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65712 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65712 covers Mount Vernon, Missouri, with a population of about 8,910 and a median household income of $61,832.

Population
8,91074 per square mile
Median age
35.33.4 points below the US average
Median household income
$61,83210% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
13%0.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$234,004up 39.5% in five years
Median rent
$68731% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
21.1%13.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.1%9.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
211

Where 65712 is

Mount Vernon, 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

Population8,910
Median age35.3
Family households68.9%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans13.1%
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$61,832
Income per person$28,554
Poverty rate13%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k10.9%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k10.0%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k8.7%
$125–150k6.7%
$150–200k10.1%
$200k or more3.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,680
Mean adjusted gross income$60,395
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$208,000
Median gross rent$687
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied74.1%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house84.6%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units0.5%
Mobile home7.1%
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$234,004as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 111.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$234,004$93,584

$96,385 in 2010 to $234,004 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%
High school diploma or higher89.1%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24% 3.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.6% 7.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.5% 2.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.3% 5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability40.9% 10.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.1% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.7% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.2% 0.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments211
People employed2,151
Annual payroll$91,157,000
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 77.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.8 out of 100
Community resilience28.7 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.

Strong wind98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave72.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.3Relatively 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$61,832$68,920$78,538
Income per person$28,554$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate13%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$208,000$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$687$996$1,348
Homeownership74.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.1%5.2%
Works from home11.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2%4.4%13.9%
Median age35.338.938.7
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 stationMT VERNON UNIV MO - SW CTR, MO US8 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January44°F / 22.2°F2.38 in rain
February48.9°F / 26°F2.28 in rain
March58°F / 35.3°F3.67 in rain
April67.7°F / 44.4°F4.55 in rain
May75.8°F / 54.3°F5.86 in rain
June84.3°F / 63.6°F5.25 in rain
July89.4°F / 67.1°F4.01 in rain
August89.3°F / 64.9°F3.03 in rain
September81.5°F / 56.8°F4.7 in rain
October70.7°F / 44.7°F2.95 in rain
November57.9°F / 34.5°F3.93 in rain
December47.2°F / 26.4°F2.84 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 supermarket62% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket74% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mount Vernon R-V School District84.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Marionville R-IX School District5.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Verona R-VII School District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Miller R-II School District4.2% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65654 Freistatt, MO12.8 km away
65707 Miller, MO13.7 km away
65756 Stotts City, MO13.9 km away
65605 Aurora, MO16.5 km away
65705 Marionville, MO18 km away
65664 Halltown, MO18.1 km away
65769 Verona, MO18.6 km away
64848 La Russell, MO22.2 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.

Lawrence County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area120.37 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density74 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.1045, -93.7976

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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