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Blackwater, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Blackwater is a Census city of 207 people across 0.33 square miles of land, in Cooper County. Median household income is $66,389, 90.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Blackwater
What Blackwater is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.33 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land632 plus or minus 259
- County holding the largest share of its areaCooper 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.
Blackwater
How many people live in Blackwater
- Population207 plus or minus 85
- Median age25.3 plus or minus 15.5
- Population under 1880 plus or minus 38
- Share under 1838.6 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Population 65 and over26 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over12.6 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Households70 plus or minus 25
- Family households51 plus or minus 22
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent plus or minus 17.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Blackwater
- Median household income$66,389 plus or minus $13,971
- Per capita income$24,369
- Civilian labor force94 plus or minus 41
- Employed94 plus or minus 41
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over104 plus or minus 47
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.2 percent plus or minus 55.3
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.1 percent plus or minus 18.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Blackwater
- Housing units75 plus or minus 26
- Occupied units70 plus or minus 25
- Vacant units5 plus or minus 7
- Vacancy rate6.7 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Owner occupied63 plus or minus 23
- Renter occupied7 plus or minus 6
- Ownership rate90.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$123,600 plus or minus $40,278
- Median gross rent, monthly$938
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.0 percent plus or minus 3.9
- Single family units72 plus or minus 29
- Share single family96.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes3 plus or minus 3
- Median year structure built1943
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Blackwater gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute93 plus or minus 40
- Commuting under 15 minutes23 plus or minus 15
- Share commuting under 15 minutes24.7 percent plus or minus 12.4
- Commuting 30 minutes or more41 plus or minus 22
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more44.1 percent plus or minus 13.4
- Drove alone76.6 percent plus or minus 18.7
- Carpooled17.0 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked5.3 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 3.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Blackwater
- NFIP communityCity of Blackwater
- NFIP community number290109
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/11(M)
The City of Blackwater participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290109 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.
Cooper County, not Blackwater
Cooper County context, not Blackwater figures
- Establishments in Cooper County408
- Covered employment, Cooper County4,872
- Average annual pay, Cooper County$41,936
- Housing units permitted, Cooper County17
Every figure in this section is published for Cooper County as a whole and is not a measurement of Blackwater.
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
Blackwater questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Blackwater, Missouri?
207, in 70 households. Blackwater city covers 0.33 square miles of land, which is 632 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Blackwater in?
Cooper 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 Blackwater?
$66,389. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $123,600. Median gross rent is $938 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Blackwater in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Blackwater appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Blackwater, city of, community 290109, 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 Blackwater figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cooper 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 Blackwater.
Is zoning published for Blackwater?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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