Population 243 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Vance
Household size in Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.83 | 2.49 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.51 | 2.52 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.93 | 2.50 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.02 | 2.49 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.19 | −0.00 | −0.03 |
Vance is a place of big households: 3.02 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.83 in 2006–10, 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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 41.6 | 38.4 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 55.9 | 39.2 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 45.3 | 40.0 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.3 | 40.1 | 40.1 |
| Change | −4.3 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Vance is 37.3 years old, a few years younger than 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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1.5% | 11.3% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 9.3% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 1.6% | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 11.5% | 11.0% | 11.6% |
| Change | +10.0 pts | −0.3 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single-parent households are about as common in Vance as they are nationally: 11.5%, against 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 Vance
Renters in Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.6% | 30.0% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 14.8% | 32.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.8% | 33.2% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 30.3% | 31.9% | 34.8% |
| Change | +15.7 pts | +1.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
About three in ten households in Vance rent their homes (30.3%), a little below the national share of 34.8%; the rest own. The picture is much the same across Missouri. Among homeowners, 49.0% 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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.7% | 11.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 20.9% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 6.6% | 12.2% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 18.5% | 10.5% | 9.6% |
| Change | +6.9 pts | −1.1 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 18.5% of the housing in Vance, 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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1988 | 1974 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1986 | 1975 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1980 | 1976 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1978 | 1980 |
| Change | −5 | +4 | +6 |
The typical home in Vance was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980).
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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $757 | $740 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $620 | $816 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $662 | $899 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,035 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$278 | +$383 | +$606 |
The median renter in Vance pays $1,035 a month for rent and utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 13.8% of household income on rent, comfortably 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 Vance
Bachelor's degrees in Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.8% | 26.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 16.9% | 27.3% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 15.2% | 29.6% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 10.1% | 32.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | −4.8 pts | +6.6 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are relatively uncommon in Vance: 10.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's or higher, well 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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 79.7% | 86.8% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 86.1% | 88.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 81.4% | 90.0% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 86.7% | 91.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +7.0 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Just over one in eight adults in Vance never finished high school, a bit more than nationally: 86.7% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% across the U.S.
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 Vance
| Period | Vance | Missouri | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.1% | 7.4% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 6.0% | 8.4% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.2% | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 7.3% | 4.1% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | −3.3 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment runs high in Vance: 7.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, against 5.4% nationally. 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).
Vance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance | 3.02 | 37.3 | 11.5% | 30.3% | 18.5% | 1982 | $1,035 | 10.1% | 86.7% | 7.3% |
| Conway | 2.56 | 40.7 | 10.0% | 22.9% | 14.0% | 1988 | $828 | 16.5% | 87.1% | 2.7% |
| Niangua | 2.74 | 38.9 | 7.0% | 21.5% | 12.4% | 1991 | $813 | 17.2% | 87.9% | 5.9% |
| Rader | 2.88 | 40.9 | 10.4% | 26.7% | 16.2% | 1982 | $969 | 11.3% | 87.8% | 6.0% |
| Sampson | 2.53 | 36.7 | 4.9% | 14.9% | 14.8% | 1989 | $743 | 17.7% | 89.3% | 1.4% |
| Morgan | 2.40 | 57.7 | 11.1% | 14.8% | 26.3% | 1986 | $1,008 | 18.5% | 77.0% | 5.6% |
| Grovespring | 2.48 | 50.5 | 6.4% | 22.6% | 10.8% | 1980 | $653 | 15.5% | 88.8% | 4.4% |
| Phillipsburg | 2.77 | 45.1 | 6.8% | 21.8% | 11.4% | 1989 | $857 | 10.8% | 83.5% | 4.3% |
| Evergreen | 2.22 | 59.2 | 10.0% | 11.2% | 22.6% | 1987 | $1,178 | 13.7% | 78.4% | 6.2% |
| Marshfield | 2.69 | 36.6 | 7.0% | 25.3% | 10.7% | 1984 | $747 | 19.2% | 88.7% | 5.0% |
| Wall Street | 2.41 | 41.1 | 2.6% | 18.6% | 9.5% | 1987 | $806 | 11.0% | 97.2% | 3.3% |
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 Vance. 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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