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Kelso township, Scott County, MO

10,510 Population
66 square miles 159.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.6 ±3.3 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Scott County: 39.7 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$31,531 ±$2,686 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Scott County: $33,711 ±$1,792
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$63,036 ±$7,674 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Scott County: $62,782 ±$4,395
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.3% ±2.9% (860  ±302) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Scott County: 12.8% † 4,778 (±1.8% / ±661)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.5 minutes ±1.6 (106,045  ±12,719) Mean travel time to work
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Scott County: 18.6 312,670 (±1.1 / ±21,511)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,220 ±247 Number of households
  • Scott County: 15,327 ±300
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (10,433  ±483) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Scott County: 2.4 37,401 (±0.1 / ±9)
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.3% ±2.9% (80  ±70) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in Scott County: 6.2% † 528 (±2.1% / ±180)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

4,475 ±261 Number of housing units
  • Scott County: 16,861 ±35
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$159,900 ±$12,041 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little higher than the amount in Scott County: $154,400 ±$5,696
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about half the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.6% ±4.3% (1,209  ±449.4) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in Scott County: 11.1% † 4,151 (±2% / ±740.4)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.2% ±4.4% (6,140  ±483.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Scott County: 87.6% 22,531 (±3.5% / ±914.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.3% ±3% (1,259  ±220.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Scott County: 22.1% 5,673 (±2% / ±503.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.1% ±0.1% (6  ±8) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Scott County: 0.6% 229
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±1.8% (547  ±147) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Scott County: 6.3% † 1,819 (±1% / ±281)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
547 Total veterans ±147 516 Male ±146 31 Female ±27

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