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Rolla township, Phelps County, MO

17,164 Population
36.1 square miles 475 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

28.2 ±1.6 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Phelps County: 35.8 ±0.3
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,122 ±$1,764 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Phelps County: $30,712 ±$1,424
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$45,762 ±$5,194 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Phelps County: $58,396 ±$3,528
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

24.3% ±3.3% (3,554  ±504) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Phelps County: 16.8% † 7,070 (±1.9% / ±812)
  • nearly double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

14.4 minutes ±1.1 (92,755  ±10,525) Mean travel time to work
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Phelps County: 19.1 337,385 (±1.4 / ±27,701)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about half the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,603 ±374 Number of households
  • Phelps County: 17,329 ±427
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.2 ±0.2 (14,633  ±649) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Phelps County: 2.4 42,130 (±0.1 / ±60)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.5% ±2.6% (135  ±100) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Phelps County: 4.2% † 409 (±1.8% / ±173)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

7,740 ±434 Number of housing units
  • Phelps County: 20,295 ±39
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$192,900 ±$25,510 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Phelps County: $206,500 ±$10,558
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

23.7% ±3.1% (4,033  ±551.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Phelps County: 18.6% † 8,335 (±2% / ±876.8)
  • nearly double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.2% ±5.2% (8,517  ±651.3) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Phelps County: 90% 25,684 (±3.7% / ±1,086.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
33.1% ±3.5% (3,093  ±366.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Phelps County: 32.4% 9,228 (±2.2% / ±631)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

5.5% ±1.4% (951  ±246) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Phelps County: 4.2% 1,903
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.7% ±1.1% (824  ±167) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Phelps County: 8.5% † 3,026 (±1% / ±351)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
824 Total veterans ±167 673 Male ±159 151 Female ±66

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