PlainZIP

Licking, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Licking, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,776. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet LICKING-MO · Licking, MO 1 ZIPs · 6,776 pop · #22854/25278 · Texas County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $46,076
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22854/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Houston
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,776
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $118,600

Nearest income peer: Houston, MO (+ $587 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Licking

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Licking on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Licking, MO sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

10th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,776
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$46,076
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($46,076 average) · poverty 20.2%. The primary code (65542) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Licking as a pure owner town.

Within Missouri, Clarkton is the closest lower-income city and Exeter the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Licking.

Population concentration

Licking reads through its lone ZIP, 65542

6,776 ACS residents, one ZIP: 65542 is not the leading code inside Licking, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Licking

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 602 employees , annual payroll $24,569k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 65542 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (20) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Licking, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Texas County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Licking. See the Texas County roll-up →

Licking lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Texas County: Summersville, Bucyrus and Hartshorn earn more and Cabool, Raymondville and Success earn less. Hartshorn marks the far end of that range at $108,072, 135% above Licking.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
65542 6,776 $46,076 83 12
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Licking roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Licking, .