Rolla.
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Missouri·Phelps County
9 tracts·19K people·$187K median·1,543/mi²
White 79 · Asian 7 · Black 5 · Hispanic 5 · Multiracial 3 · Other 1
Living alone 40 · Other 30 · Married couple 30
Health 49 · Retail 18 · Leisure 13 · Professional 10 · Public admin 5 · Manufacturing 4 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 20 · Service 19 · Production · transport 15 · Construction · maintenance 2
Drive alone 71 · Carpool 32 · Work from home 5 · Walk 5 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rolla is $187,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Rolla has 20,287 residents across 5 census tracts and 8 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 28.2; the population is 78.9% White, 7.3% Asian, 4.8% Black, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% Multiracial and 1.0% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 35.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 23.6% (Census ACS).
HARRY S. TRUMAN ELEM. (56%), COL. JOHN B. WYMAN ELEM. (50%) and MARK TWAIN ELEM. (44%) lead the elementary schools; ROLLA JR. HIGH (50%) and ROLLA MIDDLE (44%) lead the middle schools; ROLLA SR. HIGH is the high school with reported scores (41%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $789/month, 50% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rolla is $46,204 a year, 46% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Rolla, median rent is $789/month and the median home value is $187,000 (Census ACS).
Rolla reported 3.4 violent crimes and 31.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 70 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 46 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rolla are heat wave (92), ice storm (91) and cold wave (82), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.23g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rolla, 5% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).