Moving to Sunrise Beach, Missouri

Population: 368. Estimated population in July 2024: 389 (+5.7% change)
Males: 181 (49.2%), Females: 187 (50.8%)

Camden County

Zip code: 65079

Demographics

Median resident age: 50.8 years
Median household income: $27,679
Median house value: $127,500

Population by Race

Races in Sunrise Beach:

  • White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
  • American Indian (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (1.9%)
  • Other race (1.1%)
  • Chinese (0.5%)

Ancestries: German (22.3%), United States (20.1%), English (8.7%), Irish (8.4%), Dutch (4.1%), French (3.5%).

Elevation: 853 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sunrise Beach

  • High school or higher: 82.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
  • Unemployed: 9.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sunrise Beach village

  • Never married: 13.8%
  • Now married: 59.3%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 9.0%
  • Divorced: 17.8%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +187 (+103.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Sunrise Beach:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sunrise Beach:

  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
  • JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 52 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Abbreviation: JEF)
  • WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 54 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sunrise Beach:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sunrise Beach:

  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 68 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 72 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 75 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)

Public primary/middle school in Sunrise Beach:

  • HURRICANE DECK ELEM. (Students: 164; Location: RTE 1 BOX 109; Grades: KG – 05)