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HannibalLevee Township

People

Population 16,771Highest 0Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4.5% U.S.: +7.4% —

Median age 38.5±2 about the U.S. average —

Kids under 18 23.2%±2.3 U.S.: 22% —

Age 65+ 19.7%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% —

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 19.5% U.S.: 35.7% —

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.4%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% —

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $53,721±$6k 33% below U.S. —

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $127,700±$15k 62% below U.S. —

Rentmedian gross, monthly $805±$65 43% below U.S. —

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,096 65% below U.S. —

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 43.2%±8.6 U.S.: 51.1% —

Below poverty line 19.5% U.S.: 12.5% —

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.2% U.S.: 65.2% —

Typical home builtmedian year 1963 17 yrs older than U.S. —

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 15 min 42% below U.S. —

Work from home 6.4%±2.2 U.S.: 15.1% —

Work in townworking residents 44.5%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.8 miLowest 22.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.36Highest 0.88Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Quincy (6%)Springfield (23%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Levee Township8% work in Hannibal

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.1%Lowest 8.4%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 13.8 miHighest 4.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 23Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 54.5Highest 1.3Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #133 of 226 in MO—

School district HANNIBAL 60—

High school in town Hannibal SR. High—

Students per teacherat that high school 15.7 —

U.S. average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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