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:
- CALLAWAY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FULTON, MO)
- FULTON STATE HOSP (about 23 miles; FULTON, MO)
- BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER (about 33 miles; COLUMBIA, MO)
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)