Moberly, MO

Metro Area Profile

24,365 residents. Jobs, income, development, climate and physical risk across the Moberly, MO metropolitan area.

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How this area ranks
GrowthTop 30% of 821 metros measured63
Housing affordabilityTop 28% of 822 metros measured100
Climate418th of 822 metros measured66
Physical resilienceTop 22% of 822 metros measured75
Access806th of 822 metros measured1
Economic stability609th of 822 metros measured35
The quick read

Development activity is both elevated and accelerating — 105 housing units permitted over the past twelve months, up 708% on the prior year.

Natural-hazard exposure is lower than in most comparable published metro profiles, placing Moberly in the top 22% for physical resilience.

The nearest major airport is 119 miles away, which is farther than most measured US metros.

At a glance

Population
24,365
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income
$53,033
Bottom 11% nationally
Density
50/sq mi
482.7 sq mi of land
Median age
40.0
2024 ACS 5-Year
County
Metro area
Moberly, MO
Nearest major airport
MCI
119 mi · Kansas City Intl
Median home value
$159,300
2024 ACS 5-Year

Jobs & opportunity

Median household income of $53,033 is below 89% of measured US metros.

MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Median household income ±$6,062$53,033Bottom 11%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income ±$1,598$28,481Bottom 10%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate13.9%Top 47%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Average commute22.8 minBottom 36%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%Bottom 16%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Labor force participation56.1%Bottom 25%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Housing & affordability

How it’s calculated →

Median rent of $760 takes 17% of median household income, below the 30% threshold at which a household is considered cost-burdened.

A median home costs 3.0 times median household income here, above the historic benchmark of about three times income.

Rent as a share of income
17.2%
Below the 30% cost-burdened threshold
Home price to income
3.0×
median home value ÷ median income
Median gross rent
$760
2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value
$159,300
2024 ACS 5-Year
MetricValueCompared nationallySource period
Home price to income3.00Bottom 40%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate71.4%Top 40%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Housing units ±3610,862Bottom 5%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent ±$53$760Bottom 5%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value ±$7,534$159,300Bottom 21%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Rent as a share of income17.2%Bottom 37%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year
Vacancy rate14.9%Top 28%of 9352024 ACS 5-Year

Both affordability measures come from the same ACS release as the income they are compared with, so the comparison is like for like. They describe housing cost against local earnings and are not a cost-of-living index — transport, groceries, healthcare, insurance and taxes are not included, and a place can look affordable here and still be expensive to live in for reasons this does not capture.

Growth & development

How it’s calculated →
Development Momentum
63/ 100
Top 30% of 821 published city profiles
Permitting is increasing, measured from 2024 to 2025.

An AreaProfile calculation combining permit volume per resident, its direction over one and three years, population change and employment growth. Permit volume alone is not the measure.

Population has fallen 2% since 2020, reaching 24,077 in 2024.

New construction is predominantly single-family: only 0% of permitted units are in buildings of five or more homes.

At 4.3 permitted units per 1,000 residents, building activity is above the median for measured US metros.

Units permitted
105
12 months ending July 2026
Per 1,000 residents
4.3
Top 30% nationally
Year over year
+708%
vs the prior twelve months
Multifamily share
0.0%
units in 5+ unit buildings
Population, annual estimates
2020202120222023202425k24k
Census Population Estimates Program, July 1 of each year. These annual estimates are designed for year-over-year comparison, unlike the ACS five-year figure shown as this profile's population.

Weather & climate

6 of the twelve months have a normal average temperature between 55°F and 80°F. July averages a high of 87°F and January a low of 19°F.

Normal annual precipitation is 42.7 inches, including 15.1 inches of snow.

10°30°50°70°90°JFMAMJJASOND
Solid line: normal daily high. Dashed line: normal daily low. 1991-2020 normals from NOAA station MOBERLY, 3.3 miles from this location.
Precipitation
JFMAMJJASOND5.2"
Normal monthly precipitation, in inches.
MetricValueSource period
Annual precipitation42.7"1991-2020 Normals
Annual snowfall15.1"1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F1991-2020 Normals
Average July high87°F1991-2020 Normals
Comfortable months61991-2020 Normals
Seasonal temperature swing49°F1991-2020 Normals

Climate figures are thirty-year normals, not current conditions. They describe what a typical year looks like rather than what the weather is doing today.

Physical risk

75 / 100
Physical resilience

The hazards accounting for most of this area's expected annual loss are earthquake.

Overall hazard risk is lower than 94% of measured US metros.

EarthquakeModerate

Low or minimal exposure: heat wave, landslide, tornado, cold wave, lightning, drought, hail, wildfire, ice storm, inland flooding, strong wind, hurricane, winter weather.

Hazard ratings are AreaProfile calculations derived from the FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0 (December 2025). FEMA publishes at county level. This value is the population-weighted mean of all component counties; expected annual loss is their sum. FEMA does not endorse this presentation. Higher physical resilience means lower exposure.

What this profile does not cover

Three things people look for are missing from every AreaProfile page, and each is missing for a reason rather than by oversight. The Area Score is calculated without them and the weighting is documented on the methodology page.

Reported crime
Offences reported to police are published by department rather than by town, and only where a department reported every month of the year. No municipal department reports for this place — many smaller communities are policed by the county — so there is no figure to show. A partial year is never scaled up to look complete, and arrest counts or news volume are never substituted for it.
Taxes
Taxes are not published: no source covers them nationally with a method open enough to check. Cost of living now is — the index above is the Bureau of Economic Analysis price parity for this area — but it is a price level for all consumption rather than a budget for a household, its spread is driven mostly by housing, and it excludes taxes. Housing affordability is computed separately from rent, price and income, because that answers a narrower and more actionable question. Nothing here is individualised tax advice.
Anything about a specific address
Every figure describes an area, not a street or a house. School attendance zones, insurance pricing and the character of a neighbourhood all vary within the places measured here.

Access

No airport meeting the AreaProfile major-airport definition lies within 100 miles; the nearest is 119 miles away.

AirportCodeDistanceLongest runway
Kansas City IntlMCI119 mi10,801 ft
St Louis Lambert IntlSTL123 mi11,020 ft
Rosecrans MemlSTJ131 mi8,061 ft

Airport identity, position and runway data come from the FAA. “Major airport” is an AreaProfile classification — a public-use civil airport with a paved runway of at least 8,000 feet — not an FAA hub designation. Distances are straight-line, not driving distance.

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Data & methodology

Used forSourceSource periodUpdated
AccessFederal Aviation Administration
Airports (NASR) — Aeronautical Data Delivery Service
NASR current cycle28-day NASR cycle
Physical riskFederal Emergency Management Agency
National Risk Index
National Risk Index December 2025 (v1.20.0)Periodic dataset versions (v1.20.0 current)
ClimateNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Monthly)
1991-2020 NormalsEvery ten years (next release follows the 2001–2030 period)
Demographics, Housing, Income, JobsU.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (Table-Based Summary File)
2024 ACS 5-YearAnnual (5-year estimates released each December)
DevelopmentU.S. Census Bureau
Building Permits Survey
12 months ending July 2026Monthly, roughly three weeks after the reference month
DemographicsU.S. Census Bureau
Population Estimates Program
July 1, 2024 estimateAnnual (vintage released each spring)

Profile recalculated August 30, 2026. Recalculation is not the same as new source data — each figure above shows the period its source actually covers. Read the full methodology or browse every source.

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