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West Plains, MO
Demographic Data




West Plains Population Statistics

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:   American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Date(s) & Update Frequency:   2022 (latest available). Updated annually. Please note: Unemployment data updated Aug 2024.

Methodology:   Unlike standardly available Census demographics, NeighborhoodScout uses dozens of custom models to transform 8.5 million raw demographic data elements from government sources into proprietary indices and insights…. Read more about Scout's Demographic Data

West Plains Population & Age Distribution

Total Population

12,528

Age

Under 5 Years:
7.4%
5 - 17:
17.9%
18 - 24:
8.3%
25 - 34:
16.6%
35 - 54:
22.9%
55 - 64:
9.6%
Over 65 Years:
17.3%

Educational Attainment of Adults

Attending College
High School Graduates
College Graduated
3.0%
3.0%
87.1%
87.1%
21.8%
21.8%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Income

Per capita Income

West Plains
USA
$22,909
$22,909
$41,261
$41,261

Median household income

West Plains
USA
$38,676
$38,676
$75,149
$75,149
Individuals Below Poverty Level

33.8%

Employment Industries

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Healthcare
Education
Retail
Manufacturing
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Accommodation
Public Service
Other
Construction
Transportation
Administration
Finance
Arts
20.8%
20.8%
14.1%
14.1%
11.2%
11.2%
8.4%
8.4%
6.9%
6.9%
5.9%
5.9%
5.8%
5.8%
5.0%
5.0%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
4.3%
3.9%
3.9%
2.9%
2.9%
2.2%
2.2%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Race & Ethnic Diversity

White
Other Race / Two or More Races
Black or African American
American Indian and Alaska Native
Asian
Hispanic or Latino (Of Any Race)
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islanders
96.1%
96.1%
2.4%
2.4%
0.5%
0.5%
0.4%
0.4%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100.0%
% of Residents

Ancestry

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Irish
German
English
French
European
Italian
Scottish
Scots-Irish
Swedish
Dutch
Pennsylvania German
Norwegian
Polish
Scandinavian
Armenian
Czechoslovakian
Austrian
Portuguese
African
Russian
13.0%
13.0%
11.5%
11.5%
10.6%
10.6%
2.8%
2.8%
2.3%
2.3%
2.0%
2.0%
1.1%
1.1%
0.9%
0.9%
0.8%
0.8%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.6%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%
0% 100%
% of Residents

Languages Spoken

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English
Spanish
Polish
French
German/Yiddish
Vietnamese
Tagalog
African languages
Arabic
Hungarian
Native American languages
Navajo
Pacific Island languages
Other Asian languages
Laotian
Thai
Miao/Hmong
Mon-Khmer (Cambodian)
Korean
Japanese
97.0%
97.0%
1.8%
1.8%
1.0%
1.0%
0.5%
0.5%
0.3%
0.3%
0.2%
0.2%
0.1%
0.1%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
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0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0% 100%
% of Residents
Foreign Born West Plains Residents

0.4%


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