Mount Moriah, MO

Census Place

2024 Population

121

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

53.5

8.96% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

28.1%

2.03% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$56,875

4.21% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

Economy

The economy of Mount Moriah, MO employs 53 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Mount Moriah, MO were Retail Trade (15 people), Manufacturing (13 people), and Educational Services (8 people), and the highest paying industries were Manufacturing ($32,321) and Retail Trade ($20,208).

Employment

Occupations

2024 Value

± 81

−11.7%

1 Year decline

± 231%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Moriah, MO declined at a rate of −11.7%, from 60 employees to 53 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Mount Moriah, MO, are Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (15 people), Production Occupations (10 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (8 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Mount Moriah, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

2024 Value

± 81

−11.7%

1 Year decline

± 231%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Mount Moriah, MO declined at a rate of −11.7%, from 60 employees to 53 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Mount Moriah, MO, are Retail Trade (15 people), Manufacturing (13 people), and Educational Services (8 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Mount Moriah, MO, though some of these residents may live in Mount Moriah, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$37,188

Median earning men ± $45,513

$31,500

Median earning women ± $22,437

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Retail Trade ($18,125).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($31,786) and Retail Trade ($20,833).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Mount Moriah, MO was $53,500 in 2024, which is 0.161 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $52,400 to $53,500, a 2.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Mount Moriah, MO is 89.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Mount Moriah, MO have an average commute time of 23.8 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Mount Moriah, MO is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$53,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$16,204

$52

Median Property Taxes

±$47

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 Mount Moriah, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

89.7%

Homeownership

2024

53.8%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 89.7% of the housing units in Mount Moriah, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 90.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Mount Moriah, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,875

Median Household Income

± $33,289

Number of Households

± 41

In 2024, the median household income of the 58 households in Mount Moriah, MO declined from $56,875 from the previous year's value of $59,375.

The following chart displays the households in Mount Moriah, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Mount Moriah, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (83%)
Carpooled (9.43%)
Worked At Home (7.55%)

In 2024, 83% of workers in Mount Moriah, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.43%) and those who worked at home (7.55%).

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.

Commute Time

23.8 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Mount Moriah, MO have a shorter commute time (23.8 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Mount Moriah, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Mount Moriah, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Mount Moriah, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Mount Moriah, MO have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Mount Moriah, MO (34 out of 121 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 18 - 24, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Mount Moriah, MO is White, followed by Native American and Black.

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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