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Rich Hill, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Rich Hill is a Census city of 1,453 people across 1.37 square miles of land, in Bates County. Median household income is $47,167, 75.1 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Rich Hill
What Rich Hill is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.37 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,064
- County holding the largest share of its areaBates County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rich Hill
How many people live in Rich Hill
- Population1,453
- Median age38.6
- Population under 18424 plus or minus 103
- Share under 1829.2 percent
- Population 65 and over212 plus or minus 45
- Share 65 and over14.6 percent
- Households558
- Family households330
- Share of households that are families59.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rich Hill
Income and work in Rich Hill
- Median household income$47,167
- Per capita income$20,497
- Civilian labor force713 plus or minus 219
- Employed667 plus or minus 212
- Unemployed46 plus or minus 44
- Unemployment rate6.5 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Adults 25 and over906 plus or minus 194
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher76.2 percent plus or minus 21.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rich Hill
Housing in Rich Hill
- Housing units669
- Occupied units558
- Vacant units111 plus or minus 48
- Vacancy rate16.6 percent plus or minus 6.7
- Owner occupied419
- Renter occupied139 plus or minus 61
- Ownership rate75.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$75,600 plus or minus $19,013
- Median gross rent, monthly$900 plus or minus $337
- Annual rent as a share of median income22.9 percent plus or minus 9.1
- Single family units539
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more16 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more2.4 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Mobile homes111 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rich Hill
How Rich Hill gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute596 plus or minus 208
- Commuting under 15 minutes162 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more287 plus or minus 143
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.2 percent plus or minus 17.0
- Drove alone81.7 percent plus or minus 36.3
- Carpooled8.2 percent plus or minus 8.4
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home7.7 percent plus or minus 2.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Rich Hill
Flood risk in Rich Hill
- NFIP communityCity of Rich Hill
- NFIP community number290655
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10(M)
The City of Rich Hill participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290655 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Bates County, not Rich Hill
Bates County context, not Rich Hill figures
- Establishments in Bates County344
- Covered employment, Bates County3,673
- Average annual pay, Bates County$42,876
- Housing units permitted, Bates County9
Every figure in this section is published for Bates County as a whole and is not a measurement of Rich Hill.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Rich Hill questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Rich Hill, Missouri?
1,453, in 558 households. Rich Hill city covers 1.37 square miles of land, which is 1,064 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Rich Hill in?
Bates County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Rich Hill?
$47,167. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $75,600. Median gross rent is $900 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Rich Hill in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Rich Hill appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Rich Hill, city of, community 290655, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Rich Hill figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Bates County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Rich Hill.
Is zoning published for Rich Hill?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.