Meta, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 249. Estimated population in July 2024: 258 (+3.6% change)
Males: 126 (50.6%), Females: 123 (49.4%)

Osage County

Zip code: 65058

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $35,208
Median house value: $52,000

Population by Race

Races in Meta:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
• American Indian (2.0%)
• Hispanic (1.2%)
• Two or more races (0.8%)

Ancestries: German (40.2%), United States (14.9%), Scotch-Irish (11.2%), Irish (6.4%), French (5.2%), English (4.4%).

Elevation: 610 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Meta

• High school or higher: 73.6%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.1%
• Unemployed: 4.2%
• Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Meta city

• Never married: 22.0%
• Now married: 57.1%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 17.3%
• Divorced: 3.7%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Meta:

• ST MARYS HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO)
• CAPITAL REGION MED CTR – MADISON (about 17 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO)
• LAKE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 37 miles; OSAGE BEACH, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Meta:

• JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 19 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
• LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 30 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
• COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)

Other public-use airports nearest to Meta:

• LINN STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 28 miles; LINN, MO; Abbreviation: 1H3)
• ELDON MODEL AIRPARK (about 28 miles; ELDON, MO; Abbreviation: H79)
• ROLLA NATIONAL (about 31 miles; ROLLA/VICHY, MO; Abbreviation: VIH)

Amtrak station near Meta:

• 19 miles: JEFFERSON CITY (101 JEFFERSON ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Meta:

• LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 41 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
• UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 41 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
• COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 41 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
• SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
• OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
• SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)