Moving to Blythedale, Missouri

Population: 233. Estimated population in July 2024: 236 (+1.3% change)
Males: 122 (52.4%), Females: 111 (47.6%)

Harrison County

Zip code: 64426

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.2 years
Median household income: $25,417
Median house value: $19,300

Population by Race

Races in Blythedale:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)

Ancestries: United States (42.1%), English (12.9%), Irish (8.6%), French Canadian (3.4%), German (2.6%), Swedish (1.7%).

Elevation: 1087 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Blythedale

  • High school or higher: 78.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Blythedale village

  • Never married: 20.7%
  • Now married: 53.5%
  • Separated: 0.9%
  • Widowed: 10.8%
  • Divorced: 14.1%

3.4% Foreign born (1.7% Asia, 1.7% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+7.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Blythedale:

  • HARRISON COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; BETHANY, MO)
  • DECATUR COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; LEON, IA)
  • RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MOUNT AYR, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Blythedale:

  • DES MOINES INTL (about 76 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Abbreviation: DSM)
  • ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 84 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
  • KANSAS CITY INTL (about 98 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)

Other public-use airports nearest to Blythedale:

  • LAMONI MUNI (about 10 miles; LAMONI, IA; Abbreviation: LWD)
  • BETHANY MEMORIAL (about 16 miles; BETHANY, MO; Abbreviation: 75K)
  • PRINCETON-KAUFFMAN MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; PRINCETON, MO; Abbreviation: 7MO)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Blythedale:

  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 11 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; MARYVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,620)
  • MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 79 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
  • DRAKE UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; DES MOINES, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,227)
  • DES MOINES COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 89 miles; ANKENY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 6,959)
  • METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)