WorthamMO
The town was settled in 1925 and has 141 residents today.
Is Wortham a good place to live?
48% of residents live below the poverty line in Wortham, where Missouri’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Wortham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
141 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wortham.
Wortham has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Park Hills (14%), Farmington (13%) and Bonne Terre (7%). The median commute is under 11 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Wortham, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Wortham sits above 69% of U.S. communities. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 19%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Wortham’s year
July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 22° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wortham is
Wortham: just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year. Among adults here, 18% report frequent physical distress and 36% get no exercise outside work.
| Wortham | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Wortham | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.2% | 15.8% |
| More smokers | 22.7% | 16% |
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Wortham
Moving to Wortham: who provides what
Wortham is unincorporated, so St. Francois 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.
100% of working residents leave Wortham for work
Where Wortham’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Wortham
About 0 of every 100 Wortham residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Questions about Wortham
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wortham, MO a good place to live?
Wortham has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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