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65202 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65202 covers Columbia, Missouri, with a population of about 47,543 and a median household income of $69,740.

Population
47,543336 per square mile
Median age
35.73 points below the US average
Median household income
$69,740about the Missouri median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$282,358up 36.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,0911.1× the Missouri median
Degree or higher
40.2%5.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
63.8%1.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
958

Where 65202 is

Columbia, 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

Population47,543
Median age35.7
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US6.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.1%
White (non-Hispanic)68.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.1%
Hispanic or Latino5.5%
Veterans6.8%
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$69,740
Income per person$34,550
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k2.8%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k14.8%
$75–100k15.0%
$100–125k11.8%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k6.1%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed23,200
Mean adjusted gross income$60,323
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$202,300
Median gross rent$1,091
Rent as a share of household income26.4%
Owner-occupied63.8%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house62.9%
Attached house4.7%
2 to 4 units14%
5 to 19 units8.4%
20 or more units3.2%
Mobile home6.7%
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$282,358as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 36.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 85.3%
Typical asking rent$1,375as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$282,358$137,494

$137,743 in 2006 to $282,358 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,375$1,029

$1,029 in 2022 to $1,375 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%
High school diploma or higher92.6%
Works from home8.3%
Drives to work alone79.5%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity32.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.2% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.1% 2.8 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.7% 3.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments958
People employed15,836
Annual payroll$786,270,000
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 65.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69 out of 100
Community resilience83.9 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.

Lightning88.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire84.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail68.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake60.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.2Very 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$69,740$68,920$78,538
Income per person$34,550$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate13%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$202,300$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,091$996$1,348
Homeownership63.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%4.1%5.2%
Works from home8.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US6.3%4.4%13.9%
Median age35.738.938.7
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 stationCOLUMBIA U OF M, MO US5.9 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year17 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 22.5°F2.41 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February44.9°F / 26.5°F2.32 in rain, 4.8 in snow
March56.2°F / 35.8°F3.24 in rain, 2 in snow
April67°F / 45.8°F4.83 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May75.7°F / 56°F5.2 in rain
June84.5°F / 65.2°F5.12 in rain
July88.6°F / 69.1°F4.62 in rain
August87.6°F / 67.4°F4.11 in rain
September79.9°F / 58.8°F4.26 in rain
October68.3°F / 47.3°F3.53 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November54.8°F / 36.5°F3 in rain, 0.8 in snow
December43.6°F / 26.9°F2.18 in rain, 3.5 in snow
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 supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Columbia 93 School District70.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Hallsville R-IV School District11.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Harrisburg R-VIII School District8.9% of this ZIP code's land area
North Callaway County R-I School District8.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fulton 58 School District1.3% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65215 Columbia, MO4.7 km away
65211 Columbia, MO5.2 km away
65216 Columbia, MO5.2 km away
65217 Columbia, MO5.2 km away
65218 Columbia, MO5.2 km away
65201 Columbia, MO6.3 km away
65205 Columbia, MO6.4 km away
65212 Columbia, MO6.6 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.

Boone County90.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Callaway County9.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area141.29 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq mi
Population density336 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.9950, -92.3112

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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