West Plains, MO
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
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None of the households in West Plains, 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.
Most people in West Plains, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.9 minutes. The average car ownership in West Plains, MO was 2 cars per household.
The economy of West Plains, MO employs N/A people. The largest industries in West Plains, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,052 people), Retail Trade (2,352 people), and Educational Services (2,156 people), and the highest paying industries are .
The most common job groups, by number of people living in West Plains, MO, are Sales & Related Occupations (1,852 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,654 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,547 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of West Plains, MO.
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.
The most common employment sectors for those who live in West Plains, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,052 people), Retail Trade (2,352 people), and Educational Services (2,156 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of West Plains, MO, though some of these residents may live in West Plains, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.
The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Construction ($54,609), Wholesale Trade ($54,094), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,443).
The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($62,279), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,970), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($36,908).
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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.
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The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.
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The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.
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.
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.
The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.
Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.
Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.
The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.
In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.
This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.
The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).
This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.
People in West Plains, MO have an average commute time of 20.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in West Plains, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.
Median household income in West Plains, MO is N/A. In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income in West Plains, MO was St. Charles County, MO with a value of $102,912, followed by Platte County, MO and Cass County, MO, with respective values of $95,748 and $87,413.
This chart shows the percentage of owner in West Plains, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.
In 2023, the county with the highest Median Household Income (N/A) in West Plains, MO was St. Charles County, MO with a value of $102,912, followed by Platte County, MO and Cass County, MO, with respective values of $95,748 and $87,413.
The following map shows all of the counties in West Plains, MO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).
The following chart displays the households in West Plains, 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 N/A range.
In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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.
In 2023, 82.2% of workers in West Plains, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (3.46%).
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.
Using averages, employees in West Plains, MO have a shorter commute time (20.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in West Plains, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.
The chart below shows how the median household income in West Plains, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.
The following chart displays the households in West Plains, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in West Plains, MO have 2 cars.
N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in West Plains, MO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.
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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.
N/A% of the population of West Plains, MO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.
In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .
By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.
The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.
The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in West Plains, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.
