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West Plains Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 37,238
Land Area (2000): 2,402.837 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.516 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	20,054	26.15%
Rural, Farm	6,681	8.71%
Rural, Non-farm	49,968	65.14%

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West Plains Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	14,136	13,276	860	6.08%	61
1991	14,939	13,871	1,068	7.15%	72
1992	15,420	14,371	1,049	6.80%	68
1993	16,303	15,093	1,210	7.42%	74
1994	16,879	15,643	1,235	7.32%	73
1995	17,109	15,978	1,131	6.61%	66
1996	17,549	16,366	1,183	6.74%	67
1997	18,292	17,197	1,095	5.99%	60
1998	17,938	17,032	906	5.05%	51
1999	17,776	17,121	655	3.69%	37
2000	18,747	18,073	674	3.59%	36
2001	19,438	18,589	849	4.37%	44
2002	19,116	18,189	927	4.85%	48
2003	19,393	18,349	1,044	5.38%	54
2004	19,610	18,592	1,018	5.19%	52
2005	19,835	18,907	928	4.68%	47
2006	19,903	19,076	827	4.16%	42
2007	19,643	18,727	917	4.67%	47
2008	19,903	18,814	1,089	5.47%	55

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	13,644	12,682	962	7.05%	71
Feb 1990	13,763	12,744	1,019	7.40%	74
Mar 1990	13,848	13,000	848	6.12%	61
Apr 1990	14,155	13,336	819	5.79%	58
May 1990	14,330	13,563	767	5.35%	54
Jun 1990	14,591	13,754	837	5.74%	57
Jul 1990	14,142	13,230	912	6.45%	64
Aug 1990	14,156	13,332	824	5.82%	58
Sep 1990	14,001	13,212	789	5.64%	56
Oct 1990	14,412	13,588	824	5.72%	57
Nov 1990	14,329	13,514	815	5.69%	57
Dec 1990	14,266	13,362	904	6.34%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	14,659	13,518	1,141	7.78%	78
Feb 1991	14,799	13,571	1,228	8.30%	83
Mar 1991	14,738	13,637	1,101	7.47%	75
Apr 1991	14,801	13,843	958	6.47%	65
May 1991	15,136	13,992	1,144	7.56%	76
Jun 1991	15,203	14,169	1,034	6.80%	68
Jul 1991	14,960	13,770	1,190	7.95%	80
Aug 1991	14,898	13,911	987	6.63%	66
Sep 1991	14,940	14,017	923	6.18%	62
Oct 1991	15,117	14,126	991	6.56%	66
Nov 1991	15,076	14,044	1,032	6.85%	68
Dec 1991	14,941	13,857	1,084	7.26%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	15,184	13,959	1,225	8.07%	81
Feb 1992	15,108	13,884	1,224	8.10%	81
Mar 1992	15,170	14,065	1,105	7.28%	73
Apr 1992	15,350	14,307	1,043	6.79%	68
May 1992	15,568	14,457	1,111	7.14%	71
Jun 1992	15,850	14,665	1,185	7.48%	75
Jul 1992	15,610	14,648	962	6.16%	62
Aug 1992	15,471	14,494	977	6.32%	63
Sep 1992	15,339	14,442	897	5.85%	58
Oct 1992	15,561	14,699	862	5.54%	55
Nov 1992	15,477	14,560	917	5.92%	59
Dec 1992	15,346	14,266	1,080	7.04%	70

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	15,697	14,543	1,154	7.35%	74
Feb 1993	15,781	14,549	1,232	7.81%	78
Mar 1993	15,938	14,706	1,232	7.73%	77
Apr 1993	16,029	14,823	1,206	7.52%	75
May 1993	16,422	15,143	1,279	7.79%	78
Jun 1993	16,986	15,475	1,511	8.90%	89
Jul 1993	16,869	15,453	1,416	8.39%	84
Aug 1993	16,445	15,276	1,169	7.11%	71
Sep 1993	16,084	15,063	1,021	6.35%	63
Oct 1993	16,594	15,548	1,046	6.30%	63
Nov 1993	16,334	15,279	1,055	6.46%	65
Dec 1993	16,452	15,257	1,195	7.26%	73

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	16,498	15,304	1,194	7.24%	72
Feb 1994	16,440	15,311	1,129	6.87%	69
Mar 1994	16,476	15,351	1,125	6.83%	68
Apr 1994	16,570	15,605	965	5.82%	58
May 1994	16,884	15,964	920	5.45%	54
Jun 1994	17,353	16,140	1,213	6.99%	70
Jul 1994	17,095	15,525	1,570	9.18%	92
Aug 1994	17,064	15,537	1,527	8.95%	89
Sep 1994	16,868	15,514	1,354	8.03%	80
Oct 1994	17,105	15,874	1,231	7.20%	72
Nov 1994	17,211	15,902	1,309	7.61%	76
Dec 1994	16,981	15,694	1,287	7.58%	76

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	17,053	15,755	1,298	7.61%	76
Feb 1995	17,071	15,845	1,226	7.18%	72
Mar 1995	17,399	16,088	1,311	7.53%	75
Apr 1995	17,307	16,071	1,236	7.14%	71
May 1995	17,404	16,154	1,250	7.18%	72
Jun 1995	17,565	16,213	1,352	7.70%	77
Jul 1995	17,324	16,033	1,291	7.45%	75
Aug 1995	17,059	16,005	1,054	6.18%	62
Sep 1995	16,845	15,891	954	5.66%	57
Oct 1995	16,819	16,054	765	4.55%	45
Nov 1995	16,679	15,925	754	4.52%	45
Dec 1995	16,783	15,704	1,079	6.43%	64

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	17,091	16,029	1,062	6.21%	62
Feb 1996	17,163	16,093	1,070	6.23%	62
Mar 1996	17,583	16,529	1,054	5.99%	60
Apr 1996	17,631	16,523	1,108	6.28%	63
May 1996	18,052	16,700	1,352	7.49%	75
Jun 1996	18,141	16,749	1,392	7.67%	77
Jul 1996	17,540	16,266	1,274	7.26%	73
Aug 1996	17,509	16,387	1,122	6.41%	64
Sep 1996	17,358	16,297	1,061	6.11%	61
Oct 1996	17,575	16,559	1,016	5.78%	58
Nov 1996	17,581	16,226	1,355	7.71%	77
Dec 1996	17,368	16,038	1,330	7.66%	77

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	18,069	16,708	1,361	7.53%	75
Feb 1997	18,059	16,804	1,255	6.95%	69
Mar 1997	18,284	17,086	1,198	6.55%	66
Apr 1997	18,216	17,180	1,036	5.69%	57
May 1997	18,456	17,422	1,034	5.60%	56
Jun 1997	18,829	17,689	1,140	6.05%	61
Jul 1997	18,559	17,619	940	5.06%	51
Aug 1997	18,584	17,498	1,086	5.84%	58
Sep 1997	17,881	16,922	959	5.36%	54
Oct 1997	18,209	17,236	973	5.34%	53
Nov 1997	18,185	17,168	1,017	5.59%	56
Dec 1997	18,170	17,029	1,141	6.28%	63

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	17,740	16,561	1,179	6.65%	66
Feb 1998	17,643	16,502	1,141	6.47%	65
Mar 1998	17,669	16,558	1,111	6.29%	63
Apr 1998	17,997	17,008	989	5.50%	55
May 1998	18,260	17,280	980	5.37%	54
Jun 1998	18,549	17,531	1,018	5.49%	55
Jul 1998	18,344	17,563	781	4.26%	43
Aug 1998	17,991	17,104	887	4.93%	49
Sep 1998	17,706	17,019	687	3.88%	39
Oct 1998	17,938	17,230	708	3.95%	39
Nov 1998	17,668	16,983	685	3.88%	39
Dec 1998	17,751	17,050	701	3.95%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	17,656	16,898	758	4.29%	43
Feb 1999	17,507	16,777	730	4.17%	42
Mar 1999	17,738	17,025	713	4.02%	40
Apr 1999	17,807	17,107	700	3.93%	39
May 1999	17,884	17,241	643	3.60%	36
Jun 1999	18,557	17,732	825	4.45%	44
Jul 1999	18,094	17,324	770	4.26%	43
Aug 1999	17,900	17,207	693	3.87%	39
Sep 1999	17,647	17,060	587	3.33%	33
Oct 1999	17,586	17,190	396	2.25%	23
Nov 1999	17,501	17,020	481	2.75%	27
Dec 1999	17,440	16,872	568	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	18,144	17,469	675	3.72%	37
Feb 2000	18,268	17,520	748	4.09%	41
Mar 2000	18,452	17,694	758	4.11%	41
Apr 2000	18,291	17,700	591	3.23%	32
May 2000	18,697	18,052	645	3.45%	34
Jun 2000	18,943	18,269	674	3.56%	36
Jul 2000	19,294	18,696	598	3.10%	31
Aug 2000	19,042	18,419	623	3.27%	33
Sep 2000	18,892	18,209	683	3.62%	36
Oct 2000	18,967	18,273	694	3.66%	37
Nov 2000	18,966	18,305	661	3.49%	35
Dec 2000	19,002	18,269	733	3.86%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	19,419	18,448	971	5.00%	50
Feb 2001	19,646	18,686	960	4.89%	49
Mar 2001	19,581	18,614	967	4.94%	49
Apr 2001	19,483	18,681	802	4.12%	41
May 2001	19,477	18,767	710	3.65%	36
Jun 2001	19,838	18,978	860	4.34%	43
Jul 2001	19,496	18,708	788	4.04%	40
Aug 2001	19,557	18,724	833	4.26%	43
Sep 2001	19,254	18,435	819	4.25%	43
Oct 2001	19,274	18,479	795	4.12%	41
Nov 2001	19,145	18,319	826	4.31%	43
Dec 2001	19,087	18,234	853	4.47%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	19,071	18,000	1,071	5.62%	56
Feb 2002	19,212	18,170	1,042	5.42%	54
Mar 2002	19,202	18,194	1,008	5.25%	52
Apr 2002	19,140	18,226	914	4.78%	48
May 2002	19,057	18,176	881	4.62%	46
Jun 2002	19,087	18,075	1,012	5.30%	53
Jul 2002	19,224	18,366	858	4.46%	45
Aug 2002	19,106	18,209	897	4.69%	47
Sep 2002	18,848	17,953	895	4.75%	47
Oct 2002	19,241	18,410	831	4.32%	43
Nov 2002	19,129	18,289	840	4.39%	44
Dec 2002	19,070	18,201	869	4.56%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	19,488	18,455	1,033	5.30%	53
Feb 2003	19,491	18,502	989	5.07%	51
Mar 2003	19,541	18,564	977	5.00%	50
Apr 2003	19,492	18,524	968	4.97%	50
May 2003	19,420	18,412	1,008	5.19%	52
Jun 2003	19,629	18,369	1,260	6.42%	64
Jul 2003	19,503	18,426	1,077	5.52%	55
Aug 2003	19,250	18,159	1,091	5.67%	57
Sep 2003	19,090	18,051	1,039	5.44%	54
Oct 2003	19,228	18,156	1,072	5.58%	56
Nov 2003	19,364	18,330	1,034	5.34%	53
Dec 2003	19,224	18,244	980	5.10%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	19,316	18,264	1,052	5.45%	54
Feb 2004	19,414	18,370	1,044	5.38%	54
Mar 2004	19,453	18,431	1,022	5.25%	53
Apr 2004	19,421	18,486	935	4.81%	48
May 2004	19,542	18,566	976	4.99%	50
Jun 2004	19,810	18,636	1,174	5.93%	59
Jul 2004	20,022	18,964	1,058	5.28%	53
Aug 2004	19,611	18,565	1,046	5.33%	53
Sep 2004	19,515	18,519	996	5.10%	51
Oct 2004	19,734	18,723	1,011	5.12%	51
Nov 2004	19,767	18,802	965	4.88%	49
Dec 2004	19,720	18,779	941	4.77%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	20,069	19,011	1,058	5.27%	53
Feb 2005	20,020	18,956	1,064	5.31%	53
Mar 2005	19,918	18,871	1,047	5.26%	53
Apr 2005	19,898	18,995	903	4.54%	45
May 2005	19,951	19,028	923	4.63%	46
Jun 2005	20,242	19,226	1,016	5.02%	50
Jul 2005	20,048	19,146	902	4.50%	45
Aug 2005	19,625	18,826	799	4.07%	41
Sep 2005	19,510	18,641	869	4.45%	45
Oct 2005	19,646	18,789	857	4.36%	44
Nov 2005	19,637	18,733	904	4.60%	46
Dec 2005	19,450	18,656	794	4.08%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	19,704	18,884	820	4.16%	42
Feb 2006	19,683	18,778	905	4.60%	46
Mar 2006	19,742	18,906	836	4.23%	42
Apr 2006	19,803	19,075	728	3.68%	37
May 2006	19,766	19,036	730	3.69%	37
Jun 2006	20,128	19,227	901	4.48%	45
Jul 2006	20,260	19,408	852	4.21%	42
Aug 2006	19,937	19,083	854	4.28%	43
Sep 2006	19,933	19,098	835	4.19%	42
Oct 2006	19,984	19,138	846	4.23%	42
Nov 2006	19,944	19,102	842	4.22%	42
Dec 2006	19,957	19,178	779	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	19,758	18,840	918	4.65%	46
Feb 2007	19,509	18,543	966	4.95%	50
Mar 2007	19,728	18,825	903	4.58%	46
Apr 2007	19,633	18,837	796	4.05%	41
May 2007	19,755	18,940	815	4.13%	41
Jun 2007	20,086	19,110	976	4.86%	49
Jul 2007	19,786	18,863	923	4.66%	47
Aug 2007	19,546	18,627	919	4.70%	47
Sep 2007	19,558	18,584	974	4.98%	50
Oct 2007	19,463	18,515	948	4.87%	49
Nov 2007	19,462	18,583	879	4.52%	45
Dec 2007	19,434	18,453	981	5.05%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	19,887	18,852	1,035	5.20%	52
Feb 2008	19,726	18,603	1,123	5.69%	57
Mar 2008	19,812	18,709	1,103	5.57%	56
Apr 2008	19,716	18,852	864	4.38%	44
May 2008	19,906	18,905	1,001	5.03%	50
Jun 2008	20,181	19,070	1,111	5.51%	55
Jul 2008	20,295	19,072	1,223	6.03%	60
Aug 2008	19,957	18,791	1,166	5.84%	58
Sep 2008	19,646	18,469	1,177	5.99%	60
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

West Plains Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	1,752	10.58%
2.	Wood Manufacturing	1,300	7.85%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,074	6.48%
4.	Educational Services	834	5.04%
5.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	778	4.70%
6.	Truck Transportation	756	4.56%
7.	Repair and Maintenance	688	4.15%
8.	Health Care	686	4.14%
9.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	652	3.94%
10.	Public Administration	576	3.48%
11.	Accommodation and Food Services	498	3.01%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	474	2.86%
13.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	416	2.51%
14.	Food and Beverage Stores	336	2.03%
15.	Utilities	312	1.88%
16.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	292	1.76%
17.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	284	1.71%
18.	Department and Other General Stores	276	1.67%
19.	Machinery Manufacturing	274	1.65%
20.	Finance and Insurance	262	1.58%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	3,130	20.93%
2.	Educational Services	1,638	10.96%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,260	8.43%
4.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	668	4.47%
5.	Finance and Insurance	630	4.21%
6.	Public Administration	592	3.96%
7.	Department and Other General Stores	574	3.84%
8.	Social Assistance	568	3.80%
9.	Food and Beverage Stores	392	2.62%
10.	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	332	2.22%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	332	2.22%
12.	Personal and Laundry Services	310	2.07%
13.	Apparel Manufacturing	298	1.99%
14.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	250	1.67%
15.	Wood Manufacturing	244	1.63%
16.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	204	1.36%
17.	Metal Manufactuing	154	1.03%
18.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	150	1.00%
19.	Other Direct Selling Estab	150	1.00%
20.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	150	1.00%

West Plains Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,328	8.02%
2.	Other Production Occupations	1,036	6.25%
3.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	862	5.20%
4.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	860	5.19%
5.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	800	4.83%
6.	Vehicle Mechanics	798	4.82%
7.	Other Installation / Maintenance	786	4.75%
8.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	530	3.20%
9.	Farmers and Farm Managers	516	3.12%
10.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	494	2.98%
11.	Other Management Occupations	476	2.87%
12.	Assemblers and Fabricators	388	2.34%
13.	Agricultural Workers	372	2.25%
14.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	368	2.22%
15.	Construction Laborers	362	2.19%
16.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	360	2.17%
17.	Other Construction Trades	352	2.13%
18.	Other Material Moving Workers	318	1.92%
19.	Woodworkers	280	1.69%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	248	1.50%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	780	5.22%
2.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	760	5.08%
3.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	736	4.92%
4.	Other Office and Admin Support	682	4.56%
5.	Assemblers and Fabricators	626	4.19%
6.	Cashiers	616	4.12%
7.	Other Production Occupations	592	3.96%
8.	Health Technologists and Technicians	554	3.71%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	534	3.57%
10.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	488	3.26%
11.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	480	3.21%
12.	Textile / Apparel / Furnishings	454	3.04%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	450	3.01%
14.	Child Care Workers	422	2.82%
15.	Other Management Occupations	406	2.72%
16.	Bookkeeping / Accounting / Auditing	384	2.57%
17.	Waiters and Waitresses	384	2.57%
18.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	362	2.42%
19.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	334	2.23%
20.	Registered Nurses	330	2.21%

West Plains Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	29,455	49.73%
15-35 hours	6,368	10.75%
1-14 hours	1,489	2.51%
No regular hours	21,920	37.01%

West Plains Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,204	3.94%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,048	3.43%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	1,634	5.35%
6 AM-6:29 AM	2,864	9.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	3,647	11.94%
7 AM-7:29 AM	4,422	14.47%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	5,806	19.00%
8 AM-8:29 AM	2,819	9.23%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	1,153	3.77%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	989	3.24%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	425	1.39%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	228	0.75%
Noon-3:59 PM	2,277	7.45%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,040	6.68%

West Plains Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,713	5.61%
5-9	6,100	19.96%
10-14	6,110	20.00%
15-19	5,097	16.68%
20-24	3,968	12.99%
25-29	1,211	3.96%
30-34	3,290	10.77%
35-39	537	1.76%
40-44	288	0.94%
45-59	794	2.60%
60-89	651	2.13%
At least 90	797	2.61%

West Plains Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	62	0.20%	24,137	78.99%
30-44	0	0.00%	4,115	13.47%
45-59	0	0.00%	794	2.60%
At least 60	26	0.09%	1,422	4.65%

West Plains Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	16	0.05%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,738	11.63%
Car / truck / van, solo	25,767	80.19%
Motorcycle	57	0.18%
Other	328	1.02%
Public transportation	88	0.27%
Walked	562	1.75%
Worked at home	1,577	4.91%

West Plains Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 29,610 (72,958 people)
: 21,426 (62,610 people)
: 8,238
: 38,686
West Plains Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,520	14.86%
$10,000-$14,999	3,910	12.86%
$15,000-$19,999	3,227	10.61%
$20,000-$24,999	3,055	10.04%
$25,000-$29,999	2,659	8.74%
$30,000-$34,999	2,511	8.26%
$35,000-$39,999	1,916	6.30%
$40,000-$44,999	1,690	5.56%
$45,000-$49,999	1,146	3.77%
$50,000-$59,999	1,893	6.22%
$60,000-$74,999	1,765	5.80%
$75,000-$99,999	1,152	3.79%
$100,000-$124,999	387	1.27%
$125,000-$149,999	149	0.49%
$150,000-$199,999	125	0.41%
$200,000 or more	310	1.02%

West Plains Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,696	25.04%
Family, 2 people	5,108	34.60%
Nonfamily, 2 people	384	2.60%
Family, 3 people	2,335	15.82%
Nonfamily, 3 people	40	0.27%
Family, 4 people	1,933	13.09%
Nonfamily, 4 people	17	0.12%
Family, 5 people	870	5.89%
Nonfamily, 5 people	7	0.05%
Family, 6 people	218	1.48%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.03%
Family, 7 or more people	147	1.00%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

West Plains Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	22,456	27.49%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	9,754	11.94%
Public Assistance	1,410	1.73%
Retirement	4,905	6.01%
Self Employment	5,177	6.34%
Social Security	10,660	13.05%
Supplemental Security	1,833	2.24%
Wage / Salary	21,245	26.01%
Other	4,237	5.19%

West Plains Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	10,769	58.30%
With children under 18	7,702	41.70%

West Plains Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,700	9.45%
Married	19,696	68.93%
Never Married	5,407	18.92%
Widowed	772	2.70%

West Plains Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,076	9.64%
Married	20,385	63.89%
Never Married	4,278	13.41%
Widowed	4,165	13.05%

West Plains Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Education Information Back to top
West Plains Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	5,794	10.19%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	9,095	16.00%
High school diploma or equivalent	22,176	39.01%
Some college, no degree	11,768	20.70%
Associate degree	2,320	4.08%
Bachelors degree	3,535	6.22%
Graduate or professional degree	2,153	3.79%

West Plains Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	925	2.48%	284	0.76%	1,209	3.25%
Kindergarten	874	2.35%	44	0.12%	918	2.47%
Grades 1-4	4,093	10.99%	194	0.52%	4,287	11.51%
Grades 5-8	4,703	12.63%	204	0.55%	4,907	13.18%
Grades 9-12	4,258	11.43%	234	0.63%	4,492	12.06%
Undergrad college	2,130	5.72%	295	0.79%	2,425	6.51%
Graduate or professional school	338	0.91%	66	0.18%	404	1.08%
Total	17,321	46.51%	1,321	3.55%	18,642	50.06%

West Plains Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Business Information Back to top
West Plains Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	94	99
2004	126	91

West Plains Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
West Plains Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	61,242	81.50%
Below Poverty Level	13,900	18.50%

West Plains Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
: 60

West Plains Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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West Plains Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	5,109	13.72%
10-19 Years	5,585	15.00%
20-29 Years	4,084	10.97%
30-39 Years	4,855	13.04%
40-49 Years	5,173	13.89%
50-59 Years	4,296	11.54%
60-69 Years	3,627	9.74%
70-79 Years	2,814	7.56%
80-89 Years	1,416	3.80%
90+ Years	279	0.75%

West Plains Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	18,001	48.34%
Female	19,237	51.66%

West Plains Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	35,623	95.66%
Multiracial	560	1.50%
Hispanic/Latino	450	1.21%
Amerindian	331	0.89%
Asian	130	0.35%
African-American	114	0.31%
Other Race	19	0.05%
Pacific Islander	11	0.03%

West Plains Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	12,768	25.57%
2.	German	10,138	20.30%
3.	Irish	8,199	16.42%
4.	English	7,263	14.55%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,824	3.65%
6.	Dutch	1,502	3.01%
7.	Scottish	1,103	2.21%
8.	Scotch Irish	1,040	2.08%
9.	Italian	930	1.86%
10.	Polish	859	1.72%

West Plains Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	69,608	97.29%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	733	1.02%
3.	German	336	0.47%
4.	Russian	324	0.45%
5.	French	156	0.22%
6.	Chinese	84	0.12%
7.	Urdu	48	0.07%
8.	Tagalog	40	0.06%
9.	Other Native North American	36	0.05%
10.	Vietnamese	34	0.05%

West Plains Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	75,647	98.62%
Naturalized immigrant	408	0.53%
Not a citizen	648	0.84%

West Plains Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

West Plains Metro Area Counties Back to top

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Howell (7,111)	Goldsberry (1,300)	Pomona
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Willow Springs (4,765)	Myatt (637)	Benton
Mountain View (2,430)	Siloam Springs (584)	Peace Valley
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Benton	Hutton Valley	Siloam Springs
Brandsville	Moody	Sisson
Caulfield	Mountain View	South Fork
Chapel	Myatt	Spring Creek
Dry Creek	Peace Valley	West Plains
Goldsberry	Pomona	Willow Springs
Howell	Pottersville