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Rolla, MO has a population of 19,904 people with a median age of 25.4 and a median household income of $34,024. Between 2015 and 2016 the population of Rolla, MO declined from 19,910 to 19,904, a 0.03% decrease and its median household income declined from $35,819 to $34,024, a 5.01% decrease.
The population of Rolla, MO is 82.6% White, 7.37% Asian, and 4.15% Black. 12.1% of the people in Rolla, MO speak a non-English language, and 91.3% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Rolla, MO are Missouri University of Science and Technology, with 2,495 graduates, Rolla Technical Institute, with 109 graduates, and Metro Business College-Rolla, with 39 graduates.
The median property value in Rolla, MO is $129,300, and the homeownership rate is 38.4%. Most people in Rolla, MO commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 15.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Rolla, MO is 2 cars per household.
Rolla, MO is a census place located in Phelps County, MO. It borders St. James, MO.
The economy of Rolla, MO employs 8,014 people. The economy of Rolla, MO is specialized in Educational Services; Accommodation & Food Service; and Healthcare & Social Assistance, which employ respectively 2.57; 1.52; and 1.16 times more people than what would be expected in a location of this size. The largest industries in Rolla, MO are Educational Services (1,923), Healthcare & Social Assistance (1,290), and Retail trade (1,068), and the highest paying industries are Transportation & Warehousing ($43,846), Professional, Scientific, Tech Services ($33,269), and Finance & Insurance ($24,085).
Median household income in Rolla, MO is $34,024. Males in Rolla, MO have an average income that is 1.54 times higher than the average income of females, which is $35,809. The income inequality of Rolla, MO (measured using the Gini index) is 0.481 which is lower than the national average.
Insurance and Medicare coverage combined with state and county level health and safety statistics for Rolla, MO. In Phelps County, MO the age groups most likely to have health care coverage are 6-17 and 6-17, men and women, respectively. The location has a 1 to 114 primary care clinician to patient ratio and a Medicare reimbursement average per patient per year of $9,315. St. Louis city, MO has the highest prevalence of homicides of any county in Missouri.
Rolla, MO is home to a population of 19,904 people, from which 91.3% are citizens. The ethnic composition of the population of Rolla, MO is composed of 16,441 White residents (82.6%), 1,467 Asian residents (7.37%), 826 Black residents (4.15%), 696 Hispanic residents (3.5%), and 394 Two+ residents (1.98%). The most common foreign languages in Rolla, MO are Chinese (663 speakers), Arabic (511 speakers), and Spanish (234 speakers), but compared to other places, Rolla, MO has a relative high number of Arabic (511 speakers), Thai (42 speakers), and Chinese (663 speakers).
In 2015 universities in Rolla, MO awarded 2,666 degrees. The student population of Rolla, MO is skewed away from females, with 2,001 male students and 665 female students. Most students in Rolla, MO are White (1,789 and 67.1%), followed by Unknown (86 and 3.23%), Hispanic or Latino (84 and 3.15%), and Black or African American (80 and 3%). The largest universities in Rolla, MO by number of graduates are Missouri University of Science and Technology (2,495 and 93.6%), Rolla Technical Institute (109 and 4.09%), and Metro Business College-Rolla (39 and 1.46%). The most popular majors in Rolla, MO are Mechanical Engineering (219 and 8.21%), General Civil Engineering (94 and 3.53%), and Electrical & Electronics Engineering (85 and 3.19%). The median tuition costs in Rolla, MO are N/A for private four year colleges, and $8,286 and $25,554 respectively, for public four year colleges for in-state students and out-of-state students.
The median property value in Rolla, MO is $129,300, which is 0.63 times smaller than the national average of $205,000. Between 2015 and 2016 the median property value increased from $118,700 to $129,300, a 8.93% increase. The homeownership rate of Rolla, MO is 38.4%, which is lower than the national average of 63.6%. People in Rolla, MO have an average commute time of 15.3 minutes, and they commute by Drove Alone. Car ownership in Rolla, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
