Herculaneum vs Pevely

A side-by-side comparison of Herculaneum and Pevely: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Pevely has the higher population (6,037 vs 4,925 in Herculaneum). Herculaneum has the higher median household income ($88,778 vs $64,660 in Pevely). Herculaneum has the higher median home value ($222,100 vs $203,700 in Pevely).

Population, income & housing

	Herculaneum	Pevely
Population	4,925	6,037
Median age	38.1 yrs	34.6 yrs
Median household income	$88,778	$64,660
Median home value	$222,100	$203,700
Median gross rent	$2,065	$844
Housing units	1,891	2,357
Homeownership rate	88.4%	67.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	18.0%
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Herculaneum	Pevely
Population	4,025 → 4,925 (+22.4%)	5,893 → 6,037 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$65,449 → $88,778 (+35.6%)	$55,980 → $64,660 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$158,800 → $222,100 (+39.9%)	$132,500 → $203,700 (+53.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,699 → $2,065 (+21.5%)	$702 → $844 (+20.2%)

Herculaneum

Population

4,0254,925

Median household income

$65,449$88,778

Median home value

$158,800$222,100

Median gross rent

$1,699$2,065

Pevely

Population

5,8936,037

Median household income

$55,980$64,660

Median home value

$132,500$203,700

Median gross rent

$702$844

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Herculaneum	Pevely
Under 5	2.9%	7.4%
5 to 17	23.5%	18.4%
18 to 24	6.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	12.0%	15.6%
35 to 44	16.6%	8.4%
45 to 54	9.4%	7.9%
55 to 64	14.3%	15.0%
65 to 74	8.3%	12.4%
75 and over	6.3%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Herculaneum	Pevely
White (non-Hispanic)	79.4%	90.7%
Black or African American	7.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	0.2%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.8%	7.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Herculaneum	Pevely
No high school diploma	5.9%	9.0%
High school graduate	29.7%	30.8%
Some college or associate's	41.0%	42.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.2%	5.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Herculaneum	Pevely
Drove alone	80.7%	73.3%
Carpooled	7.5%	15.9%
Public transit	0.0%	3.0%
Walked	1.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.6%	7.1%
Other means	0.5%	0.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Herculaneum	Pevely
1-unit, detached	91.2%	65.1%
1-unit, attached	2.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.6%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	9.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.9%

Poverty & households

	Herculaneum	Pevely
Poverty rate	5.4%	15.2%
Average household size	2.70	2.64
Mean commute (minutes)	29	26
Median year structure built	2001	1997