63462 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 63462, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

63462 is a zip code in Monroe County and Ralls County, Missouri, which covers Jefferson, South Fork, Center, Jasper, Saline, and Salt River, with a total population of 1,556 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 63462 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 63462.

The estimated population of people living in 63462 is 1,556, with a median age of 37.8.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 63462 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
1,556
 -10.78% +6.58%
2020
1,744
+15.34%
-
2019
1,512
+3.56%
-
2018
1,460
 0% -
2017
1,460
 - -

Population of 63462 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 63462 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
89.1%
99%
 -10.00%
Black/African American
0%
0%
 0.00%
Native
0%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
2.6%
0.1%
 +2,500.00%
Asian
0.4%
0.8%
 -50.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
7.8%
0.1%
 +7,700.00%
Other
0%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 63462 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 63462 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 63462 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 63462 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 37.8 -2.33% 43.8 +16.8% 33.9 -29.08%
2020 38.7 -20.04% 37.5 -3.85% 47.8 -2.85%
2019 48.4 -1.22% 39 -12.75% 49.2 -9.72%
2018 49 -2.58% 44.7 +1.13% 54.5 -6.03%
2017 50.3 - 44.2 - 58 -

The median age of the 63462 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 63462 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 61 +46.55% 61 +152.43% 93 215
10 to 19 146 -95.69% 14 +156.41% 29 38
20 to 29 64 +20.34% 40 +64.02% 76 72
30 to 39 115 +77.85% 61 +63.23% 176 94
40 to 49 62 +80.71% 98 -27.38% 102 65
50 to 59 83 +28.08% 104 +19.68% 103 112
60 to 69 194 -73.04% 177 -19.69% 78 137
70+ 61 +62.47% 119 -58.26% 105 61

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 63462 zip code is $42,109.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 63462.

  • Under 25
    $74,375.00
  • 25 to 44
    $44,271.00
  • 45 to 64
    $52,581.00
  • 65 and over
    $30,625.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 63462 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 63462, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 63462 is currently $52,682.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.00% of households in 63462 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 63462 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    24.41%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    35.02%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    18.18%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    10.77%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    7.07%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.55%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.00%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 63462 is $20,609.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 63462 by the total population of 63462.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 63462 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 63462 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    2.77%
  • Bachelor's degree
    20.71%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.72%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    60.16%
  • Less than high school diploma
    2.64%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 63462 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 63462 zip over the age of 16 is 1,197.

Of those people, a total of 57.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 63462 is 52.50%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 63462 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 16 100.00% 0.00%
20 to 24 years 57 100.00% 3.50%
25 to 29 years 91 78.00% 4.20%
30 to 34 years 166 52.40% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 124 46.00% 0.00%
45 to 54 years 270 93.30% 21.80%
55 to 59 years 92 72.80% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 127 51.20% 6.20%
65 to 74 years 178 11.20% 0.00%
75 years and over 76 0.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 63462. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 1,068 62.20% 9.60%
Black or African American 0 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0 0.00% 0.00%
Asian 7 100.00% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0 0.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 122 17.20% 0.00%
Hispanic or Latino 0 0.00% 0.00%
Not Hispanic or Latino 1,068 62.20% 9.60%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 63462 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 63462 is 628, with median earnings of $31,897.00.

Women in 63462 are earning approximately 108.30% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 628 $31,897.00
Male 315 $29,861.00
Female 313 $32,344.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 63462 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 50 $46,667.00
Business and Financial 19 $0.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 12 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 9 $0.00
Community and Social Service 16 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 25 $49,125.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 33 $16,528.00
Healthcare Practitioners 34 $33,750.00
Healthcare Support 40 $32,024.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 48 $36,607.00
Food Preparation and Serving 47 $5,662.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 29 $11,875.00
Personal Care and Service 26 $23,750.00
Sales 23 $20,288.00
Office and Administrative Support 64 $28,182.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $8,125.00
Construction and Extraction 44 $14,274.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 19 $63,750.00
Production 54 $28,929.00
Transportation and Material Moving 11 $22,083.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 63462 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 63462.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 43 $37,125.00 7 $0.00
Business and Financial 0 $0.00 19 $0.00
Computer and Mathematical 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 12 $0.00 0 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 0 $0.00 9 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 16 $0.00
Legal 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Educational and Library 9 $0.00 16 $48,000.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 13 $0.00 20 $0.00
Healthcare Practitioners 14 $0.00 20 $38,333.00
Healthcare Support 0 $0.00 40 $32,024.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 38 $35,714.00 10 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 17 $0.00 30 $2,499.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 18 $0.00 11 $0.00
Personal Care and Service 4 $0.00 22 $0.00
Sales 10 $0.00 13 $0.00
Office and Administrative Support 0 $0.00 64 $28,182.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 10 $8,125.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 44 $14,274.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 19 $63,750.00 0 $0.00
Production 41 $40,096.00 13 $23,194.00
Transportation and Material Moving 11 $22,083.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 594 households in 63462, with an average household size of 2.62 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 367 families living in the 63462 zip code with an average family size of 3.48 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 63462:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 296 18 53 227
Average Household Size 3.26 4.61 4.38 1.22
Total Families 296 18 53 0
Average Household Size 3.26 4.61 4.32 0

Poverty

Of the 367 families living in 63462, 12.00% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 63462:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 919 housing units in 63462.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 594 64.64%
Vacant 325 35.36%

7.83% of the total 919 housing units in 63462 are rental units. This is approximately 72 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 473 are occupied by the owner - or 51.47% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 63462 is $506.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 63462 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    49
  • Less than $500
    35
  • $500 to $999
    37
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    0
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    0
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    0
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in 63462 is $104,500.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 63462 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    66
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    157
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    190
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    34
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    21
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    4
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    1
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 63462. The chart below shows the number of properties in 63462 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    185
  • 1940 to 1949
    23
  • 1950 to 1959
    61
  • 1960 to 1969
    109
  • 1970 to 1979
    98
  • 1980 to 1989
    78
  • 1990 to 1999
    159
  • 2000 to 2009
    96
  • 2010 to 2013
    110
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 63462 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    16
  • 1 vehicle available
    170
  • 2 vehicles available
    243
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    165

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 63462 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 63462 that commute to work in a particular way.

31.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 63462.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    18
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    20
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    32
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    81
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    76
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    33
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    91
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    59
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    42
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    27
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    43
  • 90 or more minutes
    26

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 63462 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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