River Bend, Missouri
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
Steady. Within 1% of 2020, every year since.
5
people, the 933rd-largest of Missouri's cities and towns.
Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Missouri's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates
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The workday
Every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.
100.0%
of 526 jobs located in River Bend are filled by in-commuters.
Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES
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The seam
Cross one tract line and median rent doubles.
A $2,431 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jackson County.
- $795 Tract 145.04
- $3,226 Tract 142.03
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 0 homes permitted in ten years, 2016–2025
- 100% of all homes were built before 2000
Census Building Permits Survey, 2016–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0–56% to the 9 homes here.
0–5
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 32% less than Missouri's.
$157,500
median home value in River Bend.
- $157,500 River Bend
- $230,300 Missouri
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2005-2009. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year