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La Monte Missouri Information: La Monte, Missouri is part of PETTIS County. Population for La Monte from the last gathering is 1064. You can view La Monte venues that host many La Monte MO events every year. You can also research La Monte Missouri homes for sale by visiting our La Monte Missouri real estate guide. La Monte Missouri has a latitude of 38.7716 and a longitude of -93.4242. Zip codes in La Monte, MO include 65337 ... more La Monte zips.

GENERAL POPULATION

Total Population in La Monte, MO
At the time of the most recent United States Census Survey, the number of people in La Monte, MO was 1,064.

Male Population
At the time of the last full census survey, the number of men in La Monte was 527, which represents 49.5 percent of the total for the community (The national average is 49.10%).

Male Population, Married in La Monte, MO
There are an estimated 240 married men in the town. 62.7 percent of men over 15 years old in La Monte are married, compared to the national average of 56.70%.

Female Population
The estimated female population in La Monte is 537 which is 50.5 of the total population (Compared to the national average of 50.90%).

Female Population, Married in La Monte, Missouri
There are an estimated 257 married women in the community. 57.8 percent of females over the age of 15 are married, compared to the national average of 52.10%.

AGE

Median Age in La Monte, MO
The median age of people living in La Monte, MO was 33.8 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 La Monte was 79. There were 789 people above the age of 18, which represents 74.2 percent of the entire population (compared to the national average of 74.30% ). 14.1 percent of the population (150) in the community was 65 years and over, compared to 12.40% nationally.

RACE

One Race Percent in La Monte, MO
At the time of the last census survey, the number of people of one race in La Monte, MO was 1,043.

White Population in La Monte, MO
The estimated White population in the La Monte community is 928, which is 87.2 percent of the total population (The U.S. average is 75.10%).

Black Population in La Monte, Missouri
The estimated Black/African American population is 13, which is 1.2 percent of the total population in town (The U.S. average is 12.30%).

American Indian and Alaska Native Population in La Monte, MO
In 2000, the number of American Indians or Alaska Natives in La Monte, MO was 2.

Asian Population in La Monte, Missouri
At the last survey, the total Asian population in the community was 8.

Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Population in La Monte, MO
The number of Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders living in La Monte was an estimated 7.

Other/Multiple Races
The number of residents identified as “some other race” was 85, while those of “two or more races” was 21 at the time of the last census.

Hispanic Population
The Hispanic population in the La Monte community was 138, or 13 percent of the total population (compared to the national average of 12.50% percent).

HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS

Household Population in La Monte, MO
The household population number in La Monte was 1,056.

Group Quarters Population in La Monte, MO
Group Quarters population in the community was 8.

Average Household Size in La Monte, MO
The average household size in La Monte is 2.57 (The average household size in the United States is 2.59).

Average Family Size
The average family size in the community is 3.08 (The average family size in the United States is 3.14).

HOUSING

Total Housing Units in La Monte, MO
At the time of the last census survey, there were 468 total housing units in La Monte.

The number of occupied housing units was 411, or 87.8 of the total units in town. Of these, 250 were owner-occupied (60.8), and 161 were renter-occupied (39.2, compared to the national average of 33.80%). There were also 57 vacant homes in La Monte at the time of the last complete survey.

Median Home Values in La Monte, Missouri
The total number of single family, owner occupied homes in the community was 216, with a median value in dollars of 48,900.

Monthly Owner Costs in La Monte, MO
For homes with a mortgage, average monthly owner costs were $564 (national average was $1,088). For homes without a mortgage in La Monte, average costs per month were $223 (national average was $295).

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or higher
At the time of the last survey, 539 people in the community had a high school degree, or 78.5 of the population (compared to the national average of 80.40%).

Bachelor's Degree or Higher in La Monte, Missouri
56 people in La Monte also had a Bachelor’s degree or higher, which represented 8.2 of the total population (National average was 24.40%).

MISCELLANEOUS

Civilian Veterans in La Monte, MO
The number of Civilian Veterans in La Monte was 153, or 20.1 percent of the total population (National average is 12.70%).

Disability Status in La Monte, MO
In 2000, there were 230 people in La Monte, MO listed as disabled.

Foreign Born in La Monte, MO
At the time of the last complete survey, there were 83 people in La Monte who spoke a language other than English at home. This represented 8.5 of the total population, compared to the national average of 17.90%.

LABOR STATISTICS

Percentage In Labor Force in La Monte, Missouri
There were 476 in the labor force in La Monte at the time of the last complete survey. This represented 58.2 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 La Monte was 18.6 minutes, compared to the national average of 25.5 minutes.

Median Household Income in La Monte, MO
The median household income in the community at the time of the last survey was $28,688. The median household income in the U.S. was $41,994.

Median Family Income in La Monte, MO
In the last complete census survey, the median family income in the community was $35,125. Median family income in the U.S. was 50,046.

Per Capita Income in La Monte, Missouri
Per capita income in La Monte in the last full census was 13,153. 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 La Monte numbered 42, or 15.3 percent of the population. The percentage of families in America living below the poverty line was 9.20%.

Individuals below the poverty level in La Monte, MO
Individuals living below the poverty line in the community was 226, or 21.4 percent . The percentage of individuals living beneath the poverty level in the country was 12.40%.