Atchison County, Missouri

Atchison County has a population of 5,187 and has shrunk 2.5% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $106,800, about 1.8 times the county's median household income of $58,750.

Home price
$106,800
Income
$58,750
Population
5,187
Unemployment
2.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$106,800county
Median gross rent$631county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198081.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile3.4%county
Share of homes that are vacant16.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented23.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.8%county
Typical monthly rent$1,403(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$888county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$677county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,065county
Home insurance / yr$3,979(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living89(statewide)
Median household income$58,750county
Family health premium / yr$23,831(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,173(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.668(statewide)
Poverty rate11.6%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.1%county
Unemployment rate2.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.9%county
Share of workers employed by government17.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.8%county
Economic output per resident$81,864county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.16%county
Top state income tax4.70%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.44%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time20.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service65 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport2583212county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.0 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station63 micounty
Households without a vehicle3.1%county
Traffic deaths462.7county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0000.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment819county
Students per full-time teacher8.4county
Free lunch eligible41.3%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools0county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution16 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians38county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter7.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance11.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.5%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year11.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.3%county
No leisure-time physical activity29.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population5,187county
Land area in square miles547county
People per square mile of land9.5county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store10.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-2.5%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age46.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1820.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over25.2%county
Share of households that are one person31.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.5%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls39.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents415county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents4county
Households that moved in91county
Households that moved away81county
Average income of arriving households$50,659county
Average income of departing households$44,901county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes0county
Housing units authorised in the latest year0county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings34.3%(statewide)
Violent crime rate462(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature53.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation29.5 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.21 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F15 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing112 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days187 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 15county
Average first fall frostOct 18county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$123county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.6¢county
Household electricity use978 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$21.63(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity36.7%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.1%county
Homes heated by propane15.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood2.0%county
Households with broadband87.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk25.6county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk90.3county
Landslide risk76.8county
Hail risk60.3county
Earthquake risk14.2county
Tornado risk43.6county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk62.5county
Winter weather risk25.5county
Strong wind risk22.5county
Wildfire risk28.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Atchison County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Missouri figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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