West Plains, MO (Missouri) Houses and Residents

Back to: West Plains, Missouri main profile, Missouri, Missouri smaller cities, Missouri small towns, Missouri forum, All US cities. Total population: 12,003 (Urban population: 11,060 (all inside urban clusters), Rural population: 943 (all nonfarm)) Houses: 4,991 (4,486 occupied: 2,740 owner occupied, 1,746 renter occupied) % of renters here: 39% State: 40% Housing density: 404 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $140,588. Median contract rent in 2009: $372 (lower quartile is $299, upper quartile is $465) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $286 Median gross rent in West Plains, MO in 2009: $549 Housing units in West Plains with a mortgage: 1,309 (46 second mortgage, 49 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,078 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $43,047 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $32,739 Median monthly housing costs: $539 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - Asian Median house or condo value ($) - 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Hispanic or Latino Median household income ($) - American Indian and Alaska Native Median household income ($) - Multirace Median household income ($) - Other Race Mortgage status - with mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with second mortgage (%) Mortgage status - with home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - with both second mortgage and home equity loan (%) Mortgage status - without a mortgage (%) Median year house/condo built Median year apartment built Household type by relationship - Family households (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Family households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Male householder (%) Household type by relationship - Nonfamily households - Female householder (%) Household type by relationship - In group quarters (%) Size of family households - 2-person household (%) Size of family households - 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Based on 2000-2011 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Recent posts about housing in West Plains, Missouri on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Accepted job in West Plains. Any advice on rural real estate?  (7 replies) Accepted job in West Plains. Any advice on rural real estate?  (4 replies) if you could choose: Springfield, Rolla, West Plains  (53 replies) West Plains; Living in the Ozarks  (17 replies) Rate these cities in missouri from MOST southern feeling to least southern feeling  (116 replies) Is it true what I've heard  (57 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $90,987 (it was $67,600 in 2000) West Plains: $90,987 Missouri: $139,700 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $59,552 - $139,234 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $126,829 Here: $126,829 State: $180,542 Townhouses or other attached units: $135,181 Here: $135,181 State: $174,118 In 2-unit structures: $401,956 Here: $401,956 State: $114,067 Mobile homes: $70,648 Here: $70,648 State: $37,932 Household type by relationship: Households: 10,206 In family households: 8,485 (2,232 male householders, 700 female householders) 2,245 spouses, 2,837 children (2,537 natural, 81 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 142 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 66 parents, 84 other relatives, 138 non-relatives In nonfamily households: 1,721 (478 male householders (411 living alone)), 1,108 female householders (1,044 living alone)), 135 nonrelatives In group quarters: 533 (326 institutionalized population) Size of family households: 1,437 2-persons, 689 3-persons, 522 4-persons, 207 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 42 7-or-more-persons. Size of nonfamily households: 1,455 1-person, 128 2-persons, 3 4-persons. 1,709 married couples with children. 786 single-parent households (120 men, 666 women). 96.1% of residents of West Plains speak English at home. 1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (64% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 11% speak English not well). 1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (91% speak English very well, 9% speak English well). 0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 60% speak English well). 0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English well). Foreign born population: 165 (1.5%) (55.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 in West Plains, MO: Less than $10,000: 27 $10,000 to $14,999: 13 $15,000 to $19,999: 26 $20,000 to $24,999: 38 $25,000 to $29,999: 83 $30,000 to $34,999: 66 $35,000 to $39,999: 53 $40,000 to $49,999: 61 $50,000 to $59,999: 104 $60,000 to $69,999: 137 $70,000 to $79,999: 123 $80,000 to $89,999: 270 $90,000 to $99,999: 275 $100,000 to $124,999: 579 $125,000 to $149,999: 383 $150,000 to $174,999: 209 $175,000 to $199,999: 144 $200,000 to $249,999: 163 $250,000 to $299,999: 121 $300,000 to $399,999: 80 $400,000 to $499,999: 29 $500,000 to $749,999: 26 $750,000 to $999,999: 8 $1,000,000 or more: 8

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in West Plains: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 11 $150 to $199: 75 $200 to $249: 38 $250 to $299: 59 $300 to $349: 102 $350 to $399: 125 $400 to $449: 116 $450 to $499: 326 $500 to $549: 93 $550 to $599: 237 $600 to $649: 139 $650 to $699: 177 $700 to $749: 88 $750 to $799: 124 $800 to $899: 109 $900 to $999: 8 $1,000 to $1,249: 60 $1,250 to $1,499: 0 $1,500 to $1,999: 0 $2,000 or more: 0 No cash rent: 53

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.7%
Number of people working at home: 95 (2.2% of all workers)

Travel time to work (commute) Less than 5 minutes: 307 5 to 9 minutes: 1547 10 to 14 minutes: 1138 15 to 19 minutes: 485 20 to 24 minutes: 122 25 to 29 minutes: 77 30 to 34 minutes: 185 35 to 39 minutes: 48 40 to 44 minutes: 9 45 to 59 minutes: 55 60 to 89 minutes: 72 90 or more minutes: 108

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,571 (84%) Carpooled: 439 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (0%) Taxi: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 4 (0%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 83 (2%) Other means: 30 (1%) Worked at home: 95 (2%)

Household income: Less than $10,000: 720 $10,000 to $14,999: 745 $15,000 to $19,999: 441 $20,000 to $24,999: 425 $25,000 to $29,999: 384 $30,000 to $34,999: 321 $35,000 to $39,999: 249 $40,000 to $44,999: 249 $45,000 to $49,999: 168 $50,000 to $59,999: 266 $60,000 to $74,999: 196 $75,000 to $99,999: 179 $100,000 to $124,999: 64 $125,000 to $149,999: 43 $150,000 to $199,999: 20 $200,000 or more: 48

First ancestries reported:

United States or American: 1575

Other groups: 1136

German: 1057

Irish: 808

English: 727

Scotch-Irish: 123

European: 108

French (except Basque): 107

Norwegian: 90

Italian: 81

Dutch: 80

Scottish: 74

French Canadian: 58

Polish: 55

Swedish: 50

Russian: 38

Greek: 37

Welsh: 36

Danish: 34

Austrian: 22

Subsaharan African:: 16

Portuguese: 15

British: 14

Hungarian: 14

Finnish: 11

South African: 10

Swiss: 10

Celtic: 9

Ukrainian: 8

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 8

Jamaican: 8

Other Subsaharan African: 6

Czechoslovakian: 5

Eastern European: 5

Czech: 2

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 6081
• Northeast: 225
• Midwest: 1402
• South: 1852
• West: 959

46% of West Plains residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 46% lived in Missouri.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 6
• Nursery to 4th grade: 13
• 5th and 6th grade: 20
• 7th and 8th grade: 233
• 9th grade: 65
• 10th grade: 104
• 11th grade: 92
• 12th grade, no diploma: 115
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 992
• Less than 1 year of college: 288
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 411
• Associate degree: 108
• Bachelor's degree: 295
• Master's degree: 182
• Professional school degree: 45
• Doctorate degree: 6

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

• No schooling: 28
• Nursery to 4th grade: 22
• 5th and 6th grade: 38
• 7th and 8th grade: 568
• 9th grade: 61
• 10th grade: 208
• 11th grade: 168
• 12th grade, no diploma: 116
• High school graduate (or equivalency): 1,368
• Less than 1 year of college: 310
• Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 620
• Associate degree: 219
• Bachelor's degree: 252
• Master's degree: 148
• Professional school degree: 15
• Doctorate degree: 14

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 8.1%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 6.1%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 6.1%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 13.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 22.5%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 22.2%

Median household income in 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $29,094
• Black householders: $4,008
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $8,638
• Asian householders: $79,393
• Some other race householders: $27,694
• Two or more races householders: $49,859
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,547

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,217
• Black or African American householders: $74,027
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $43,743
• Asian householders: $158,150
• Two or more races householders: $116,156
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $170,667

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 3,709
• One, attached: 43
• Two: 224
• 3 or 4: 192
• 5 to 9: 164
• 10 to 19: 26
• 20 to 49: 66
• 50 or more: 136
• Mobile homes: 431

Median worth of mobile homes: $17,600

House/condo owner moved in on average 12 years ago

Renter moved in on average 4 years ago

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