Higbee, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 623. Estimated population in July 2024: 652 (+4.7% change)
Males: 303 (48.6%), Females: 320 (51.4%)
Randolph County
Zip code: 65257
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $26,812
Median house value: $22,500
Population by Race
Races in Higbee:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
- Black (2.2%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (19.9%), Irish (16.1%), English (12.5%), German (9.6%), Dutch (3.0%), Italian (2.9%).
Elevation: 870 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Higbee
- High school or higher: 65.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
- Unemployed: 5.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Higbee city
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 53.6%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 13.9%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-2.4%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Higbee:
- MOBERLY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; MOBERLY, MO)
- RUSK REHABILITATION CENTER LLC (about 29 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)
- COOPER COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; BOONVILLE, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Higbee:
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
- KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 56 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Higbee:
- OMAR N BRADLEY (about 12 miles; MOBERLY, MO; Abbreviation: MBY)
- JESSE VIERTEL MEMORIAL (about 28 miles; BOONVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: VER)
- MACON-FOWER MEML (about 29 miles; MACON, MO; Abbreviation: K89)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Higbee:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 40 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 61 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 111 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
- INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 119 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
Schools
Public high school in Higbee:
- HIGBEE HIGH (Students: 107; Location: 101 EVANS ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Higbee:
- HIGBEE ELEM. (Students: 102; Location: 101 EVANS ST; Grades: KG – 06)