Verona, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 714. Estimated population in July 2024: 720 (+0.8% change)
Males: 350 (49.0%), Females: 364 (51.0%)
Lawrence County
Zip code: 65769
Demographics
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $27,813
Median house value: $44,000
Population by Race
Races in Verona:
- White Non-Hispanic (67.1%)
- Hispanic (31.0%)
- Other race (16.4%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Black (1.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (15.3%), United States (9.8%), Irish (9.0%), English (7.1%), French (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.8%).
Elevation: 1275 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Verona
- High school or higher: 60.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
- Unemployed: 5.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.6 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Verona town
- Never married: 23.4%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 8.6%
- Divorced: 11.4%
22.1% Foreign born (22.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +168 (+30.8%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Verona:
- AURORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; AURORA, MO)
- COX-MONETT HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; MONETT, MO)
- MISSOURI REHABILITATION CTR (about 10 miles; MOUNT VERNON, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Verona:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 35 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 50 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Abbreviation: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 60 miles; FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; Abbreviation: XNA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Verona:
- JERRY SUMMERS SR AURORA MUNICIPAL (about 8 miles; AURORA, MO; Abbreviation: 2H2)
- MOUNT VERNON MUNI (about 10 miles; MOUNT VERNON, MO; Abbreviation: 2MO)
- MONETT MUNI (about 15 miles; MONETT, MO; Abbreviation: M58)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Verona:
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 38 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 40 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 50 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,197)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 68 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; Full-time enrollment: 13,324)
Schools
Public high school in Verona:
- VERONA HIGH (Students: 158; Location: 101 E ELLA ST; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Verona:
- VERONA ELEM. (Students: 250; Location: 101 E ELLA ST; Grades: KG – 06)