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ZIP Code 65068: Prairie Home, MO
ZIP code 65068 uses the postal name Prairie Home, Missouri and lies mostly in Cooper County (95% of its land) with the rest in Moniteau County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 890 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $61,667 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Prairie Home; more than 99% is outside any Census place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Prairie Home · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Cooper County (95%); Moniteau County (5%)
- Census places
- Prairie Home
- Metro area
- Columbia, MO
- House district
- MO-3 119th Congress
- State
- Missouri
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 49.0 sq mi · 18 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 65068?
65068 centers on 38.829°, -92.598° and covers 49.0 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 65287, 65046, 65233, 65237, 65018.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 65068, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 65068 compare with the rest of Cooper County?
| Measure | 65068 | In Cooper County | In MO |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 893 | 6th of 12 | 643rd of 1,035 |
| Median household income | $62k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $194k | not ranked | not ranked |
65068's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (893). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 25% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 65068?
The 2020 Census counted 806 people in 65068; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 893. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 893±200 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 806
- Households
- 356
- Median age
- 48.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 65068?
Of the 893 people the ACS estimates in 65068, 16.1% are under 18 and 20.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (84.9%).
- Under 1816.1%
- 18 to 6463.3%
- 65 and older20.6%
- White, not Hispanic84.9%
- Hispanic or Latino7.1%
- Other or two or more6.5%
- Black, not Hispanic0.9%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.7%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 65068 earn?
Median household income is $61,667 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $61,667±$11,599
- Income per person
- $28,243
- Below the poverty line
- 23.8%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 21.3%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 22.9%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $62,853360 returns; wages 71% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 65068?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $194,000
- Median gross rent
- $805
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 84.3%
- Housing units
- 374
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 65068?
8 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 65068?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65287 | Wooldridge | 290 | $94k | 5.6 mi |
| 65046 | Jamestown | 1,127 | $77k | 7.4 mi |
| 65233 | Boonville | 10,640 | $68k | 8.8 mi |
| 65237 | Bunceton | 763 | $76k | 11.4 mi |
| 65018 | California | 7,748 | $68k | 14.5 mi |
| 65203 | Columbia | 61,539 | $80k | 11.8 mi (near) |
| 65279 | Rocheport | 1,940 | $104k | 11.8 mi (near) |
| 65025 | Clarksburg | 773 | $51k | 12.4 mi (near) |
| 65274 | New Franklin | 1,969 | $70k | 13.7 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.