2022 population: 16,177 ( 872 from 2010 , 145 from 2020)
Land area: 836.7 square miles
Population density: 19.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	14,962	92.49%	8.2%
Black:	239	1.48%	67.1%
Indian:	119	0.74%	26.6%
Asian:	73	0.45%	151.7%
2+ races:	299	1.85%	44.4%
Hispanic:	485	3.00%	76.4%

Total non-White:	1,215	7.51%	61.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	416	13.0
Deaths:	528	16.5
Net Migration:	247	7.7
Net Immigration:	3	0.1

Change in White population:	-1,334	-7.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	462	2.7

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,049
16,296	95.58%
143	0.84%
94	0.55%
29	0.17%
207	1.21%
275	1.61%
753	4.42%

2000
16,653
16,114	96.76%
101	0.61%
89	0.53%
24	0.14%
141	0.85%
179	1.07%
539	3.24%

1990
15,025
14,695	97.80%
116	0.77%
94	0.63%
11	0.07%
n/a
109	0.73%
330	2.20%

1980
15,873
15,604	98.31%
120	0.76%
67	0.42%
0	0.00%
n/a
82	0.52%
269	1.69%

1970
15,468
15,262	98.67%
148	0.96%
11	0.07%
5	0.03%
n/a
38	0.25%
206	1.33%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
2,031	12.2
1,899	11.4
17	0.1
54	0.3

182	1.1
214	1.3

Number	Rate
1990's
1,994	13.3
2,129	14.2
1,544	10.3
19	0.1

1,419	9.4
209	1.4

Number	Rate
1980's
2,153	13.6
2,276	14.3
-613	-3.9
n/a

-909	-5.7
61	0.4

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
285	1.8
n/a

342	2.2
63	0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Bates County, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
40.7
3,795	23.5%
12,382	76.5%
3,054	18.9%

5,929
2.66

3,974	67.0%
3,065	77.1%
436	11.0%
1,955	33.0%

2010
Number	Percent
41.3
4,254	25.0%
12,795	75.0%
3,019	17.7%

6,744
2.48

4,603	68.3%
3,758	81.6%
319	6.9%
2,141	31.7%

2000
Number	Percent
38.2
4,422	26.6%
12,231	73.4%
2,903	17.4%

6,521
2.51

4,604	70.6%
3,910	84.9%
327	7.1%
1,917	29.4%

1990
Number	Percent
37.7
3,932	26.2%
11,093	73.8%
2,962	19.7%

5,926
2.49

4,326	73.0%
3,746	86.6%
223	5.2%
1,600	27.0%

1980
Number	Percent
36.9
4,226	26.6%
11,647	73.4%
3,190	20.1%

6,120
2.55

4,564	74.6%
4,108	90.0%
214	4.7%
1,556	25.4%

2022 Housing Data for Bates County, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	238	4.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	523	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	211	3.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	274	4.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	338	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	377	6.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	236	4.0%
$40,000 to $44,999	278	4.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	369	6.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	401	6.8%
$60,000 to $74,999	537	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	736	12.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	640	10.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	306	5.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	244	4.1%
$200,000 or more	221	3.7%

Median Household Income	54,122
Per Capita Income	27,333

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	92
Compared to U.S.	78

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	285	4.8%
Public Assistance	95	1.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	831	14.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,366	66.9%
Unemployed	496	5.2%
In Armed Forces	2	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,864	72.1%
Not in Labor Force	2,653	27.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,676	2,204	54.8%
Non-Profit	76	310	19.7%
Self-Employed	669	208	76.3%

Local Government	159	294	35.1%
State Government	175	122	58.9%
Federal Government	8	62	11.4%

Total Private + Self	3,345	2,412	58.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	418	788	34.7%
Total	3,763	3,200	54.0%

Pct. Govt.	11.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	788	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,476	21.1%
Professional, Technical	954	13.6%
Service Occupations	1,165	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	180	2.6%
All others	2,626	37.5%

White Collar		45.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	1,010	14.4%
Construction	977	13.9%
Health care and social assistance	919	13.1%
Manufacturing	721	10.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	463	6.6%
Educational services	462	6.6%
Other services	456	6.5%
Accommodation and food services	426	6.1%
Transportation and warehousing	373	5.3%
Finance and insurance	251	3.6%
Public administration	222	3.2%
Professional, scientific, technical	187	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	161	2.3%
Wholesale trade	114	1.6%
Utilities	91	1.3%
Information	51	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	50	0.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	39	0.6%
Real estate and rental and leasing	29	0.4%
Management	7	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	353	2.19%
Puerto Rican	8	0.05%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	9	0.06%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	9	0.06%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	17	0.11%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	11	0.07%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	3	0.02%
Uruguayan	3	0.02%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	47	0.29%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	47	0.29%
Chinese	5	0.03%
Taiwanese	4	0.02%
Korean	3	0.02%
Japanese	2	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,711	97.5%
German, other Germanic	127	0.8%
Spanish	107	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	59	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	30	0.2%
Other	27	0.2%
Other Asian	10	0.1%
Chinese	9	0.1%
Other Indo-European	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	4,067	25.3%
English	2,947	18.3%
Irish	2,066	12.8%
American	1,123	7.0%
Dutch	358	2.2%
Italian	315	2.0%
French	231	1.4%
Swedish	189	1.2%
Scottish	182	1.1%
European	167	1.0%
Norwegian	114	0.7%
Polish	112	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	108	0.7%
Scandinavian	67	0.4%
Swiss	59	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,076	99.8%
Not a citizen	25	0.2%

Native	15,938	99.0%
Foreign-born	163	1.0%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
344	3.1%	928	8.4%	5,372	48.5%	2,889	26.1%	1,015	9.2%	521	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	344	3.1%
9-12 Years	928	8.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	5,372	48.5%
Some College	2,889	26.1%
Bach. Degree	1,015	9.2%
Grad Degree	521	4.7%
Average years of education: 12.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	6,550	6,091	459	7.0%	5.9%
1991	7,014	6,516	498	7.1%	6.6%
1992	7,299	6,790	509	7.0%	6.2%
1993	7,340	6,764	576	7.8%	6.2%
1994	7,270	6,788	482	6.6%	5.2%
1995	7,467	7,048	419	5.6%	4.8%
1996	7,716	7,220	496	6.4%	4.7%
1997	7,822	7,352	470	6.0%	4.4%
1998	7,569	7,151	418	5.5%	4.0%
1999	7,609	7,299	310	4.1%	3.2%

2000	8,169	7,871	298	3.6%	3.4%
2001	8,110	7,726	384	4.7%	4.5%
2002	8,063	7,594	469	5.8%	5.3%
2003	7,985	7,488	497	6.2%	5.7%
2004	7,996	7,419	577	7.2%	5.9%
2005	7,941	7,434	507	6.4%	5.4%
2006	7,960	7,506	454	5.7%	4.9%
2007	7,982	7,499	483	6.1%	5.1%
2008	7,954	7,380	574	7.2%	6.2%
2009	7,577	6,790	787	10.4%	9.0%

2010	8,357	7,447	910	10.9%	9.5%
2011	8,346	7,489	857	10.3%	8.6%
2012	8,130	7,440	690	8.5%	7.2%
2013	7,978	7,363	615	7.7%	6.8%
2014	8,069	7,496	573	7.1%	6.2%
2015	8,103	7,601	502	6.2%	5.1%
2016	8,146	7,711	435	5.3%	4.5%
2017	7,973	7,617	356	4.5%	3.8%
2018	7,857	7,552	305	3.9%	3.2%
2019	7,765	7,449	316	4.1%	3.3%

2020	7,662	7,255	407	5.3%	6.1%
2021	7,638	7,333	305	4.0%	4.1%
2022	7,645	7,438	207	2.7%	2.5%
2023	7,668	7,423	245	3.2%	3.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,225
Median Value	$151,300

Occupied	5,929	82.1%
Vacant	1,296	17.9%

Owned	4,335	73.1%
Rented	1,594	26.9%
Median Rent	$736

Single-Family Units	5,607	77.6%
Detached	5,542	76.7%
Attached	65	0.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	124	1.7%
Mobile Homes	995	13.8%

Bates County, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bates County, MO

2022 Housing Data for Bates County, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bates County, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bates County, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bates County, MO

Historical Labor Force Data for Bates County, MO