Wasola CDP Missouri Income Charts

In Figure 2 a more complete view of income is shown which aggregates income from all members in the household and it has a Median household income of $105,260 which is the most of all places in the greater Wasola CDP region. Comparing median household income to the United States average of $62,843, Wasola CDP is 67.5% larger. Also, versus the state of Missouri, median household income of $55,461, Wasola CDP is about twice as large.

The next section examines a variety of different income statistics for the Wasola CDP metropolitan area. In Figure 3 we see that it it has the largest proportion of earnings between $20,000 and $49,999 at 70.4% of the total and is ranked #1.

Figure 5 has the Average number of hours worked in a typical work week during the year, it has a Avg Hours Worked of 37.8 which is less than most other places in the metropolitan area. The place with the highest average hours in the area is Pontiac CDP which shows an average hours of 51.4 (36.0% larger).



Figure 13 shows the cost of living and other consumer spending categories for a variety of cost components from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wasola CDP depicts it has the hightest cost of 99.4 for the cost of transportation grouping.

Wasola CDP Missouri Labor Force Charts

The next two charts look at very recent, monthly trended employment related performance using data estimated by economists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The BLS tracks unemployment statistics for a large number of areas throughout the country on a month to month basis. However, not every location in the U.S. is tracked by the BLS so the chart will only show the closest location available (which may be the same location.) Figure 14 shows the monthly unemployment rate for the area as well as a comparison to the overall national economy measure for the United States. Note that in March to April 2020, the Covid 19 recession or great recession occurred and affects this metric. . It depicts that from February 2010 to before the Wuhan Coronavirus Pandemic the monthly unemployment rate went from 8.9% to 3.2% in February 2020. This represents a decrease in the monthly unemployment rate of 64.0%. Since that time, the monthly unemployment rate has gone to 3.5% This represents an increase in the monthly unemployment rate of 9.4%. In Figure 15 the monthly labor force participation which are people actively looking for work are also defined as unemployed but do not include people who have given up looking for work. . It depicts that from February 2010 to before the disasterous Covid-19 virus Pandemic the monthly labor force participation went from 82,895 to 87,956 in February 2020. This represents an increase in the monthly labor force participation of 6.1%. Since that time, the monthly labor force participation has gone to 84,790 This represents a decrease in the monthly labor force participation of 3.6%. Figure 17 shows the labor force participation using the estimated percentage of people either working or actively looking for work. Wasola CDP shows it has a Labor Force Participation of 23.2% which is the second smallest when sorted by participation rate of all the other places in the local area.

The Components of Employment Status graph in Figure 18 shows the composition of the labor force broken down by employed, unemployed, and not in the labor force (but 16 years of age or older). Wasola CDP has one of the largest proportions of unemployed at 76.8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger place being Theodosia with 77.5%.

The percentage of full-time workers are compared to the number of part-time workers in Figure 19. Wasola CDP depicts full time employees approximately 2.4 times bigger as the part time employees.

The percentage of families with no one working is depicted in Figure 22. Wasola CDP shows it has a Families with No One Working of 100.0% which is the highest of all places in the greater Wasola CDP region.

Wasola CDP Missouri Poverty Charts

The next section details economy analysis about poverty for residents of the Wasola CDP community. This performance can be enhanced by government programs such as economic opportunity zone to influence manufacturing, job growth, economic opportunity an hopefully lead to economic recovery after the recent Covid 19 recession. In Figure 23 the total number of people earning less than the poverty level are shown. Wasola CDP shows it has a Total In Poverty of 11 which is the smallest when sorted by total people earning less than the poverty level of all the other places in the local area. The place with the highest total people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Ava which depicts a total people earning less than the poverty level of 753 ( considerably bigger).

In Figure 24 the percentage of people earning less than the poverty level is shown and compared across the group of places. Wasola CDP depicts it has a Percent of Population In Poverty of 6.2% which is the smallest in order of percent of people earning less than the poverty level of all the other places in the metro area. The place with the highest percent of people earning less than the poverty level in the area is Pontiac CDP which depicts a percent of people in poverty of 60.8% ( very much bigger).

In Figure 25 people who are in poverty are broken out by age group. Wasola CDP has the largest proportion of person in poverty 18 to 34 years at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next chart looks at the percentage of people in poverty based on their education level in Figure 28 marriage status. Wasola CDP has the percentage of highschool graduate and in poverty the second smallest in terms of less than highschool in poverty of all the other places in the greater region at 12% of the total. Figure 29 looks at only those people who make less than the poverty level of income and breaks down there employment status. Wasola CDP has the largest proportion of people who are in poverty and unemployed at 100.0% of the total and is ranked #1. Additionally, Figure 30 looks at the percentage of people who receive some form of public assistance including general assistance, temporary assistance or food stamps (i.e. SNAP.) Wasola CDP depicts it has a Public Assistance Percent of 27.9% which is the smallest as measured by households with public assistance of all the other places in the local area. The place with the highest households with public assistance in the area is Gainesville which depicts a households with public assistance of 58.5% (about twice as large).

Figure 31 shows the "Gini Index of Income Inequality" with a range from zero (perfect equality) to one (perfect inequality). Wasola CDP depicts it has a Gini Index of 14.0% which is the smallest in order of the gini index of all the other places in the surrounding region.

Wasola CDP Missouri Work Commute Charts

Figure 33 shows a more detailed view of how the population commutes to work for (for example to downtown Wasola CDP or elsewhere.) Wasola CDP has the largest proportion of people who drove alone at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

In Figure 35 is shown a frequency distribution of the time that people leave for work. Wasola CDP has the largest proportion of people who leave for work between 7am to 730am at 100% of the total and is ranked #1.

The next graph in Figure 36 shows the average number of minutes that it takes for people to commute to work. Wasola CDP has the largest proportion of people with commute time between 15 to 19 minutes at 100% of the total and is ranked #1. Figure 40 shows the total number of vehicles available for transportation and Wasola CDP has one of the largest proportions of 1 vehicle available at 37% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 Ava (54%), and #1 Pontiac CDP (61%) are larger. Second, it has the largest proportion of 2 vehicles available at 63% of the total and is ranked #1.

Wasola CDP Missouri Jobs Charts

The table in Figure 48, shows Wasola CDP employment data in terms of job categories and salary data.