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Ozark, Christian County, Missouri

City in Christian County, Missouri · ZIP 65721

  • Christian County
  • Census data · ACS 2019-2023
  • 8 public schools
  • 23,248 (2024 estimate)Population
  • 8,359Households
  • $69,372Median household income
  • $230,600Median home value
  • 8Public schools
  • 1ZIP codes

About Ozark

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Town intelligenceOfficial sources, refreshed yearly

Population, 2000 to 2020+120.2%
5k10k15k20k25k2000: 9,66520002010: 17,82020102020: 21,28420209,66521,284
Population of Ozark at each census
CensusPopulation
20009,665
201017,820
202021,284

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 Ozark
Under $50k30.7%
$50k to $100k37.7%
$100k to $150k21.3%
$150k to $200k3.6%
$200k and over6.5%

Median household income $69,372 · 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 Ozark
Owner occupied
5,530 units
Renter occupied
2,829 units
Vacancy rate
4.2%

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.

Ozark compared with its county and state
Ozark compared with its county and state, American Community Survey 2019-2023
MeasureOzarkChristian CountyMissouri
Population21,95391,2296,168,181
Median household income$69,372$81,245$68,920
Median age33.539.338.9
Median home value$230,600$249,700$215,600
Bachelor’s degree or higher33.0%32.6%31.9%
Foreign-born residents4.3%3.0%4.4%
Owner-occupied homes66.2%76.0%67.9%
Mean commute to work23.6 minutes25.1 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 Ozark8
Public schools in Ozark, NCES directory 2023–2024
SchoolTypeGradesDistrict
EAST ELEM.PublicK–4OZARK R-VI
NORTH ELEM.PublicK–4OZARK R-VI
OZARK TIGERPAW EARLY CHILD CTRPublicPre-K–KOZARK R-VI
SOUTH ELEM.PublicK–4OZARK R-VI
WEST ELEM.PublicK–4OZARK R-VI
OZARK JR. HIGHPublic7–8OZARK R-VI
OZARK MIDDLE SCHOOLPublic5–6OZARK R-VI
OZARK HIGHPublic9–12OZARK R-VI

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 Ozark3
Congressional and state legislative districts for Ozark
ChamberDistrictShare of Ozark
U.S. House of RepresentativesCongressional District 7 (MO-7)All
State legislature, lower chamberState House District 140100%
State legislature, upper chamberState Senate District 29All

Boundaries from the Census Bureau’s TIGER/Line district files, matched to Ozark’s own boundary; a town split between districts lists each with the share of its land inside it. 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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