Nixa vs Ozark

A side-by-side comparison of Nixa and Ozark: population, income, housing, and more.

Nixa and Ozark are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Nixa has the higher population (24,131 vs 21,953 in Ozark). Nixa has the higher median household income ($80,491 vs $69,372 in Ozark). Nixa has the higher median home value ($238,300 vs $230,600 in Ozark).

Population, income & housing

	Nixa	Ozark
Population	24,131	21,953
Median age	35.8 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$80,491	$69,372
Median home value	$238,300	$230,600
Median gross rent	$1,012	$1,003
Housing units	9,157	8,730
Homeownership rate	65.7%	66.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.8%	33.0%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Nixa	Ozark
Population	21,544 → 24,131 (+12.0%)	19,767 → 21,953 (+11.1%)
Median household income	$58,402 → $80,491 (+37.8%)	$55,774 → $69,372 (+24.4%)
Median home value	$160,600 → $238,300 (+48.4%)	$154,000 → $230,600 (+49.7%)
Median gross rent	$834 → $1,012 (+21.3%)	$836 → $1,003 (+20.0%)

Nixa

Population

21,54424,131

Median household income

$58,402$80,491

Median home value

$160,600$238,300

Median gross rent

$834$1,012

Ozark

Population

19,76721,953

Median household income

$55,774$69,372

Median home value

$154,000$230,600

Median gross rent

$836$1,003

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Nixa	Ozark
Under 5	8.4%	6.4%
5 to 17	19.7%	21.6%
18 to 24	6.1%	8.2%
25 to 34	15.4%	15.5%
35 to 44	13.7%	14.3%
45 to 54	11.1%	10.6%
55 to 64	11.0%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.8%
75 and over	6.1%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Nixa	Ozark
White (non-Hispanic)	87.6%	87.5%
Black or African American	1.5%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	1.9%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.3%	0.0%
Some other race	0.5%	0.5%
Two or more races	2.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	5.2%	5.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Nixa	Ozark
No high school diploma	7.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	22.0%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	36.3%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	23.7%	18.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.1%	14.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Nixa	Ozark
Drove alone	79.1%	75.7%
Carpooled	8.7%	13.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.5%	8.3%
Other means	0.4%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Nixa	Ozark
1-unit, detached	76.8%	70.9%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	6.8%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	8.8%
20 or more units	4.2%	1.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Nixa	Ozark
Poverty rate	7.5%	14.2%
Average household size	2.72	2.59
Mean commute (minutes)	23	24
Median year structure built	1999	2001