Mexico, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 11,320. Estimated population in July 2024: 11,018 (-2.7% change)
Males: 5,259 (46.5%), Females: 6,061 (53.5%)

Audrain County

Zip code: 65265

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.8 years
Median household income: $30,714
Median house value: $63,600

Population by Race

Races in Mexico:

  • White Non-Hispanic (88.3%)
  • Black (9.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (20.4%), United States (14.8%), English (10.2%), Irish (9.4%), French (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.0%).

Elevation: 802 feet

Land area: 11.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mexico

  • High school or higher: 76.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.6%
  • Unemployed: 3.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mexico city

  • Never married: 20.4%
  • Now married: 53.1%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 12.4%
  • Divorced: 12.4%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -202 (-1.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mexico:

  • AUDRAIN MEDICAL CENTER (620 E MONROE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mexico:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mexico:

  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 34 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 45 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 72 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Mexico:

  • MEXICO MEMORIAL (about 5 miles; MEXICO, MO; Abbreviation: MYJ)
  • ELTON HENSLEY MEMORIAL (about 25 miles; FULTON, MO; Abbreviation: FTT)
  • MONROE CITY REGIONAL (about 35 miles; MONROE CITY, MO; Abbreviation: K52)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Mexico:

  • DAVIS H HART MEXICO AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH (Full-time enrollment: 18; Location: 905 N WADE ST; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mexico:

  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 24 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 24 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 89 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
  • ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
  • LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)

Schools

Public high schools in Mexico:

  • MEXICO HIGH (Students: 771; Location: 639 N WADE; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • DAVIS H. HART AREA VOC. TECH. (Location: 905 N WADE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high school in Mexico:

  • MISSOURI MILITARY ACADEMY (Students: 273; Location: 204 GRAND AVE; Grades: 4 – 12; Boys only)

Public primary/middle schools in Mexico:

  • MEXICO JR. HIGH (Students: 596; Location: 1200 WEST BLVD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • EUGENE FIELD ELEM. (Students: 445; Location: 704 WEST BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • HAWTHORNE ELEM. (Students: 398; Location: 1250 W CURTIS; Grades: KG – 05)
  • MCMILLAN ELEM. (Students: 223; Location: 1101 E ANDERSON; Grades: KG – 05)
  • N.E. COMMUNITY TREATMENT CTR. (Students: 11; Location: 710 S CLARK; Grades: 06 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in Mexico:

  • ST BRENDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 164; Location: 620 SOUTH CLARK STREET; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Mexico:

  • MEXICO-AUDRAIN COUNTY LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $556,251; Location: 305 W. JACKSON ST.; 156,604 books; 1,436 audio materials; 2,474 video materials; 121 serial subscriptions)