

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.4

In 2020-2024, 12.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.8% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 37.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 35.9% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 65775 in 2020-2024, 87.4% had health insurance coverage and 12.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 55.2% and public coverage was 46.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 6.9%.


In 2020-2024, 65775 had a total population of 25,773 - 13,409 (52%) females and 12,364 (48%) males. The median age was 39.4 years. An estimated 24.2% of the population was under 18 years, 29.7% was 19 to 44 years, 25% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 65775 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 879 792
5 to 9 893 953
10 to 14 879 748
15 to 19 868 823
20 to 24 825 749
25 to 29 641 932
30 to 34 869 794
35 to 39 728 888
40 to 44 667 547
45 to 49 685 773
50 to 54 661 711
55 to 59 795 781
60 to 64 879 1154
65 to 69 693 860
70 to 74 645 597
75 to 79 351 567
80 to 84 233 389
85 and over 173 351

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 92.9% were White; 0.5% were Black or African American; 18.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.5% were Asian; 0.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 4.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.9% of the people in 65775 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 92.6% of the people in 65775 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,267 households in 65775. The average household size was 2.46 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.8% of the households in 65775 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 28% of all households, while 17% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 13.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.4% of all households.

In 65775, 31.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 32.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.8
Cohabiting Couples 10.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
28

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51% of males and 44.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 32.3 23.9
Now married, except separated 51 44.6
Separated 1.1 4
Widowed 3.1 12.3
Divorced 12.6 15.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 65775, 480 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 64.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.3% of the people living in 65775 were U.S. natives. 61% of the 65775 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.7% of 65775 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 70.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.4 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 65775 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 65775.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 28.2
Asia 42.9
Europe 25.9
Africa 2.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 65775 in 2020-2024, 2.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 1.5% of people at least five years old; 0.3% 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 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 1.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.6
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.4
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 65775 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.3
Different house, same county 7.3
Different county, same state 3.6
Different state 0.8
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 18.3% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 65775 was 6,500 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 523 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 4,716. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,261.

Educational Attainment of People in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.7
High school diploma or equivalency 40.2
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 10.8
Graduate or professional degree 7.5

Disability

In 65775, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.9 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.5% of people under 18 years old, to 19.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 36.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 65775, 55 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 19.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,041 72.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,163 19.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 868 7.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 65775 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.5
Construction 4.8
Manufacturing 9.5
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.4
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.2
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 7
Public administration 3.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 65775 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 4,138 37.2
Service occupations 1,583 14.2
Sales and office occupations 2,591 23.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 934 8.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,864 16.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.5% of 65775 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.5
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.3
Other means 1.1
Worked from home 4.8

In 2020-2024, 65775 had a total of 11,519 housing units. Of these housing units, 77.4% 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"). 12.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 8.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 77.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 12.7
Mobile homes 8.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 1.5

10.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 9.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 65775 was 5.8 rooms, and of these housing units 63.4% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 65775 had 10,267 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,252 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 68.2% while renters occupied 31.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.57 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.21.

4.7% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 7.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.2% and another 28.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 65775:

House Heating Fuel Used in 65775 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.9
Electricity 52.4
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 8.4
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 65775 was $184,800.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48.6 % had a mortgage. 51.4% 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 $1,112 and for owners without a mortgage it was $399.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 65775 was $814. 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.