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Southwest City is a Census town of 992 people across 1.46 square miles of land, in McDonald County. Median household income is $44,625, 55.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Southwest City
What Southwest City is
- Census place typetown
- Land area1.46 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land678 plus or minus 164
- County holding the largest share of its areaMcDonald 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.
Southwest City
How many people live in Southwest City
- Population992 plus or minus 240
- Median age28.2
- Population under 18357 plus or minus 93
- Share under 1836.0 percent
- Population 65 and over81 plus or minus 35
- Share 65 and over8.2 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Households333 plus or minus 74
- Family households219 plus or minus 62
- Share of households that are families65.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Southwest City
- Median household income$44,625 plus or minus $30,475
- Per capita income$28,744 plus or minus $12,123
- Civilian labor force481 plus or minus 130
- Employed468 plus or minus 128
- Unemployed13 plus or minus 15
- Unemployment rate2.7 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Adults 25 and over560 plus or minus 120
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher63.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher3.9 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.8 percent plus or minus 3.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Southwest City
- Housing units367 plus or minus 80
- Occupied units333 plus or minus 74
- Vacant units34 plus or minus 28
- Vacancy rate9.3 percent plus or minus 7.4
- Owner occupied185 plus or minus 64
- Renter occupied148 plus or minus 47
- Ownership rate55.6 percent plus or minus 14.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$91,100 plus or minus $47,199
- Median gross rent, monthly$622
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.7 percent plus or minus 11.8
- Single family units232 plus or minus 67
- Share single family63.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more111 plus or minus 53
- Share in buildings of two or more30.2 percent plus or minus 12.8
- Mobile homes24 plus or minus 18
- Median year structure built1983
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Southwest City gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute423 plus or minus 114
- Commuting under 15 minutes140 plus or minus 60
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.1 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more163 plus or minus 66
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more38.5 percent plus or minus 11.7
- Drove alone67.5 percent
- Carpooled16.4 percent plus or minus 9.6
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Walked6.9 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Worked from home8.8 percent plus or minus 9.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Southwest City
- NFIP communityCity of Southwest City
- NFIP community number290528
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date05/03/10(M)
The City of Southwest City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290528 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.
McDonald County, not Southwest City
McDonald County context, not Southwest City figures
- Establishments in McDonald County312
- Covered employment, McDonald County5,686
- Average annual pay, McDonald County$44,246
- Housing units permitted, McDonald County21
Every figure in this section is published for McDonald County as a whole and is not a measurement of Southwest City.
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
Southwest City questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Southwest City, Missouri?
992, in 333 households. Southwest City town covers 1.46 square miles of land, which is 678 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Southwest City in?
McDonald 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 Southwest City?
$44,625. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $91,100. Median gross rent is $622 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Southwest City in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Southwest City appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Southwest City, city of, community 290528, 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 Southwest City figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for McDonald 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 Southwest City.
Is zoning published for Southwest City?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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