Goose Creek LakeMO
The town has 481 residents and lies in Missouri.
Is Goose Creek Lake a good place to live?
46% of residents are 65 or older in Goose Creek Lake, above both Missouri’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (18%). Of the 248 Missouri towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Goose Creek Lake. Goose Creek Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
481 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Goose Creek Lake: who provides what
Goose Creek Lake is unincorporated, so Ste. Genevieve County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Goose Creek Lake.
Compared with most of Missouri and the rest of the country, fewer of Goose Creek Lake’s working residents work locally
Half commute less than 29 miles. The top destinations are Farmington (12%), St. Louis (9%) and Bonne Terre (5%). The share of residents in Goose Creek Lake who live below the poverty line: 13%.
| Goose Creek Lake | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 14% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Goose Creek Lake, with inland flooding at the top
Goose Creek Lake’s risk rating from FEMA is 70 of 100. 44% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 14%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Goose Creek Lake brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high locally is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Goose Creek Lake is
In Goose Creek Lake, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 14% have diabetes. Against the Missouri average, Goose Creek Lake comes out ahead on 9 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 9. For adults here, the share who have high blood pressure is 44%.
| Goose Creek Lake | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Goose Creek Lake | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.5% | 12.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More of Goose Creek Lake’s households are owner-occupiers than in the typical Missouri or U.S. town
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Goose Creek Lake
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Goose Creek Lake
About 0 of every 100 Goose Creek Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
100% of working residents leave Goose Creek Lake for work
Where Goose Creek Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Goose Creek Lake
Census-designated place in Missouri, United States
Goose Creek Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in St. Francois and Ste. Genevieve counties, Missouri, United States. The community is built around a lake of the same name, a reservoir impounding Goose Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Fourche Du Clos and part of the Establishment Creek watershed leading to the Mississippi River. The community is in the northeast part of St. Francois County and extends east into the northwest part of Ste. Genevieve County. It is 3 miles (5 km) east of French Village, 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Bonne Terre, and 22 miles (35 km) west of Ste. Genevieve. The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 4.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 745 ft
Questions about Goose Creek Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Goose Creek Lake, MO a good place to live?
Goose Creek Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.