ZIP Code 65605

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lawrence County, Missouri.

Population: 11,611
Median household income: $52,815
Median home value: $135,800

Covering part of Lawrence County, Missouri, ZIP Code 65605 has about 11,611 residents. At $52,815, its median household income sits below Lawrence County's $55,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 65605's population declined 7.8% from 12,590 to 11,611, while its median gross rent rose 6.0% from $711 to $754.

Households average 2.45 people. The median gross rent is $754.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 11,611
Median age: 43.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,815
Median home value: $135,800
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 5,299
Homeownership rate: 72.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

12,59011,611

Median household income

$44,107$52,815

Median home value

$99,500$135,800

Median gross rent

$711$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	12,590	$44,107	$99,500	$711
2020	12,325	$42,826	$109,500	$725
2021	12,208	$45,421	$117,400	$806
2022	11,705	$51,238	$131,300	$762
2023	11,611	$52,815	$135,800	$754

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1718.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 349.7%

35 to 4414.4%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over8.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	377	3.2%
5 to 17	2,200	18.9%
18 to 24	753	6.5%
25 to 34	1,131	9.7%
35 to 44	1,667	14.4%
45 to 54	1,366	11.8%
55 to 64	1,810	15.6%
65 to 74	1,282	11.0%
75 and over	1,025	8.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,363	89.3%
Black or African American	18	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	13	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	618	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	578	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.8%

High school graduate40.5%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree7.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,395	16.8%
High school graduate	3,351	40.5%
Some college or associate's	2,430	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	616	7.4%
Graduate or professional degree	489	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means4.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,642	73.5%
Carpooled	602	12.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	440	8.9%
Other means	226	4.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,977	43.8%
15 to 29 min	990	21.9%
30 to 44 min	678	15.0%
45 to 59 min	349	7.7%
60+ min	521	11.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 17.5% (1,986 of 11,319)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,049	64.8%
Nonfamily households	1,655	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,704	88.8%
Vacant	595	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,389	72.0%
Renter-occupied	1,315	28.0%

1-unit, detached70.9%

1-unit, attached1.2%

2 to 4 units8.5%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other16.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,758	70.9%
1-unit, attached	62	1.2%
2 to 4 units	448	8.5%
5 to 19 units	95	1.8%
20 or more units	75	1.4%
Mobile home & other	861	16.2%

ZIP Code 65605

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