ZIP 65068 · Prairie Home
Who lives in ZIP code 65068 (Prairie Home, MO): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Prairie Home, MO · Cooper County
uszips 2026
People893
Median age48.7
Household income$61,667
Home value$196,489
Median rent$805/mo
Poverty23.8%
College degree+22.8%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Columbia, MO
- Wider region
- Columbia-Jefferson City-Moberly, MO
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 356
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
20.6% are 65 or older; 83.9% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,594.
Education (adults 25+)
31.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
7.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.0%
- Never married
- 24.4%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 9.5%
- Family size
- 2.89
- Dual-income families
- 53.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.3%
- Rent burden
- 17.2%
- Men / women
- 45% / 55%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.7%
- Unemployment
- 21.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.3%
- Farmers
- 13.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.0%
- Veterans
- 5.6%
- With a disability
- 22.4%
- No health insurance
- 9.5%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.