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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-MCFALL-MO · McFall, MO 135 pop · income 61st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around McFall
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest McFall on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Rockingham · lowest
19,958
Rockingham · lowest
19,958 median HH income
25.2% of the leader · rank #1
McFall · this city
79,167
McFall · this city
79,167 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #2
Bloomfield · highest
79,167
Bloomfield · highest
79,167 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #3
Red Rock CDP… · near
79,167
Red Rock CDP… · near
79,167 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #4
Logan · near
79,167
Logan · near
79,167 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
Taylor · near
79,167
Taylor · near
79,167 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
Dupuyer · near
79,167
Dupuyer · near
79,167 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for McFall on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 135.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, McFall places in the 61st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
61st
percentile, household income
7th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: McFall, MO
Missouri's McFall is a small town, with 135 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in McFall report a median income of $79,167 per year, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 3.1%. The median resident age is 36.5 years. About 26.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 63.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: the state registers 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average index (Well Below Average) per BEA Regional Price Parities 2024. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $972 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in Missouri run around $219, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Natural-hazard exposure scores 50.6 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of McFall's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For McFall, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for McFall?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Louisburg (135 residents, $52,813 income); Ludlow (135 residents, $56,000 income); Wheeling (135 residents, $41,000 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Rockingham, GA (135 residents); Ferris, IL (135 residents); Hamburg, IL (135 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in McFall?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 93.9%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +5 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +4.3% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A-
90.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate B+
3.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income C
$79,167
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share C-
26.2%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
McFall profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Poverty rate: 78/100 (B+) · 3.1%
Household income: 59/100 (C) · $79,167
Bachelor's+ share: 51/100 (C-) · 26.2%
How does McFall compare to other US cities?
McFall measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income61% higher than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares McFall against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Missouri-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places McFall near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, McFall ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares McFall only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#157 of 842
81st percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#692 of 875
20th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#202 of 875
77th percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
61st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$79,167McFall, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context McFall, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for McFall, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)26.2%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)3.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)63.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
135
Median Income
$79,167
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
36.5
Poverty Rate
3.1%
Labor force participation
63.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
26.2%
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
McFall's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
115 residents
2021
117 residents
2022
118 residents
2023
118 residents
2024
119 residents
2025
120 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
93.9%
Carpool
6.1%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Based on 66 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for McFall. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around McFall is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county McFall sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How McFall compares to similar-size Missouri cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.