Bates County, Missouri
Bates County, Missouri · ZIP 64720, 64722, 64723
- Census data · ACS 2019-2023
- 16,394 (2024 estimate)Population
- 5,975Households
- $57,914Median household income
- $154,800Median home value
- 34Towns with a page
- 13ZIP codes
Bates County in numbersOfficial sources, refreshed yearly
| Census | Population |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,653 |
| 2010 | 17,049 |
| 2020 | 16,042 |
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, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2010 Summary File 1: total population, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census 2020 Redistricting Data (P.L. 94-171): total population, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Median household income $57,914 · 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, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.
- Owner occupied
- 4,322 units
- Renter occupied
- 1,653 units
- Vacancy rate
- 16.9%
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, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.
2,738 employees in 344 establishments with payroll in 2023, all sectors; employers themselves are not named in the source. County Business Patterns counts are published with noise.
Source: County Business Patterns 2023: employment by sector, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.
| Measure | Bates County | Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 16,121 | 6,168,181 |
| Median household income | $57,914 | $68,920 |
| Median age | 40.8 | 38.9 |
| Median home value | $154,800 | $215,600 |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 15.3% | 31.9% |
| Foreign-born residents | 0.9% | 4.4% |
| Owner-occupied homes | 72.3% | 67.9% |
| Mean commute to work | 33.8 minutes | 23.7 minutes |
Source: American Community Survey 5-year data profile 2019–2023, county level, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026.
Townships, towns and villages in Bates County34 with a page · sort by any column
| Type | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pleasant Township | Township | 5,062 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Butler | City | 4,283 | 4.07 sq mi |
| Deer Creek Township | Township | 2,440 | 31.4 sq mi |
| Adrian | City | 1,775 | 1.67 sq mi |
| Osage Township | Township | 1,648 | 42.4 sq mi |
| Rich Hill | City | 1,257 | 1.37 sq mi |
| Mound Township | Township | 777 | 36.0 sq mi |
| West Boone Township | Township | 745 | 29.9 sq mi |
| East Boone Township | Township | 578 | 31.7 sq mi |
| Howard Township | Township | 525 | 36.3 sq mi |
| West Point Township | Township | 447 | 32.8 sq mi |
| Homer Township | Township | 373 | 34.3 sq mi |
| Walnut Township | Township | 332 | 44.6 sq mi |
| Charlotte Township | Township | 313 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Spruce Township | Township | 307 | 36.1 sq mi |
| Lone Oak Township | Township | 302 | 34.4 sq mi |
| Grand River Township | Township | 296 | 24.9 sq mi |
| Shawnee Township | Township | 289 | 35.6 sq mi |
| Hume | Town | 288 | 0.66 sq mi |
| Elkhart Township | Township | 286 | 35.4 sq mi |
| Deepwater Township | Township | 258 | 35.8 sq mi |
| Summit Township | Township | 242 | 35.7 sq mi |
| Mingo Township | Township | 235 | 25.7 sq mi |
| Amsterdam | City | 223 | 0.57 sq mi |
| Pleasant Gap Township | Township | 205 | 45.4 sq mi |
| New Home Township | Township | 203 | 43.6 sq mi |
| Rockville Township | Township | 191 | 24.1 sq mi |
| Hudson Township | Township | 185 | 45.4 sq mi |
| Prairie Township | Township | 155 | 23.9 sq mi |
| Rockville | City | 139 | 0.33 sq mi |
| Amoret | City | 134 | 0.21 sq mi |
| Foster | Village | 78 | 0.47 sq mi |
| Merwin | Village | 68 | 0.15 sq mi |
| Passaic | Town | 30 | 0.07 sq mi |
Populations: Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 29 (2024). Land areas: Census Gazetteer 2025: counties. A dash means the figure is not in the cited file.
County officialsFrom public records
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Across Bates County
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Neighboring counties
Neighboring counties
- Cass CountyPopulation 113,873 (2024 estimate)
- Henry CountyPopulation 22,575 (2024 estimate)
- Linn CountyPopulation 9,841 (2024 estimate)
- Miami CountyPopulation 35,737 (2024 estimate)
- St. Clair CountyPopulation 9,848 (2024 estimate)
- Vernon CountyPopulation 19,787 (2024 estimate)
Sources: Census county adjacency file 2024, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 29, retrieved November 14, 2026; Census Population Estimates, Vintage 2024: subcounty totals, state 20, retrieved November 14, 2026.