Airport DriveMO
A town of 822, settled in 1947.
Is Airport Drive a good place to live?
Airport Drive’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, below both the Missouri town median (22 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a higher July high than Airport Drive. Airport Drive has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
822 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Airport Drive: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Airport Drive, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Airport Drive.
Four seasons and hot summers in Airport Drive
Airport Drive has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 25° and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Airport Drive, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Airport Drive since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of Airport Drive’s working residents commute to Joplin
Most working residents leave Airport Drive for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Airport Drive grew to 498 in 2023, 342 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Joplin (40%), Webb City (7%) and Springfield (7%).
| Airport Drive | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Airport Drive is
Airport Drive tracks Missouri closely on all 32 CDC measures. 26% of Airport Drive adults have been diagnosed with depression, close to Missouri’s towns (25%) and above U.S. towns (23%). 39% of Airport Drive adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Airport Drive | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 30% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 17% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like Missouri’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Missouri average. 38% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Airport Drive. Airport Drive has grown 6.8% since 2020, to 822 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Airport Drive | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 22% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 17% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of Airport Drive’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±18.1 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Airport Drive | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.6% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.6% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.6% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.5% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 15.8% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 800, single groups can be off by several points
The typical home in Airport Drive is valued at about $277K
The typical Airport Drive home is worth about $277,000, up 3% in a year, close to the Missouri typical home. Airport Drive’s median rent is $909 a month.
| Airport Drive | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 74% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $909 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Airport Drive
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Airport Drive
About 9 of every 100 Airport Drive residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
About Airport Drive
Village in Missouri, United States
Airport Drive is a village in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. The population was 766 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is still commonly referred to as "Stone's Corner," as the intersection of Route 43 and Route 171 is known.
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- Established
- 1947
- Area
- 2.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 961 ft
Questions about Airport Drive
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Airport Drive, MO a good place to live?
Airport Drive has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.