Statewide Claims to Fame

West Plains is 8th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Income below poverty line

West Plains is 14th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Female residents

West Plains is 15th in Missouri out of 119 other cities in Retail sales per capita

West Plains is 18th in Missouri out of 140 other cities in Residents 65 or older

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Current population (2012) 12,270 59th 6,021,988 313,914,040
Size in square miles 13.3 37th 68,741.5 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 900.4 127th 87.1 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Residents younger than 5 8.0% 26th 6.3% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.6% 64th 23.3% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 18.7% 18th 14.7% 13.7%
Education Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 84.3% 101st 86.8% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 18.7% 84th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Race - White 95.0% 28th 83.9% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 0.8% 125th 11.7% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 0.6% 21st 0.5% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.9% 77th 1.8% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 45th 0.1% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.8% 82nd 2.0% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 2.2% 86th 3.7% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 93.8% 26th 80.6% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Female residents 54.2% 14th 51.0% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 2.6% 77th 3.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Housing units 5,509 64th 2,723,415 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 19.4% 74th 19.6% 25.9%
Households 4,759 63rd 2,354,104 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 57.3% 109th 69.5% 66.1%
Home median value $97,000 109th $138,900 $186,200
People per household 2.4 85th 2.5 2.6

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Income per capita $17,722 117th $25,371 $27,915
Income per household $32,993 122nd $47,202 $52,762
Income below poverty line 27.7% 8th 14.3% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
West Plains Rank Missouri US
Total businesses (including small businesses) 1,779 41st 501,064 27,092,908
Retail sales $372,616 39th $76,575,216 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $32,031 15th $12,957 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $37,179 44th $11,070,634 $613,795,732

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