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Bates City, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Bates City is a Census city of 162 people across 1.08 square miles of land, in Lafayette County. Median household income is $88,750, 73.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 3 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $495,500 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Bates City
What Bates City is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.08 sq mi
- Water area0.05 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land150 plus or minus 53
- County holding the largest share of its areaLafayette 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.
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How many people live in Bates City
- Population162 plus or minus 57
- Median age44.5 plus or minus 10.2
- Population under 1824 plus or minus 18
- Share under 1814.8 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Population 65 and over32 plus or minus 19
- Share 65 and over19.8 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Households63 plus or minus 22
- Family households47 plus or minus 21
- Share of households that are families74.6 percent plus or minus 20.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Bates City
- Median household income$88,750 plus or minus $25,060
- Per capita income$38,249 plus or minus $13,129
- Civilian labor force86 plus or minus 43
- Employed78 plus or minus 40
- Unemployed8 plus or minus 9
- Unemployment rate9.3 percent plus or minus 9.4
- Adults 25 and over113 plus or minus 42
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher94.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 14.1
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.5 percent plus or minus 11.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Bates City
- Housing units80 plus or minus 25
- Occupied units63 plus or minus 22
- Vacant units17 plus or minus 14
- Vacancy rate21.3 percent plus or minus 16.2
- Owner occupied46 plus or minus 18
- Renter occupied17 plus or minus 13
- Ownership rate73.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$218,800 plus or minus $54,803
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,292 plus or minus $260
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Single family units53 plus or minus 19
- Share single family66.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more8 plus or minus 14
- Share in buildings of two or more10.0 percent plus or minus 17.5
- Mobile homes19 plus or minus 15
- Median year structure built1978
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Bates City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute71 plus or minus 37
- Commuting under 15 minutes4 plus or minus 13
- Share commuting under 15 minutes5.6 percent plus or minus 18.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more34 plus or minus 20
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more47.9 percent plus or minus 13.5
- Drove alone83.3 percent plus or minus 17.4
- Carpooled7.7 percent plus or minus 10.8
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home9.0 percent plus or minus 9.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Bates City (7(a))
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$495,500
- Average approval$165,167
- Median approval$200,000
- Largest approval$250,000
- Jobs supported24
- Jobs per approval8.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders2
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bates City, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Bates City
- NFIP communityCity of Bates City
- NFIP community number290769
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10
The City of Bates City does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290769 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.
Lafayette County, not Bates City
Lafayette County context, not Bates City figures
- Establishments in Lafayette County732
- Covered employment, Lafayette County8,809
- Average annual pay, Lafayette County$44,138
- Housing units permitted, Lafayette County121
Every figure in this section is published for Lafayette County as a whole and is not a measurement of Bates City.
All Lafayette County figures →
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
Bates City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Bates City, Missouri?
162, in 63 households. Bates City city covers 1.08 square miles of land, which is 150 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Bates City in?
Lafayette 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 Bates City?
$88,750. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $218,800. Median gross rent is $1,292 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Bates City businesses?
3 7(a) approvals totaling $495,500 since FY2020, across 2 lenders, median approval $200,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Bates City, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Bates City borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Bates City. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Bates City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Bates City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Bates City, city of, community 290769, 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 Bates City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Lafayette 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 Bates City.
Is zoning published for Bates City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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