Population 4,531 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Mountain View
Household size in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.45 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.43 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.42 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.01 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Households in Mountain View run small, averaging 2.42 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Missouri as a whole looks much the same.
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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.0 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 38.4 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 44.8 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 44.4 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | +7.4 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
Mountain View skews older: half of its residents are older than 44.4, well above the national median of 40.1. That usually means more empty nesters and retirees, and fewer young families. Since 2006–10, the median age has climbed from 37.0, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.4% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 8.2% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.8% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | −0.5 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in eight households in Mountain View (11.8%), close to 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 Mountain View
Renters in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 31.5% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 37.4% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 33.5% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 31.7% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.1 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Nearly a third of households in Mountain View rent their homes (31.7%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. That is in line with the rest of Missouri. Just over half of owners (52.1%) have paid off their mortgages, well 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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 17.4% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.2% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.6% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 14.3% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | −3.1 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacancy is high in Mountain View: 14.3% of homes are empty, 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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1979 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1979 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1981 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | +2 | +4 | +6 |
Homes in Mountain View are about the same age as the nation's housing: the median home was built in 1981, versus 1980 nationally.
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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $456 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $491 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $546 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $547 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$91 | +$383 | +$606 |
The median renter in Mountain View pays $547 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 27.5% of household income on rent, just under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
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 Mountain View
Bachelor's degrees in Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 10.5% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 11.8% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 12.8% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.2% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.7 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in Mountain View have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 18.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 78.3% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 82.9% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 79.4% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.8% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +3.5 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in six adults in Mountain View never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.8% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
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 Mountain View
| Period | Mountain View | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.2% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 11.9% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.5% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | −2.7 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Mountain View runs below the national rate: 4.5% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. The picture is much the same across Missouri. 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).
Mountain View compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View | 2.42 | 44.4 | 11.8% | 31.7% | 14.3% | 1981 | $547 | 18.2% | 81.8% | 4.5% |
| Turnerville | 2.51 | 41.4 | 14.8% | 25.1% | 9.9% | 1983 | $618 | 23.9% | 93.3% | 3.7% |
| Trask | 2.55 | 42.7 | 11.9% | 11.3% | 16.6% | 1986 | $826 | 31.2% | 91.5% | 3.0% |
| Pine Crest | 2.70 | 39.7 | 13.0% | 8.4% | 13.8% | 1987 | $542 | 16.3% | 95.9% | 0.7% |
| Hutton Valley | 2.60 | 43.4 | 10.8% | 10.7% | 22.5% | 1990 | $1,019 | 28.9% | 91.3% | 6.6% |
| White Church | 2.85 | 43.5 | 12.6% | 17.5% | 12.2% | 1992 | $685 | 20.3% | 84.5% | 4.2% |
| Clear Springs | 2.29 | 47.8 | 34.5% | 25.0% | 13.2% | 1965 | $560 | 40.1% | 96.1% | 7.7% |
| Birch Tree | 2.56 | 42.0 | 9.7% | 14.4% | 21.8% | 1984 | $492 | 11.4% | 83.8% | 0.9% |
| Pomona | 2.50 | 46.2 | 10.9% | 16.9% | 8.2% | 1989 | $686 | 21.0% | 89.2% | 3.9% |
| Willow Springs | 2.65 | 39.6 | 11.4% | 30.3% | 10.6% | 1973 | $700 | 15.0% | 87.9% | 9.9% |
| Olden | 2.26 | 48.9 | 10.7% | 17.8% | 6.6% | 1992 | $703 | 20.0% | 89.3% | 1.2% |
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 Mountain View. 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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