Moving to Wheatland, Missouri
Population: 388. Estimated population in July 2024: 402 (+3.6% change)
Males: 172 (44.3%), Females: 216 (55.7%)
Hickory County
Zip code: 65779
Demographics
Median resident age: 46.0 years
Median household income: $17,500
Median house value: $41,000
Population by Race
Races in Wheatland:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
- American Indian (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (19.3%), United States (10.3%), Irish (9.0%), English (4.9%), Swedish (3.1%), Norwegian (1.8%).
Elevation: 327 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Wheatland
- High school or higher: 60.2%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Wheatland city
- Never married: 20.3%
- Now married: 48.6%
- Separated: 1.6%
- Widowed: 17.8%
- Divorced: 11.7%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +25 (+6.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Wheatland:
- SAC-OSAGE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OSCEOLA, MO)
- CITIZENS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; BOLIVAR, MO)
- GOLDEN VALLEY MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; CLINTON, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wheatland:
- SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 49 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 61 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 89 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wheatland:
- HERMITAGE LIONS (about 5 miles; HERMITAGE, MO; Abbreviation: 3M1)
- HARRY S TRUMAN DAM & RESERVOIR (about 19 miles; WARSAW, MO; Abbreviation: 75U)
- OSCEOLA MUNI (about 21 miles; OSCEOLA, MO; Abbreviation: 3MO)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wheatland:
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
- SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 55 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 96 miles; JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
Schools
Public high school in Wheatland:
- WHEATLAND HIGH (Students: 160; Location: S HWY 83; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Wheatland:
- WHEATLAND ELEM. (Students: 151; Location: S HWY 83; Grades: KG – 06)