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63874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 63874 covers Risco, Missouri, with a population of about 243 and a median household income of $43,125.

Population
243251 per square mile
Median age
47.28.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$43,12537% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
24.7%12.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$69,921up 12.1% in five years
Median rent
$66833% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
1.8%33.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.2%16.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 63874 is

Risco, Missouri — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population243
Median age47.2
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)87.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans7.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$43,125
Income per person$25,786
Poverty rate24.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k6.8%
$15–20k8.5%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k12.8%
$35–40k6.0%
$40–45k6.8%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k16.2%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k5.1%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$72,700
Median gross rent$668
Owner-occupied81.2%
Vacant homes23%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house0.7%
Mobile home16.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$69,921as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 38.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$75,201$43,254

$43,490 in 2012 to $69,921 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.8%
High school diploma or higher86.7%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone97.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity42% 8.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes21.6% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.1% 9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity37.2% 11.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.4% 11.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.5% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.2% same as the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist54.2% 7.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability43.9% 13.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.2% same as the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42% 5.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12% 3.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.4% 4.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.6% 7.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18.3% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.9% 8.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed11
Annual payroll$235,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 95% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss90.9 out of 100
Community resilience29.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought98.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave96.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave80.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide79.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane53.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Missouri and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMissouriUnited States
Median household income$43,125$68,920$78,538
Income per person$25,786$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate24.7%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$72,700$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$668$996$1,348
Homeownership81.2%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher1.8%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%4.1%5.2%
Works from home0%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%4.4%13.9%
Median age47.238.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMALDEN MUNI AP, MO US16.1 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January45.5°F / 27.2°F3.24 in rain
February50.7°F / 30.2°F3.71 in rain
March60.6°F / 38.2°F4.47 in rain
April71.4°F / 48.2°F5.36 in rain
May80.9°F / 58.5°F5.21 in rain
June89.8°F / 67.6°F3.56 in rain
July92.2°F / 71.1°F4.22 in rain
August91°F / 68.8°F3.03 in rain
September84.9°F / 60.7°F3.19 in rain
October74.2°F / 48.6°F3.49 in rain
November60°F / 38.2°F4.5 in rain
December48.9°F / 30.5°F4.54 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Risco R-II School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics96more vulnerable than 96% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

63870 Parma, MO3.6 km away
63878 Tallapoosa, MO5.6 km away
63848 Gideon, MO14 km away
63863 Malden, MO14 km away
63833 Catron, MO15.5 km away
63873 Portageville, MO17.5 km away
63837 Clarkton, MO18.2 km away
63866 Marston, MO18.7 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

New Madrid County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.97 sq mi
Population density251 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5534, -89.8179

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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