Emerald Beach vs Golden

A side-by-side comparison of Emerald Beach and Golden: population, income, housing, and more.

Emerald Beach and Golden are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Golden has the higher population (277 vs 207 in Emerald Beach). Emerald Beach has the higher median household income ($44,444 vs $44,091 in Golden). Golden has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $186,400 in Emerald Beach).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Beach	Golden
Population	207	277
Median age	62.7 yrs	58.7 yrs
Median household income	$44,444	$44,091
Median home value	$186,400	$208,000
Median gross rent	$617	—
Housing units	206	204
Homeownership rate	85.7%	69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	26.0%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Beach	Golden
Population	151 → 207 (+37.1%)	415 → 277 (-33.3%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $44,444 (-10.0%)	$43,100 → $44,091 (+2.3%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $186,400 (+43.7%)	$120,800 → $208,000 (+72.2%)

Emerald Beach

Population

151207

Median household income

$49,375$44,444

Median home value

$129,700$186,400

Golden

Population

415277

Median household income

$43,100$44,091

Median home value

$120,800$208,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Beach	Golden
Under 5	2.4%	0.0%
5 to 17	4.8%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.0%	18.8%
35 to 44	7.2%	0.0%
45 to 54	7.7%	15.9%
55 to 64	17.9%	37.5%
65 to 74	30.4%	13.4%
75 and over	15.5%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Beach	Golden
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	81.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	15.5%	18.8%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Beach	Golden
No high school diploma	4.2%	22.4%
High school graduate	46.4%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Beach	Golden
Drove alone	79.7%	77.9%
Carpooled	2.7%	9.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	6.4%
Other means	0.0%	6.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Beach	Golden
1-unit, detached	79.1%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	25.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	4.9%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Beach	Golden
Poverty rate	15.1%	6.1%
Average household size	2.11	1.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	27
Median year structure built	1988	1975