What is the population of Bates County, Missouri?

The population of Bates County, Missouri is 16,283, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Bates County, Missouri?

The median household income in Bates County, Missouri is $56,850, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Bates County, Missouri is $95,918, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Bates County, Missouri is 6.1%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health C

Income C

Education F

Metric	Bates County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Population	16,283	6,177,646	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	19.1	88.7	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.34%	0.26%	0.57%
Median age	41.6	37.3	37.1
Households	5,975	2,484,450	128,459,983

Year	Bates County

Group	Share

Bates County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Bates County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$56,850	$69,051	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.75%	4.84%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	4.1%	5.2%

Metric	Bates County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$95,918	$136,017	$242,182
Median rent	$760	$995	$1,342
Homeownership rate	72.3%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 06:00 AM – 06:29 AM .

Metric	Bates County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	30.4	21.0	22.5
Work from home	9.9%	11.6%	13.4%

Bates County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Bates County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.7%	28.8%	31.6%
Average household size	2.64	2.42	2.54

Bates County has a health index of C, which means it is somewhat healthy.

Metric	Bates County	Missouri Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	78.9	76.9	78.3
Self-rated poor health	18.8%	19.0%	16.3%
Smokers	22.7%	22.8%	19.0%