Arbor, MO Demographics

Population 183 · Census ACS 2020–24

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Population and households in Arbor

Household size in Arbor

Household size, people per household
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–102.712.492.68
2010–142.522.522.73
2015–192.672.502.71
2020–242.902.492.65
Change+0.19−0.00−0.03
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The typical household in Arbor holds 2.90 people, more than the U.S. average of 2.65. Since 2006–10, household size has climbed from 2.71, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.

Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).

Median age in Arbor

Median age, years
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–1037.538.437.7
2010–1448.639.238.6
2015–1939.940.039.6
2020–2438.840.140.1
Change+1.3+1.7+2.3
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Half of the people in Arbor are younger than 38.8 and half are older, close to the national median of 40.1.

Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).

Single-parent households in Arbor

Single-parent households, % of households
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–1011.9%11.3%12.3%
2010–146.5%11.4%12.3%
2015–193.5%10.9%11.6%
2020–248.3%11.0%11.6%
Change−3.7 pts−0.3 pts−0.6 pts
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Single parents head only 8.3% of households in Arbor, well below the national share of 11.6%.

Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).

Housing in Arbor

Renters in Arbor

Renters, % of occupied homes
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–107.2%30.0%33.3%
2010–1419.8%32.1%35.6%
2015–1920.5%33.2%36.0%
2020–2410.2%31.9%34.8%
Change+3.0 pts+1.9 pts+1.5 pts
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Arbor is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 10.2% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. Among homeowners, 46.0% have no mortgage at all, above the national share of 39.8%.

Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).

Vacant homes in Arbor

Vacant homes, % of all homes
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–1010.2%11.6%11.4%
2010–1417.2%12.0%11.4%
2015–1913.5%12.2%11.1%
2020–2422.9%10.5%9.6%
Change+12.8 pts−1.1 pts−1.8 pts
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Vacant homes make up 22.9% of the housing in Arbor, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.

Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).

Age of homes in Arbor

Age of homes, median year built
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–10197319741974
2010–14197219751975
2015–19197719761977
2020–24198319781980
Change+10+4+6
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The typical home in Arbor was built around 1983, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are newer than in Missouri overall, where the median home dates to 1978.

Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).

Rent in Arbor

Rent, per month
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–10$562$740$965
2010–14$389$816$1,040
2015–19$934$899$1,213
2020–24$1,005$1,122$1,571
Change+$443+$383+$606
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The median renter in Arbor pays $1,005 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. Rent takes 14.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.

Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).

Education in Arbor

Bachelor's degrees in Arbor

Bachelor's degrees, % of adults 25+
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–1017.1%26.0%28.4%
2010–149.9%27.3%29.6%
2015–1916.3%29.6%32.1%
2020–2426.1%32.6%35.6%
Change+8.9 pts+6.6 pts+7.2 pts
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Just over a quarter of adults 25 and older in Arbor (26.1%) have a bachelor's degree or higher, below the national share of 35.6%.

Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

High school graduates in Arbor

High school graduates, % of adults 25+
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–1079.5%86.8%84.9%
2010–1480.1%88.3%86.1%
2015–1990.1%90.0%87.7%
2020–2491.8%91.8%89.3%
Change+12.2 pts+5.1 pts+4.3 pts
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About nine in ten adults in Arbor have finished high school (91.8%), a bit above the national rate of 89.3%. That is in line with the rest of Missouri.

High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).

Jobs in Arbor

Unemployment, % of the labor force
PeriodArborMissouriU.S.
2006–1010.7%7.4%8.1%
2010–142.3%8.4%9.4%
2015–191.7%4.6%5.6%
2020–240.7%4.1%5.4%
Change−10.0 pts−3.3 pts−2.7 pts
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Unemployment in Arbor has been low: just 0.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.

Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).

Arbor compared with nearby cities

CityHousehold sizeMedian ageSingle parentsRentersVacant homesMedian year builtMedian rentBachelor's degreeHigh school diplomaUnemployment
Arbor2.9038.88.3%10.2%22.9%1983$1,00526.1%91.8%0.7%
Randles2.7243.311.0%15.1%18.2%1979$84812.7%87.8%1.8%
Toga2.5944.311.4%11.9%19.4%1984$88917.2%90.0%2.2%
Delta2.9941.99.2%20.7%16.0%1973$7347.6%82.0%2.5%
Glennon2.4842.54.5%16.8%25.2%1984$84018.9%93.3%6.9%
Perkins2.4644.912.9%16.1%17.1%1978$8409.5%89.4%1.9%
Advance2.2640.210.4%16.5%13.1%1980$74418.4%84.6%1.2%
Whitewater2.9139.38.3%9.9%22.6%1983$99526.0%91.9%0.8%
Dongola2.4442.84.1%17.3%25.4%1984$82518.3%93.5%7.5%
Tillman2.4849.715.1%10.5%17.4%1987$85010.6%89.6%2.7%
Gipsy2.8237.517.0%12.4%22.1%1991$95823.2%91.0%1.6%

All figures 2020–24.

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About these numbers

Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Arbor. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.

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