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Advance, Missouri

City in Stoddard County, Missouri · ZIP 63730

  • Stoddard County
  • Within Pike Township
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 3 public schools
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  • 1,335 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 755Households
  • $51,583Median household income
  • $130,100Median home value
  • 3Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Advance

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+8.4%
1.2k1.3k1.3k1.4k2000: 1,24420002010: 1,34720102020: 1,34920201,2441,349
Population of Advance at each census
CensusPopulation
20001,244
20101,347
20201,349

As counted at each census, within the boundaries the area had then; the current estimate is in the glance card.

Sources: Census 2000 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Household income in Advance
Under $50k48.7%
$50k to $100k27.5%
$100k to $150k18.5%
$150k to $200k3.3%
$200k and over1.9%

Median household income $51,583 · Share of households by income, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table S1901.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year subject table S1901 (household income) 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Housing tenure in Advance
Owner occupied
571 units
Renter occupied
184 units
Vacancy rate
8.2%

Occupied housing units by tenure and the share of all units vacant, American Community Survey 5-year 2019-2023, table DP04.

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Advance compared with its county and state
Advance compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureAdvanceStoddard CountyMissouri
Population1,54928,5476,168,181
Median household income$51,583$54,067$68,920
Median age39.741.938.9
Median home value$130,100$135,400$215,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher14.5%16.4%31.9%
Foreign-born residents0.3%0.6%4.4%
Owner-occupied homes75.6%70.7%67.9%
Mean commute to work31.1 minutes22.9 minutes23.7 minutes

Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, place level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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Schools

Public schools in Advance3
Public schools in Advance, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
ADVANCE PRESCHOOLPublicPre-KADVANCE R-IV
ADVANCE ELEM.PublicK–6ADVANCE R-IV
ADVANCE HIGHPublic7–12ADVANCE R-IV

Open public schools in the NCES directory for 2023–2024, placed by their listed location; private schools are not in the source. Enrollment and ratings are not shown.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, public school directory 2023–2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; NCES EDGE public school geocodes 2024–2025, retrieved November 14, 2026.

Legislative districts

Legislative districts for Advance3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Advance
ChamberDistrict
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 8 (MO-8)
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 151
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 25

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Advance’s own boundary. Who holds each seat appears on the People page once the official records are approved.

Sources: Census cartographic boundaries 2025: congressional districts, 119th Congress, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, upper chamber, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census cartographic boundaries 2025: state legislative districts, lower chamber, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.

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