Moving to La Belle, Missouri

Population: 669. Estimated population in July 2024: 666 (-0.4% change)
Males: 317 (47.4%), Females: 352 (52.6%)

Lewis County

Zip code: 63447

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $21,477
Median house value: $26,500

Population by Race

Races in La Belle:

  • White Non-Hispanic (91.2%)
  • Black (5.8%)
  • Hispanic (1.8%)
  • Other race (1.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (13.9%), United States (13.5%), English (7.8%), Irish (6.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.0%), French (2.1%).

Elevation: 738 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in La Belle

  • High school or higher: 63.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
  • Unemployed: 0.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Belle city

  • Never married: 17.5%
  • Now married: 50.8%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 19.0%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

0.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -75 (-10.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near La Belle:

  • SCOTLAND COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; MEMPHIS, MO)
  • BLESSING HOSPITAL (about 40 miles; QUINCY, IL)
  • KEOKUK AREA HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; KEOKUK, IA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Belle:

  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 43 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 53 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 72 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)

Other public-use airports nearest to La Belle:

  • LEWIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 18 miles; MONTICELLO, MO; Abbreviation: 6M6)
  • SHELBY COUNTY (about 23 miles; SHELBYVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: 6K2)
  • KAHOKA MUNI (about 26 miles; KAHOKA, MO; Abbreviation: 0H7)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Belle:

  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 72 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 85 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 85 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 110 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 112 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)