Housing data for Mound Township, MO
Mound Township, MO has an estimated 926 residents and 462 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is a township in Bates County.
42.6% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $300 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 926 (±297)
- Housing units
- 462 (±126)
- Households that rent
- 42.6%
- Median gross rent
- $300
- Residents since 2015–2019
- +57.8%
What stands out in Mound Township
Median gross rent: $300 (±$196) in Mound Township, lower than in Bates County ($786).
Households that rent: 42.6% (±14.5 points) in Mound Township, higher than in Bates County (25.1%).
Average commute: 24.2 minutes (±5.7) in Mound Township, lower than in Bates County (32.8 minutes).
Housing in Mound Township at a glance
- Median rent: $300 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Rent burden: 31.5% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 42.6% of households rent
- Income and affordability: $57,404 median household income
- Home values: $161,400 median home value (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Homeowner costs: $1,205 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $1,161 median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 4.4% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 48.8% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Age of homes: 57.9% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 40.1% heat with electricity
- Commute and cars: 24.2 minutes average trip to work
- Growth: +57.8% residents since 2015–2019 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- How long people stay: 13.1% 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)
Mound Township against Bates County, its state and the nation
| Mound Township | Bates County | Missouri | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 926 (±297) | 16,186 (exact) | 6,191,814 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 462 (±126) | 7,192 (±29) | 2,825,287 (±1,043) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 42.6% (±14.5 points) | 25.1% (±3.1 points) | 31.9% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $300 (±$196) | $786 (±$73) | $1,033 (±$6) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $57,404 (±$26,769) | $60,733 (±$4,639) | $70,702 (±$325) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $161,400 (±$118,647) | $170,800 (±$12,266) | $230,300 (±$880) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $1,161 (±$297) | $1,039 (±$92) | $1,948 (±$11) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 57.9% (±19.5 points) | 55.8% (±4.8 points) | 52.8% (±0.4 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 24.2 minutes (±5.7) | 32.8 minutes (±2.3) | 23.5 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 88.9% (±6.8 points) | 85.0% (±2.4 points) | 89.3% (±0.2 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 38.6 years (±5.4) | 41.4 years (±0.5) | 39.0 years (±0.2) | 38.9 years |
Mound Township covers 36.0 square miles of land, about 26 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
How Mound Township has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 587 (±178) | 926 (±297) | +57.8% | Not a measurable change |
| Housing units | 408 (±102) | 462 (±126) | +13.2% | Not a measurable change |
| Median gross rent | $621 (±$80) | $300 (±$196) | −51.7% | Down after inflation |
| Median home value | $166,100 (±$11,577) | $161,400 (±$118,647) | −2.8% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median household income | $50,556 (±$34,590) | $57,404 (±$26,769) | +13.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median owner cost with a mortgage | $1,186 (±$123) | $1,205 (±$413) | +1.6% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Median real estate taxes | $1,005 (±$211) | $1,161 (±$297) | +15.5% | No measurable change after inflation |
| Households that rent | 39.1% (±18.2 points) | 42.6% (±14.5 points) | +3.5 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 6.7% (±11.6 points) | 0.0% (±18.6 points) | −6.7 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 County
Mound Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Bates County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Bates County recorded 624 violent and 1,023 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.
ZIP codes in Mound Township
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64720 | 13% | 4,494 | $644 | $190,900 | $75,479 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near Mound Township
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passaic | 1.9 mi | — | $64,700 | 23.3% |
| Adrian | 3.3 mi | $631 | $159,500 | 35.7% |
| Elkhart Township | 5.6 mi | — | $355,900 | 3.4% |
| Mount Pleasant Township | 5.6 mi | $893 | $151,600 | 38.0% |
| Butler | 6.2 mi | $893 | $145,400 | 40.9% |
| Deer Creek Township (Bates County) | 6.2 mi | $864 | $151,800 | 18.8% |
| Shawnee Township (Bates County) | 6.4 mi | — | $277,500 | 0.0% |
| Grand River Township (Bates County) | 8.3 mi | — | $294,800 | 0.0% |
Places in Missouri most like Mound Township
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Township | $327 | $137,900 | $62,292 | 25.3% |
| La Plata | $334 | $105,800 | $50,000 | 34.4% |
| Belle | $524 | $151,000 | $55,192 | 43.7% |
| Cole Camp | $497 | $171,500 | $47,083 | 37.5% |
| Mountain View | $424 | $123,500 | $38,942 | 40.0% |
| Lancaster | $349 | $154,800 | $49,444 | 29.0% |
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 Mound Township, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $834 | $839 | $1,098 | $1,402 | $1,835 |
HUD income limits for Mound Township, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $17,700 | $29,450 | $47,150 |
| 2 people | $21,640 | $33,650 | $53,850 |
| 3 people | $27,320 | $37,850 | $60,600 |
| 4 people | $33,000 | $42,050 | $67,300 |
| 5 people | $38,680 | $45,450 | $72,700 |
| 6 people | $44,360 | $48,800 | $78,100 |
| 7 people | $50,040 | $52,150 | $83,500 |
| 8 people | $55,550 | $55,550 | $88,850 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $84,100.
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 Mound Township
How many renters are there in Mound Township?
Mound Township has an estimated 169 (±69) renting households, 42.6% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in Mound Township?
The median household income in Mound Township is $57,404 (±$26,769) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in Mound Township?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Mound Township, MO is $1,205 (±$413) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in Mound Township?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Mound Township, MO is $1,161 (±$297) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How many homes are in Mound Township?
Mound Township, MO has an estimated 462 (±126) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
How old are most homes in Mound Township?
57.9% of homes in Mound Township, MO were built before 1980 (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Is Mound Township growing?
In Mound Township, the number of residents went from 587 in 2015–2019 to 926 in 2020–2024 (+57.8%), not a measurable change.
What ZIP codes are in Mound Township?
The ZIP code that covers Mound Township is 64720.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 64720?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 64720 is $644 (±$114) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Mound township, Bates County, Missouri
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Bates County, MO HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- 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 Mound township, Bates County, Missouri (county subdivision:50294, in state:29 county:013).
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 .