Housing data for Bates City, MO
Bates City, MO has an estimated 162 residents and 80 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a city in Lafayette County.
27.0% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $1,292 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 162 (±57)
- Housing units
- 80 (±25)
- Households that rent
- 27.0%
- Median gross rent
- $1,292
- Residents since 2015–2019
- −20.2%
What stands out in Bates City
Average commute: 51.3 minutes (±21.6) in Bates City, higher than in Lafayette County (24.9 minutes).
Median gross rent: $1,292 (±$260) in Bates City, higher than in Lafayette County ($928).
Housing in Bates City at a glance
- Median rent: $1,292 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent by bedrooms: $1,083 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 62.6% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 27.0% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $88,750 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Home values: $218,800 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,523 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Property taxes: $1,750 median real estate taxes a year (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Bedrooms: 76.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 53.9% of homes were built before 1980 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 54.0% heat with utility gas (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Commute and cars: 51.3 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crime reported to police: 429 violent crimes per 100,000 residents (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Growth: −20.2% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 14.3% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)
Bates City against Lafayette County, its state and the nation
| Bates City | Lafayette County | Missouri | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 162 (±57) | 33,115 (exact) | 6,191,814 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 80 (±25) | 14,221 (±60) | 2,825,287 (±1,043) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 27.0% (±17.0 points) | 24.3% (±2.7 points) | 31.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $1,292 (±$260) | $928 (±$41) | $1,033 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $88,750 (±$25,060) | $80,612 (±$6,979) | $70,702 (±$325) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $218,800 (±$54,803) | $216,500 (±$12,051) | $230,300 (±$880) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,750 (±$486) | $1,581 (±$100) | $1,948 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 53.9% (±41.0 points) | 57.6% (±4.7 points) | 52.8% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 51.3 minutes (±21.6) | 24.9 minutes (±1.1) | 23.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 85.7% (±14.3 points) | 87.0% (±1.9 points) | 89.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 44.5 years (±10.2) | 40.9 years (±0.5) | 39.0 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Bates City covers 1.1 square miles of land, about 150 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Bates City has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 203 (±62) | 162 (±57) | −20.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 116 (±29) | 80 (±25) | −31.0% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $1,014 (±$123) | $1,292 (±$260) | +27.4% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median home value | $120,800 (±$70,970) | $218,800 (±$54,803) | +81.1% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $54,167 (±$8,854) | $88,750 (±$25,060) | +63.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,393 (±$249) | $1,523 (±$176) | +9.3% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,641 (±$342) | $1,750 (±$486) | +6.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 25.6% (±14.7 points) | 27.0% (±17.0 points) | +1.4 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 0.0% (±62.2 points) | 0.0% (±74.6 points) | 0.0 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.
Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.
The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.
Crime reported to police in Bates City
In 2025, the Bates City Police Department reported 429 violent and 2,575 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI.
Across Lafayette County, the departments that report recorded 203 violent and 513 property crimes per 100,000 residents that year.
Places near Bates City
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Grove | 3.5 mi | $1,044 | $215,500 | 39.7% |
| Odessa | 5.2 mi | $1,063 | $238,200 | 27.2% |
| Lake Lafayette | 6.4 mi | — | $76,800 | 3.6% |
| Grain Valley | 8.2 mi | $1,398 | $283,800 | 35.0% |
| Napoleon | 8.7 mi | — | $183,300 | 9.9% |
| Levasy | 9.7 mi | $1,361 | $193,800 | 38.7% |
| Wellington | 10 mi | $1,004 | $144,200 | 28.9% |
| Blue Springs | 11 mi | $1,277 | $263,100 | 31.1% |
Places in Missouri most like Bates City
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | $1,004 | $144,200 | $67,045 | 28.9% |
| Deer Creek Township (Bates County) | $864 | $151,800 | $72,262 | 18.8% |
| Augusta | $1,375 | $362,500 | $103,750 | 4.6% |
| West Boone Township | $1,297 | $219,800 | $81,058 | 17.3% |
| Byrnes Mill | $1,137 | $306,200 | $98,576 | 18.7% |
| Miller | $1,036 | $100,400 | $56,371 | 27.0% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Missouri.
HUD Fair Market Rent for Bates City, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,257 | $1,366 | $1,546 | $2,020 | $2,419 |
HUD income limits for Bates City, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $23,800 | $39,700 | $63,500 |
| 2 people | $27,200 | $45,400 | $72,600 |
| 3 people | $30,600 | $51,050 | $81,650 |
| 4 people | $34,000 | $56,700 | $90,700 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $61,250 | $98,000 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $65,800 | $105,250 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $70,350 | $112,500 |
| 8 people | $55,720 | $74,850 | $119,750 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $113,400.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about Bates City
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In Bates City, the number of residents went from 203 in 2015–2019 to 162 in 2020–2024 (−20.2%), not a measurable change.
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Bates City city, Missouri
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Kansas City, MO-KS HUD Metro FMR Area
- FBI Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Crime Data Explorer: Bates City Police Department (ORI MO0541100)
- FBI: Uniform Crime Reporting statistics and their proper use
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Bates City city, Missouri (place:03556, in state:29).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .