Population & age
- Total population
- 1,249
- Median age
- 43.9
Jasper County · Joplin, MO-KS · Population 1,249
Reeds, MO (ZIP 64859) sits in Jasper County within the Joplin metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 39.8%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,960. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,009 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. FEMA has issued 22 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 10,590 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 26.1% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Missouri levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 4.70%); a household at the local median AGI of $51,191 would pay roughly $1,444/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 1,116 residents (581 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $53,958, fair market rent of $940 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $283,733, down 2.9% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$750
/month
1 Bed
$760
/month
2 Bed
$940
/month
3 Bed
$1,200
/month
4 Bed
$1,270
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$283,733
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
-2.9%
vs. March 2025
Joplin, MO
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
574
Across 501 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $123.1M.
Single-family
458
80% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
116
20% of total units
Single-family value
$112.3M
construction value
Multifamily value
$10.8M
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
550
Average AGI
$51,191
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
23.6%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$627
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $28.2M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
8
Total employment
25
Annual payroll
$961K
Average annual pay
$38,440
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$50,009
Average weekly wage
$962
Total employment
59,244
Total establishments
3,502
That is roughly 24% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.5%
That is 0.5 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
61,077
Employed
58,927
Unemployed
2,150
Based on Jasper County, MO data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Joplin, MO
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: City of Joplin
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
22
Date Range
1973–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 26, 2020 (DR-4490)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
8
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
9
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
17
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
11
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
56.3°F
45.1° – 67.5°
Annual precipitation
47.3"
Annual snowfall
12.8"
Heating · cooling days
4,565.7 · 1,438.9
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: LOCKWOOD, MO US, 18.1 miles from the centroid of Reeds, MO (ZIP 64859)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Median daily AQI
41
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
99
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
228 days as main pollutant
Days measured
359
Based on Jasper County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
10,590
That is roughly 2,390 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
20%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.8
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.0
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
14.0%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
82
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,070
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.8
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
71%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
50%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.9% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Jasper data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
26.1% of Jasper County, MO residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.11
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.05
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.07
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.82
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 9.1% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Jasper County, MO for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 95 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 353 reports
Homicide
1
Robbery
2
Burglary
82
Vehicle theft
69
County-level data for Jasper (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+1,116 people
+581 households • +$14.5M net AGI flow
Moved in
4,547households
8,405 people • $215.0M AGI
Moved out
3,966households
7,289 people • $200.5M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $47,283 versus departing households' $50,549.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 64859. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
4.70%
graduated · 6 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
8.44%
State 4.22% · avg local 4.22%
Property tax (effective)
1.05%
Median $1,935/year
Tax burden rank
11 of 50
9.00% of personal income
For ZIP 64859: At this ZIP's median AGI of $51,191, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $1,444 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $283,733, that works out to roughly $2,966/year in property tax.
Program
No program
No program
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Federal 130% FPL gross income limit. Asset limit $3,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Nearby ZIPs by distance
64833 (Avilla, 2.2 mi) · 64862 (Sarcoxie, 4.4 mi) · 64848 (La Russell, 6.7 mi) · 64836 (Carytown, 9.3 mi) · 65756 (Stotts City, 9.6 mi) · 64873 (Wentworth, 11.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
39.8%
6.8pp above the 33.0% national rate.
38.1%
6.1pp above the 32.0% national rate.
25.2%
3.2pp above the 22.0% national rate.
77.8%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
10.5%
2.5pp below the 13.0% national rate.
13.1%
2.1pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges in this area
9
Median in-state tuition
$8,960
Median earnings (10 yr)
$36,344
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Reeds, MO (ZIP 64859) sits in Jasper County within the Joplin metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 39.8%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,960. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,009 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. FEMA has issued 22 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1973 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 10,590 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 26.1% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Missouri levies a graduated state income tax (top rate 4.70%); a household at the local median AGI of $51,191 would pay roughly $1,444/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net gain of 1,116 residents (581 households) — the ZIP's primary county is growing. Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $53,958, fair market rent of $940 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $283,733, down 2.9% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 25.2%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
39.8%, which is 6.8 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
25.2%, which is 3.2 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
38.1%, which is 6.1 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
1,249 people live in ZIP 64859, with a median age of 43.9 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$53,958 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 64859, 73.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 27.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 64859, 3.3% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
23.1% of the population in ZIP 64859 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
69.0% of households in ZIP 64859 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 64859 is $283,733, down 2.9% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are down 2.9% over the past year (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 64859 (Reeds, MO) is $51,191 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 64859 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 64859 (Reeds, MO) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 8 business establishments operated in ZIP 64859 employing 25 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 64859 is $38,440, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 64859 ranks in the 45th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 64859, ranking in the 60th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 22 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 64859 between 1973–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 64859, accounting for 10 of 22 declarations (45%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 64859 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4490) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
9 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 64859 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Missouri Southern State University, Crowder College, and Ozark Christian College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 9 nearby institutions is $8,960 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $36,344 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 64859 has an average annual temperature of 56.3°F and 47.3" of annual precipitation based on the LOCKWOOD, MO US weather station 18.1 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 64859 is part of the Joplin, MO urbanized area, primarily served by City of Joplin (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Missouri has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 4.70%. Households at the local median AGI of $51,191 would pay roughly $1,444 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 8.44% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Missouri has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (9 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (22 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (22 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Nearby ZIPs by distance
64833 (Avilla, 2.2 mi) · 64862 (Sarcoxie, 4.4 mi) · 64848 (La Russell, 6.7 mi) · 64836 (Carytown, 9.3 mi) · 65756 (Stotts City, 9.6 mi) · 64873 (Wentworth, 11.1 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
45th percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 1,829
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
22
Limited English Speakers
3
Persons with Disability
267
Without HS Diploma
162
Without Health Insurance
238
Adults Age 65+
322
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.