Kimberling City, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
2,476
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
62.4
2.46% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19.5%
8.28% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$49,692
2.94% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$246,500
3.7% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
824
8.85% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Kimberling City, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

99.5% of the residents in Kimberling City, MO are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Kimberling City, MO was $246,500, and the homeownership rate was 79.7%.

Most people in Kimberling City, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.8 minutes. The average car ownership in Kimberling City, MO was 1 car per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kimberling City, MO is home to a population of 2.48k people, from which 99.5% are citizens. As of 2024, 2.26% of Kimberling City, MO residents were born outside of the country (56 people).

In 2024, there were 30.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.36k people) in Kimberling City, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 13 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.5%
2024 Citizenship
98.9%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.5% of Kimberling City, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kimberling City, MO was 98.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kimberling City, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    2.36k ± 379
  2. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
    77 ± 45
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    13 ± 14
0.889%
Hispanic Population
22 people

In 2024, there were 30.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (2.36k people) in Kimberling City, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 77 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) and 13 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

0.889% of the people in Kimberling City, MO are hispanic (22 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kimberling City, MO as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Foreign-Born Population

2.26%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
56 people
2.38%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
61 people

As of 2024, 2.26% of Kimberling City, MO residents (56 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Kimberling City, MO was 2.38%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    106 ± 42
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    31 ± 43
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    20 ± 17

Kimberling City, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.42 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Kimberling City, MO employs 824 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kimberling City, MO were Accommodation & Food Services (146 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (87 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (78 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($54,659), Transportation & Warehousing ($49,653), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,333).

Employment

Occupations

824
2024 Value
± 166
−8.85%
1 Year decline
± 29.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kimberling City, MO declined at a rate of −8.85%, from 904 employees to 824 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kimberling City, MO, are Management Occupations (118 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (100 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (90 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kimberling City, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

824
2024 Value
± 166
−8.85%
1 Year decline
± 29.5%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kimberling City, MO declined at a rate of −8.85%, from 904 employees to 824 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kimberling City, MO, are Accommodation & Food Services (146 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (87 people), and Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (78 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kimberling City, MO, though some of these residents may live in Kimberling City, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$43,077
Median earning men ± $7,952
$30,800
Median earning women ± $9,984

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($58,409), Manufacturing ($54,000), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($43,667).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($48,819), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,172), and Retail Trade ($29,000).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Kimberling City, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Kimberling City, MO was $246,500 in 2024, which is 0.741 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $237,700 to $246,500, a 3.7% increase. The homeownership rate in Kimberling City, MO is 79.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kimberling City, MO have an average commute time of 21.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kimberling City, MO is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Property

$246,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$21,517
$981
Median Property Taxes
±$189

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Kimberling City, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kimberling City, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

79.7%
Homeownership
2024
70.2%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 79.7% of the housing units in Kimberling City, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 76.4%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$49,692
Median Household Income
± $6,146
1.23k
Number of Households
± 210

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.23k households in Kimberling City, MO grew to $49,692 from the previous year's value of $48,274.

The following chart displays the households in Kimberling City, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kimberling City, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (74.1%)
  2. Carpooled (13.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.96%)

In 2024, 74.1% of workers in Kimberling City, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (13.6%) and those who worked at home (9.96%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.8 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kimberling City, MO have a shorter commute time (21.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Kimberling City, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

1 car
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Kimberling City, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Kimberling City, MO have 1 car.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kimberling City, MO (483 out of 2.48k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 55 - 64, followed by Females 65 - 74 and then Males 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Kimberling City, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

92.7% of the population of Kimberling City, MO has health coverage, with 21.2% on employee plans, 15.8% on Medicaid, 28.9% on Medicare, 24.2% on non-group plans, and 2.54% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 15.3% under 18 years, 11.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 38.7% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.9% were men and 52.1% were women.

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Uninsured People

7.31%
Uninsured
21.2%
Employer Coverage
15.8%
Medicaid
28.9%
Medicare
24.2%
Non-Group
2.54%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Kimberling City, MO grew by 8.13% from 6.76% to 7.31%.

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