Moving to Lathrop, Missouri
Population: 2,092. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,328 (+11.3% change)
Males: 994 (47.5%), Females: 1,098 (52.5%)
Clinton County
Zip code: 64465
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.6 years
Median household income: $39,537
Median house value: $81,300
Population by Race
Races in Lathrop:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.1%)
- Black (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (15.7%), United States (14.6%), English (11.3%), Irish (9.9%), Dutch (3.0%), French (2.7%).
Elevation: 294 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lathrop
- High school or higher: 81.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 3.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lathrop city
- Never married: 20.8%
- Now married: 59.9%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +286 (+15.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lathrop:
- CAMERON REGIONAL MEDICAL (about 15 miles; CAMERON, MO)
- EXCELSIOR SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; EXCELSIOR SPRINGS, MO)
- ST LUKES NORTHLAND HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; SMITHVILLE, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lathrop:
- KANSAS CITY INTL (about 32 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MCI)
- CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 35 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Abbreviation: MKC)
- ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 43 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Abbreviation: STJ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lathrop:
- PLATTSBURG AIRPARK (about 9 miles; PLATTSBURG, MO; Abbreviation: 5MO)
- CAMERON MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; CAMERON, MO; Abbreviation: EZZ)
- CLAY COUNTY REGIONAL (about 17 miles; MOSBY, MO; Abbreviation: GPH)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lathrop:
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,998)
- PARK UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; PARKVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
- MISSOURI WESTERN STATE COLLEGE (about 36 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,329)
- METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 39 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,259)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 40 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,830)
- KANSAS CITY KANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,837)
- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,168)
Schools
Public high school in Lathrop:
- LATHROP HIGH (Students: 272; Location: 612 CENTER; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lathrop:
- LATHROP ELEM. (Students: 407; Location: 700 CENTER; Grades: KG – 05)
- LATHROP MIDDLE (Students: 213; Location: 700 CENTER; Grades: 06 – 08)