Moving to Risco, Missouri
Population: 392. Estimated population in July 2024: 364 (-7.1% change)
Males: 186 (47.4%), Females: 206 (52.6%)
New Madrid County
Zip code: 63874
Demographics
Median resident age: 41.5 years
Median household income: $26,827
Median house value: $30,500
Population by Race
Races in Risco:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.5%)
Ancestries: United States (26.5%), German (13.0%), Irish (11.0%), English (8.2%), Dutch (2.0%), Italian (2.0%).
Elevation: 277 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Risco
- High school or higher: 64.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 5.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Risco city
- Never married: 23.2%
- Now married: 55.7%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 10.2%
- Divorced: 9.3%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -47 (-10.7%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Risco:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 20 miles; DEXTER, MO)
- PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; HAYTI, MO)
- TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; KENNETT, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Risco:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 49 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 81 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 83 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Risco:
- GIDEON MEMORIAL (about 10 miles; GIDEON, MO; Abbreviation: M85)
- MALDEN MUNI (about 12 miles; MALDEN, MO; Abbreviation: MAW)
- CAMPBELL MUNI (about 14 miles; CAMPBELL, MO; Abbreviation: 34M)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Risco:
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 77 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 78 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 91 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 94 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 94 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
Schools
Public high school in Risco:
- RISCO HIGH (Students: 101; Location: HWY 62; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Risco:
- RISCO ELEM. (Students: 103; Location: HWY 62; Grades: KG – 06)