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Population (year 2000): 1,145. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,150 (+0.4% change)
Males: 593 (51.8%), Females: 552 (48.2%)
Stoddard County
Zip code:
63960
Median resident age: 30.9 years
Median household income: $20,900 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,000 (year 2000)
Races in Puxico:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.2%)
- Black (4.2%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Other race (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (11.4%), Irish (10.6%),
United States (9.3%), English (8.2%), Dutch (2.9%), French
(2.4%).
Elevation: 370 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Puxico
- High school or higher: 67.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 13.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Puxico city
- Never married: 35.3%
- Now married: 38.9%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 15.2%
- Divorced: 10.5%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +320 (+38.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Puxico:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 18 miles;
DEXTER, MO)
- THREE RIVERS HEALTHCARE-SOUTH CAMPUS (about 23
miles; POPLAR BLUFF, MO)
- PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 39 miles; PIGGOTT,
AR)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Puxico:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 45 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 85 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 97 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Puxico:
- POPLAR BLUFF MUNICIPAL (about 17 miles; POPLAR
BLUFF, MO; ID: POF)
- DEXTER MUNI (about 21 miles; DEXTER, MO; ID: DXE)
- TWIN CITY AIRPARK (about 27 miles; MARBLE HILL, MO;
ID: 0T3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Puxico:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 85
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 85
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 94 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 4,255)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 95 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT
enrollment: 2,568)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 109 miles;
MARTIN, TN; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 110 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
Public high schools in Puxico:
- PUXICO HIGH (Students: 396; Location: 481 N
BEDFORD ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
- MINGO PUXICO TECHNICAL HIGH (Students: 151;
Location: 481 N BEDFORD ST; Grades: 12 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Puxico:
- PUXICO ELEM. (Students: 406; Location: 481 N
BEDFORD ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Puxico:
- PUXICO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$18,293; Location: 201 N. HICKMAN AVENUE; 9,430 books;
450 audio materials; 1,160 video materials; 4 serial
subscriptions)
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