Parma, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 852. Estimated population in July 2024: 805 (-5.5% change)
Males: 393 (46.1%), Females: 459 (53.9%)
New Madrid County
Zip code: 63870
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.2 years
Median household income: $18,804
Median house value: $26,200
Population by Race
Races in Parma:
- White Non-Hispanic (56.7%)
- Black (41.5%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (16.5%), Irish (6.1%), German (3.3%), English (3.2%), French (1.6%).
Elevation: 281 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Parma
- High school or higher: 52.0%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 11.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Parma city
- Never married: 28.2%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 9.2%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -142 (-14.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Parma:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 16 miles; DEXTER, MO)
- MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 26 miles; SIKESTON, MO)
- PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; HAYTI, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Parma:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 45 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 87 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Parma:
- MALDEN MUNI (about 12 miles; MALDEN, MO; Abbreviation: MAW)
- DEXTER MUNI (about 14 miles; DEXTER, MO; Abbreviation: DXE)
- GIDEON MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; GIDEON, MO; Abbreviation: M85)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Parma:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 79 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 80 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 87 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 95 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 98 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)