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HumeMO

A town of 209, settled in 1880.

Population
209
residents
Median home value
$90K
Census ACS
Household income
$59K
median
Median age
31.8
years
Jobs based here
64
Balanced
Small town

209 people, and everyone knows the way

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70°
Mostly Cloudy
H 85° · L 67°

Upcoming events

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The data

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Hume has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 10 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

10″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter25–44°
Spring45–67°
Summer67–87°
Fall47–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 12
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Hume

Most working residents leave Hume for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Butler (10%), Harrisonville (9%) and Mount Pleasant (6%). Half commute less than 37 miles.

3%work in town

Where working residents work

In Hume3%
Butler10%
Harrisonville9%
Mount Pleasant6%
Fort Scott4%
37 mi
median commute distance
64
jobs based in Hume
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Hume is

Hume beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.

32 measures vs. Missouri
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
What stands outHumeMO
Fewer women getting mammograms64.4%74.7%
Bates County Memorial Hospital
17.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

About Hume

City in Missouri, United States

Hume is a city in southwest Bates County, Missouri. The population was 283 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1880
Population
283
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
896 ft
ZIP code
64752
Area code
660

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