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Higginsville, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Higginsville is a Census city of 4,781 people across 3.77 square miles of land, in Lafayette County. Median household income is $81,033, 74.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $3.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Higginsville
What Higginsville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.77 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,269
- 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 Higginsville
- Population4,781
- Median age44.6
- Population under 18601 plus or minus 158
- Share under 1812.6 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Population 65 and over1,207 plus or minus 243
- Share 65 and over25.2 percent plus or minus 5.1
- Households1,986
- Family households1,146
- Share of households that are families57.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Higginsville
- Median household income$81,033
- Per capita income$36,743
- Civilian labor force2,795
- Employed2,673
- Unemployed122 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate4.4 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Adults 25 and over3,853
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher88.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.0 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Higginsville
- Housing units2,331
- Occupied units1,986
- Vacant units345 plus or minus 198
- Vacancy rate14.8 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Owner occupied1,479
- Renter occupied507 plus or minus 146
- Ownership rate74.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$166,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$980
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.5 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Single family units2,027
- Share single family87.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more272 plus or minus 111
- Share in buildings of two or more11.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Mobile homes32 plus or minus 33
- Median year structure built1970
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Higginsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,583
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,471
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more646 plus or minus 167
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.0 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone83.5 percent
- Carpooled9.6 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Worked from home2.9 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Higginsville (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$3,603,000
- Average approval$514,714
- Median approval$184,000
- Largest approval$1,360,000
- Jobs supported43
- Jobs per approval6.1
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more57.1 percent
- Share to franchises14.3 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higginsville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have 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 Higginsville
- NFIP communityCity of Higginsville
- NFIP community number290713
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10(M)
The City of Higginsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290713 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 Higginsville
Lafayette County context, not Higginsville 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 Higginsville.
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.
Coverage
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
Higginsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Higginsville, Missouri?
4,781, in 1,986 households. Higginsville city covers 3.77 square miles of land, which is 1,269 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Higginsville 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 Higginsville?
$81,033. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $166,100. Median gross rent is $980 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Higginsville businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $3.6 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $184,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Higginsville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Higginsville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Higginsville. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Higginsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Higginsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Higginsville, city of, community 290713, 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 Higginsville 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 Higginsville.
Is zoning published for Higginsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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