Elsberry vs Hawk Point

A side-by-side comparison of Elsberry and Hawk Point: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Elsberry has the higher population (2,010 vs 630 in Hawk Point). Elsberry has the higher median household income ($49,226 vs $49,205 in Hawk Point). Hawk Point has the higher median home value ($117,500 vs $113,300 in Elsberry).

Population, income & housing

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
Population	2,010	630
Median age	31.0 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$49,226	$49,205
Median home value	$113,300	$117,500
Median gross rent	$901	$935
Housing units	748	236
Homeownership rate	54.3%	53.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.1%	11.4%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	16.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
Population	2,303 → 2,010 (-12.7%)	630 → 630 (+0.0%)
Median household income	$35,991 → $49,226 (+36.8%)	$42,404 → $49,205 (+16.0%)
Median home value	$83,700 → $113,300 (+35.4%)	$100,900 → $117,500 (+16.5%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $901 (+14.2%)	$853 → $935 (+9.6%)

Elsberry

Population

2,3032,010

Median household income

$35,991$49,226

Median home value

$83,700$113,300

Median gross rent

$789$901

Hawk Point

Population

630630

Median household income

$42,404$49,205

Median home value

$100,900$117,500

Median gross rent

$853$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
Under 5	6.6%	6.0%
5 to 17	21.9%	21.9%
18 to 24	13.7%	14.9%
25 to 34	10.9%	6.3%
35 to 44	11.8%	9.2%
45 to 54	11.8%	23.7%
55 to 64	11.1%	10.2%
65 to 74	8.0%	3.7%
75 and over	4.0%	4.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
White (non-Hispanic)	87.8%	77.1%
Black or African American	5.5%	16.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.8%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	1.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
No high school diploma	9.8%	26.4%
High school graduate	41.6%	40.3%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.8%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
Drove alone	79.2%	85.0%
Carpooled	13.7%	6.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	1.9%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.0%	6.1%
Other means	2.5%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
1-unit, detached	73.0%	46.6%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.0%	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.2%	41.5%

Poverty & households

	Elsberry	Hawk Point
Poverty rate	24.9%	42.2%
Average household size	2.75	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	34	29
Median year structure built	1965	1991