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Population (year 2000): 9,665. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,265 (+57.9% change)
Males: 4,537 (46.9%), Females: 5,128 (53.1%)
Christian County
Zip code:
65721
Median resident age: 29.8 years
Median household income: $34,210 (year 2000)
Median house value: $91,900 (year 2000)
Races in Ozark:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.6%)
- American Indian (1.9%)
- Hispanic (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (19.0%), United States
(14.3%), English (13.5%), Irish (11.2%), Dutch (3.2%), French
(2.8%).
Elevation: 1178 feet
Land area: 7.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ozark
- High school or higher: 85.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ozark city
- Never married: 19.2%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 12.1%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +4,491 (+86.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ozark:
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 10 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- LAKELAND REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO)
- COX MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ozark:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 19 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: SGF)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 87 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 89 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ozark:
- AIR PARK SOUTH (about 3 miles; OZARK, MO; ID: 2K2)
- FLYING BAR H RANCH (about 12 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO;
ID: MO2)
- DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; ID: 3DW)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ozark:
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 15 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 85
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 90 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; FT enrollment: 4,569)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 94 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
Public high school in Ozark:
- OZARK HIGH (Students: 1,144; Location: 1109 W
JACKSON; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ozark:
- OZARK JR. HIGH (Students: 658; Location: 3600
N HWY NN; Grades: 07 - 08)
- UPPER ELEM. (Students: 656; Location: 3600 N
HWY NN; Grades: 05 - 06)
- NORTH ELEM. (Students: 648; Location: 3608 N
HWY NN; Grades: KG - 04)
- SOUTH ELEM. (Students: 554; Location: 1250 W
SOUTH ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- EAST ELEM. (Students: 475; Location: 2449 E
HARTLEY; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Ozark:
- CHRISTIAN COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$444,588; Location: 1005 N. 4TH AVENUE; 58,882 books;
1,113 audio materials; 2,792 video materials; 184 serial
subscriptions)
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