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Population (year 2000): 1,461. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,500 (+2.7% change)
Males: 675 (46.2%), Females: 786 (53.8%)
Bates County
Zip code:
64779
Median resident age: 37.2 years
Median household income: $22,964 (year 2000)
Median house value: $34,700 (year 2000)
Races in Rich Hill:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.0%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (16.2%), United States
(12.7%), Irish (9.8%), English (6.8%), Dutch (3.4%), French
(2.3%).
Elevation: 801 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rich Hill
- High school or higher: 64.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.4%
- Unemployed: 7.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rich Hill city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 2.0%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +142 (+10.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rich Hill:
- BATES COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
BUTLER, MO)
- HEARTLAND BEHAVORIAL HEALTH SERVICES (about 18
miles; NEVADA, MO)
- NEVADA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 18 miles;
NEVADA, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rich
Hill:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 66 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID:
JLN)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 72 miles; KANSAS
CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 85 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO;
ID: MCI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rich Hill:
- BUTLER MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; BUTLER, MO; ID:
BUM)
- NEVADA MUNI (about 18 miles; NEVADA, MO; ID: NVD)
- GILMORE (about 26 miles; PLEASANTON, KS; ID: 57K)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rich Hill:
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; Full-time enrollment: 5,566)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 56 miles; LEES
SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
- JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles;
OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
- DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 63 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 67 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 68 miles;
KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
Public high school in Rich Hill:
- RICH HILL HIGH (Students: 244; Location: 703
N THIRD; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rich Hill:
- RICH HILL ELEM. (Students: 250; Location: 320
E POPLAR ST; Grades: KG - 06)
- RICH HILL YOUTH DEV. CTR. (Students: 18;
Location: 501 N 14TH; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Rich Hill:
- RICH HILL MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$15,488; Location: 514 E. WALNUT; 12,020 books; 25 audio
materials; 100 video materials; 19 serial subscriptions)
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