Emerald Beach vs Washburn

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

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

Washburn has the higher population (561 vs 207 in Emerald Beach). Washburn has the higher median household income ($65,125 vs $44,444 in Emerald Beach). Emerald Beach has the higher median home value ($186,400 vs $122,100 in Washburn).

Population, income & housing

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
Population	207	561
Median age	62.7 yrs	29.3 yrs
Median household income	$44,444	$65,125
Median home value	$186,400	$122,100
Median gross rent	$617	$719
Housing units	206	246
Homeownership rate	85.7%	69.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
Population	151 → 207 (+37.1%)	456 → 561 (+23.0%)
Median household income	$49,375 → $44,444 (-10.0%)	$48,333 → $65,125 (+34.7%)
Median home value	$129,700 → $186,400 (+43.7%)	$86,300 → $122,100 (+41.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$666 → $719 (+8.0%)

Emerald Beach

Population

151207

Median household income

$49,375$44,444

Median home value

$129,700$186,400

Washburn

Population

456561

Median household income

$48,333$65,125

Median home value

$86,300$122,100

Median gross rent

$666$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
Under 5	2.4%	15.2%
5 to 17	4.8%	19.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	9.6%
25 to 34	14.0%	13.4%
35 to 44	7.2%	11.1%
45 to 54	7.7%	8.6%
55 to 64	17.9%	12.3%
65 to 74	30.4%	7.5%
75 and over	15.5%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	60.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
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%	15.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	23.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
No high school diploma	4.2%	14.1%
High school graduate	46.4%	38.7%
Some college or associate's	26.0%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.6%	7.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
Drove alone	79.7%	89.8%
Carpooled	2.7%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.6%	4.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
1-unit, detached	79.1%	75.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	20.9%	13.4%

Poverty & households

	Emerald Beach	Washburn
Poverty rate	15.1%	17.1%
Average household size	2.11	2.72
Mean commute (minutes)	24	24
Median year structure built	1988	1991