Wyatt, Missouri

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Wyatt is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 364 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Wyatt is located at 36°55′9″N, 89°12′36″W (36.919150, -89.209960)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (5.74%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 364 people, 163 households, and 108 families residing in the city. The population density was 122.2/km² (316.7/mi²). There were 185 housing units at an average density of 62.1/km² (160.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 89.84% White, 6.87% African American, and 3.30% from two or more races.

There were 163 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.7% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 20.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.69.

In the city the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 22.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $19,444, and the median income for a family was $21,528. Males had a median income of $20,750 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,646. About 19.6% of families and 20.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 38.0% of those under age 18 and 10.2% of those age 65 or over.