What is the population of Licking city?

Licking city has 2,816 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #212 of 1,082 in Missouri.

What is the median household income in Licking city?

Median household income in Licking city is $32,813 a year, 58.2% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Licking city?

Median gross rent is $614 a month and the median home value is $109,000, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.

Is Licking city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Licking city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Licking, MO population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Licking, Missouri (Licking, MO — Census place “Licking city”) is 2,816 residents, ranking #212 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $32,813, the median home is worth $109,000 and median gross rent runs $614 a month. Looking for the Licking Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Licking, MO: 65542.

Population: 2,816Licking city residents
Median household income: $32,813Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $109,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $614Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 38.4 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 56.8%Owner-occupied households

Licking ZIP codes (Missouri)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Licking.

The Licking MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

65542

What the numbers mean in Licking city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Licking city median would spend about 22.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 36.3% of residents and 56.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Licking city, MO in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Licking city is a small town in Missouri, with 2,816 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #212 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 80% of them. The median age here is 38.4 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in Licking city earn a median of $32,813 a year, 58.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 41% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 36.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Licking city is valued at $109,000, 64.1% below the national figure and 28% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $614 a month, 56.3% below the national figure, or roughly $7,368 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 22.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Licking city?: Licking city has 2,816 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #212 of 1,082 in Missouri.
What is the median household income in Licking city?: Median household income in Licking city is $32,813 a year, 58.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Licking city?: Median gross rent is $614 a month and the median home value is $109,000, so rent absorbs about 22.5% of median household income.
Is Licking city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 3.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Licking city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 22.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Licking city data?: All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.