Housing data for Halfway, MO

Halfway, MO has an estimated 137 residents and 68 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a village in Polk County.

27.1% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $718 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
137 (±73)
Housing units
68 (±33)
Households that rent
27.1%
Median gross rent
$718
Residents since 2015–2019
+15.1%

What stands out in Halfway

Median home value: $53,100 (±$33,461) in Halfway, lower than in Polk County ($205,800).

Median real estate taxes: $423 (±$153) in Halfway, lower than in Polk County ($1,137).

Median household income: $29,583 (±$21,192) in Halfway, lower than in Polk County ($59,647).

Average commute: 14.2 minutes (±3.3) in Halfway, lower than in Polk County (28.1 minutes).

Housing in Halfway at a glance

  • Median rent: $718 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 57.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 27.1% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Income and affordability: $29,583 median household income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Home values: $53,100 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Homeowner costs: $1,203 median monthly cost with a mortgage (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Property taxes: $423 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: 77.9% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Age of homes: 67.6% 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: 64.4% heat with electricity (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Commute and cars: 14.2 minutes average trip to work (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Growth: +15.1% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • How long people stay: 0.0% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 8.5% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Halfway against Polk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
HalfwayPolk CountyMissouriUnited States
Residents137 (±73)32,444 (exact)6,191,814 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units68 (±33)13,482 (±86)2,825,287 (±1,043)143,775,355
Households that rent27.1% (±25.4 points)28.4% (±2.9 points)31.9% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$718 (±$105)$814 (±$53)$1,033 (±$6)$1,413
Median household income$29,583 (±$21,192)$59,647 (±$3,036)$70,702 (±$325)$80,734
Median home value$53,100 (±$33,461)$205,800 (±$12,213)$230,300 (±$880)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$423 (±$153)$1,137 (±$62)$1,948 (±$11)$3,119
Built before 198067.6% (±28.4 points)39.7% (±4.2 points)52.8% (±0.4 points)49.7%
Average commute14.2 minutes (±3.3)28.1 minutes (±1.8)23.5 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband57.6% (±26.1 points)82.4% (±2.6 points)89.3% (±0.2 points)91.0%
Median age of residents57.3 years (±28.2)38.1 years (±0.8)39.0 years (±0.2)38.9 years

Halfway covers 2.0 square miles of land, about 68 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Halfway has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents119 (±45)137 (±73)+15.1%Not a measurable change
Housing units97 (±28)68 (±33)−29.9%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$567 (±$281)$718 (±$105)+26.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$81,900 (±$12,738)$53,100 (±$33,461)−35.2%Down after inflation
Median household income$35,313 (±$9,864)$29,583 (±$21,192)−16.2%No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$825 (±$203)$1,203 (±$157)+45.8%No measurable change after inflation
Median real estate taxes$518 (±$175)$423 (±$153)−18.3%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent25.4% (±16.8 points)27.1% (±25.4 points)+1.7 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±71.2 points)0.0% (±76.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot 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 Polk County

Halfway has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Polk County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Polk County recorded 176 violent and 873 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

Places near Halfway

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Buffalo8.1 mi$627$141,80055.3%
Bolivar9.7 mi$812$201,60046.0%
Pleasant Hope11 mi$950$155,60029.2%
Louisburg11 mi$1,083$63,80028.1%
Morrisville14 mi$843$151,30051.3%
Urbana16 mi$830$83,00025.5%
Fair Grove17 mi$927$214,30026.7%
Preston22 mi$577$179,90038.5%

Places in Missouri most like Halfway

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Thayer$627$67,500$37,41731.9%
Arbyrd$618$46,800$37,00026.9%
Mountain Grove$839$87,200$37,41524.7%
Edina$655$85,600$42,39623.9%
Louisiana$645$72,100$38,67339.5%
Shelbina$756$86,200$47,50026.1%

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 Halfway, fiscal year 2027

Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$773$778$962$1,330$1,516

HUD income limits for Halfway, fiscal year 2026

Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$16,900$28,150$45,000
2 people$21,640$32,150$51,400
3 people$27,320$36,150$57,850
4 people$33,000$40,150$64,250
5 people$38,680$43,400$69,400
6 people$44,360$46,600$74,550
7 people$49,800$49,800$79,700
8 people$53,000$53,000$84,850

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Polk County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $80,300.

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 Halfway

Is Halfway growing?

In Halfway, the number of residents went from 119 in 2015–2019 to 137 in 2020–2024 (+15.1%), not a measurable change.

Sources

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 Halfway village, Missouri (place:29962, 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 .

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