Missouri State University-West Plains's Living Circumstances

West Plains R-VII School District Overview

Missouri State University-West Plains located in West Plains R-VII School District area. A total of 5,366 households are located in West Plains R-VII School District area. Among them, 1,403 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.16 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 3,943 and 3,250 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

0.07% (9) of residents are non-citizens and 0.93% (121) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of West Plains R-VII School District, Missouri
Household	5,366
Population	13,010
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	1,403 (26.15%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	3,943
Total Students	3,250
Pre-Kindergarten	209
Kindergarten	170
Grade 1-8	1,509
Grade 9-12	663
College/Graduate School	699
Veterans	10,048
Non-citizen	9
Non-English Home Language	121
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

10,313 residents are over the age of 16 and 5,823 people are in labor force. Among them, 5,823 people are in civilian labor force and 0 are in armed labor force. 5,707 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 2.00%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for West Plains R-VII School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,607	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	4,682	83.50%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	673	12.00%
Public transportation	3	0.05%
Walked	40	0.71%
Other method	47	0.84%
Worked from home	162	2.89%
Average Commute Time	18 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,707	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	1,779	31.17%
Service	1,319	23.11%
Sales and office	1,133	19.85%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	812	14.23%
Production, transportation, and material moving	664	11.63%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,707	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	54	0.95%
Construction	561	9.83%
Manufacturing	437	7.66%
Wholesale trade	310	5.43%
Retail trade	493	8.64%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	257	4.50%
Information	15	0.26%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	196	3.43%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	512	8.97%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	1,694	29.68%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	530	9.29%
Other services, except public administration	331	5.80%
Public administration	317	5.55%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	5,707	-
Private wage and salary workers	4,291	75.19%
Government workers	899	15.75%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	489	8.57%
Unpaid family workers	28	0.49%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $50,372 for the 5,366 households in West Plains R-VII School District area, Missouri. The average income of a single worker is $27,028. 11,392 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 86.54%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	5,366	-
Less than $10,000	556	10.36%
$10,000 - $14,999	468	8.72%
$15,000 - $24,999	741	13.81%
$25,000 - $34,999	840	15.65%
$35,000 - $49,999	857	15.97%
$50,000 - $74,999	903	16.83%
$75,000 - $99,999	410	7.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	428	7.98%
$150,000 - $199,999	66	1.23%
More than $200,000	97	1.81%
Median Household Income	$36,127	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$50,372	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	3,170	-
Less than $10,000	159	5.02%
$10,000 - $14,999	233	7.35%
$15,000 - $24,999	361	11.39%
$25,000 - $34,999	416	13.12%
$35,000 - $49,999	460	14.51%
$50,000 - $74,999	656	20.69%
$75,000 - $99,999	340	10.73%
$100,000 - $149,999	414	13.06%
$150,000 - $199,999	51	1.61%
More than $200,000	80	2.52%

Median Family Income	$48,451	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$62,517	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$27,028	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$39,444	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$39,444	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	13,164	-
With health insurance coverage	11,392	86.54%
Public coverage	6,127	46.54%
Private health insurance	6,719	51.04%
Without health insurance coverage	1,772	13.46%

Housing

There are 6,081 housing units in West Plains R-VII School District area, Missouri with 5,366 units (88.24%) occupied. 3,101 houses (57.79%) are occupied by owner and 2,265 houses (42.21%) are rented. The average housing value is $89,000 and the average rental cost is $606. 88 houses (1.45%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 947 houses (15.57%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,081	-
Occupied	5,366	88.24%
Owner Occupied	3,101	57.79%
Renter Occupied	2,265	42.21%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	4,269	70.20%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	156	2.57%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	1,141	18.76%
Mobile Homes	505	8.30%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	10	0.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,081	-
Built 2014 or later	88	1.45%
Built 2010 - 2013	324	5.33%
Built 2000 - 2009	1,111	18.27%
Built 1990 - 1999	561	9.23%
Built 1980 - 1989	671	11.03%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,377	22.64%
Built 1960 - 1969	560	9.21%
Built 1950 - 1959	442	7.27%
Built 1949 or earlier	947	15.57%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,081	-
1 room	354	5.82%
2 rooms	164	2.70%
3 rooms	255	4.19%
4 rooms	612	10.06%
5 rooms	1,190	19.57%
6 rooms	1,438	23.65%
7 rooms	810	13.32%
8 rooms	393	6.46%
9 rooms or more	865	14.22%
Median Number of Rooms	5.8 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	6,081	-
no bedroom	354	5.82%
1 bedroom	484	7.96%
2 bedrooms	1,807	29.72%
3 bedrooms	2,574	42.33%
4 bedrooms	704	11.58%
5 bedrooms or more	158	2.60%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	3,101	-
Less than $50,000	298	9.61%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,547	49.89%
$100,000 - $149,999	672	21.67%
$150,000 - $199,999	176	5.68%
$200,000 - $299,999	239	7.71%
$300,000 - $499,999	134	4.32%
$500,000 - $999,999	35	1.13%
$1,000,000 or more	-	-
Median House Value	$89,000	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	2,094	-
Less than $500	530	25.31%
$500 - $999	1,417	67.67%
$1,000 - $1,499	59	2.82%
$1,500 - $1,999	50	2.39%
$2,000 - $2,499	21	1.00%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	17	0.81%
Median Rental Costs	$606	-

Demographic

A total of 13,319 people lives in West Plains R-VII School District area, Missouri with 6,598 male and 6,721 female. The males to female ratio is 49.54 to 50.46. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	13,319	-
Male	6,598	49.54%
Female	6,721	50.46%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,319	-
Under 5 years	911	6.84%
5 - 9 years	922	6.92%
10 - 14 years	944	7.09%
15 - 19 years	752	5.65%
20 - 24 years	959	7.20%
25 - 34 years	1,866	14.01%
35 - 44 years	1,357	10.19%
45 - 54 years	1,616	12.13%
55 - 59 years	795	5.97%
60 - 64 years	561	4.21%
65 - 74 years	1,401	10.52%
75 - 84 years	827	6.21%
85 years and older	408	3.06%
Median Age	37.4 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	13,319	-
One Race	13,030	97.83%
White	12,880	96.70%
Black or African American	19	0.14%
American Indian and Alaska Native	110	0.83%
Asian	21	0.16%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	0	0.00%

Two or more races	289	2.17%
White and Black or African American	46	0.35%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	182	1.37%
White and Asian	61	0.46%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	0	0.00%