Green Castle, MO · standard
ZIP Code 63544
Sullivan County, Missouri - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 818
- 3/sq mi
- $44,167
- Median income
- $109,400
- Median home value
- 15.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Green Castle pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 13th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 63544 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 63544 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Green Castle, Sullivan County, Missouri, home to just 818 residents across 314.6 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 63544 reports a modest median household income of $44,167 (34% below the average Missouri ZIP), while per-capita income is $23,593. The poverty rate is 8.1%, with unemployment at 1.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $109,400 (43% below the average Missouri ZIP), and median rent is $664; owner occupancy is 84.6%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.9, and the average commute is 25 minutes. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Sullivan County, so 63544 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 63544, Green Castle, MO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
818
Population
314.6
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 63544?
52.9
Median Age
46.7%
Male
53.3%
Female
0.7%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$44,167
Median Household Income
-34% vs state ZIP avg
$23,593
Per Capita Income
8.1%
Poverty Rate
1.0%
Unemployment Rate
24.6 min
Mean Commute Time
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
523housing units
523
Total Housing Units
410
Occupied Units
113
Vacant Units
2.83
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$109,400
Median Home Value
-43% vs state ZIP avg
$664
Median Rent
1975
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 63544, employing approximately 10 people with a combined annual payroll of $458,000.
4
Businesses
10
Employees
$458K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 63544 vs 63559 →
ZIP 63544 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 63559
Novinger (63559)
1,420 residents
- 63545
Green City (63545)
1,111 residents
- 63544
Green Castle (63544)
818 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 63544 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 63544 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 63559
Novinger (63559)
$60,481 median income
- 63544
Green Castle (63544)
$44,167 median income
- 63545
Green City (63545)
$40,104 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 63544 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 63544, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.