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Advance Missouri Information: Advance, Missouri is part of STODDARD County. Population for Advance from the last gathering is 1244. You can view Advance venues that host many Advance MO events every year. You can also research Advance Missouri homes for sale by visiting our Advance Missouri real estate guide. Advance Missouri has a latitude of 37.0948 and a longitude of -89.9101. Zip codes in Advance, MO include 63730 ... more Advance zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in Advance, MO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in Advance, MO was 1,244.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in Advance was 538, which represents 43.2 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in Advance, MO
There are an estimated 282 married men in the town. 67.1 percent of men over 15 years old in Advance are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in Advance is 706 which is 56.8 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in Advance, Missouri
There are an estimated 286 married women in the community. 46.7 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in Advance, MO
The median age of people living in Advance, MO was 43.7 at the time of the last full census survey. (The United States average at the time was 35.3)

At that time, the number of people under the age of 5 living in Advance was 53. There were 1,000 people above the age of 18, which represents 80.4 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 26.5 percent of the population (330) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in Advance, MO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in Advance, MO was 1,233.

White Population in Advance, MO
The estimated White population in the Advance community is 1,223, which is 98.3 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in Advance, Missouri
The estimated Black/African American population is 1, which is 0.1 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in Advance, MO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in Advance, MO was 7.

Asian Population in Advance, Missouri
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 2.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in Advance, MO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in Advance was an estimated 0.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 0, while those of “two or more races” was 11 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the Advance community was 4, or 0.3 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in Advance, MO
The household population number in Advance was 1,196.

Group Quarters Population in Advance, MO
Group Quarters population in the community was 48.

Average Household Size in Advance, MO
The average household size in Advance is 2.2 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 2.8 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in Advance, MO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 593 total housing units in Advance.

The number of occupied housing units was 544, or 91.7 of the total units in town. Of these, 404 were owner-occupied (74.3), and 140 were renter-occupied (25.7, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 49 vacant homes in Advance at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in Advance, Missouri
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 368, with a median value in dollars of 61,200.

Monthly Owner Costs in Advance, MO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $587 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in Advance, average costs per month were $194 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 551 people in the community had a high school degree, or 62.6 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Advance, Missouri
103 people in Advance also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 11.7 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in Advance, MO
The number of Civilian Veterans in Advance was 135, or 13.7 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in Advance, MO
In 2000, there were 290 people in Advance, MO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in Advance, MO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 11 people in Advance who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 0.9 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in Advance, Missouri
There were 537 in the labor force in Advance at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 53.1 of the total population, compared to the national average of 63.90%. Mean Travel Time to Work in minutes
From the most recent complete survey, the average commute time to work for local residents in Advance was 28.3 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in Advance, MO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $27,734. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in Advance, MO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $38,167. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in Advance, Missouri
Per capita income in Advance in the last full census was 15,036. Per capita income in the U.S. was 21,587.

Families below poverty level
According to the most recent survey,families living below the poverty line in Advance numbered 27, or 8.1 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in Advance, MO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 154, or 12.9 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.