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65791 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 65791 covers Thayer, Missouri, with a population of about 4,172 and a median household income of $43,614.

Population
4,17227 per square mile
Median age
47.99.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$43,61437% below the Missouri median
Poverty rate
24%11.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$145,344up 32.2% in five years
Median rent
$66034% below the Missouri median
Degree or higher
18.3%16.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.2%13.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
95

Where 65791 is

Thayer, 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

Population4,172
Median age47.9
Family households72%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)93.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans9.5%
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$43,614
Income per person$22,850
Poverty rate24%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k9.5%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k7.1%
$35–40k7.1%
$40–45k6.8%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k16.0%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k4.6%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,610
Mean adjusted gross income$53,455
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k39.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$110,200
Median gross rent$660
Rent as a share of household income33.3%
Owner-occupied78.2%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house80.4%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units2.7%
5 to 19 units0.9%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home14.7%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$145,344as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 91.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$145,344$75,298

$75,740 in 2016 to $145,344 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%
High school diploma or higher86.4%
Works from home9.4%
Drives to work alone81.4%
Takes public transport0.7%
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.

Obesity41.1% 7.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.9% 9.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.3% 4.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.2% 12.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.9% 3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability21.4% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59% 5.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability45.6% 14.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19% 1.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability12.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.9% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability13.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.3% 2.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability23.6% 9.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)19% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat11.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.6% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost26.6% 13.6 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments95
People employed807
Annual payroll$24,593,000
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 89.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss86.1 out of 100
Community resilience0.6 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.

Cold wave98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm96Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado94Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.6Very 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$43,614$68,920$78,538
Income per person$22,850$38,497$43,289
Poverty rate24%12.6%12.4%
Median home value$110,200$215,600$303,400
Median gross rent$660$996$1,348
Homeownership78.2%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%31.9%35%
Unemployment rate4%4.1%5.2%
Works from home9.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%4.4%13.9%
Median age47.938.938.7
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 stationMAMMOTH SPRING, AR US4.3 km away
Rain in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January46.8°F / 22.8°F3.56 in rain
February51.5°F / 26.5°F3.48 in rain
March60.8°F / 35.3°F4.62 in rain
April70.7°F / 44°F5.21 in rain
May78.2°F / 54°F5.31 in rain
June86.2°F / 62.7°F3.34 in rain
July90.3°F / 66.4°F3.95 in rain
August89.6°F / 64.8°F3.49 in rain
September82.4°F / 56.7°F3.64 in rain
October72.3°F / 44.2°F3.77 in rain
November60°F / 34.1°F4.59 in rain
December49.8°F / 26.5°F3.79 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 supermarket69% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Thayer R-II School District50.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Couch R-I School District25.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Oregon-Howell R-III School District22% of this ZIP code's land area
Alton R-IV School District2.2% 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 vulnerability61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

65692 Koshkonong, MO11.3 km away
72554 Mammoth Spring, AR14.2 km away
65688 Brandsville, MO19 km away
72520 Camp, AR21.9 km away
65606 Alton, MO22 km away
65778 Myrtle, MO24.3 km away
65690 Couch, MO24.8 km away
72525 Cherokee Village, AR25.1 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.

Oregon County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area152.77 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude36.5327, -91.5418

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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