Callao vs Ethel

A side-by-side comparison of Callao and Ethel: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Callao has the higher population (262 vs 70 in Ethel). Since 2019, Ethel's population has grown faster (+141.4% vs -9.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Callao	Ethel
Population	262	70
Median age	36.9 yrs	75.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,833	—
Median home value	$73,300	—
Median gross rent	$850	—
Housing units	137	64
Homeownership rate	85.7%	97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	9.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Callao	Ethel
Population	290 → 262 (-9.7%)	29 → 70 (+141.4%)
Median household income	$37,813 → $40,833 (+8.0%)	$31,250 → $2,499 (-92.0%)
Median home value	$41,300 → $73,300 (+77.5%)	—
Median gross rent	$513 → $850 (+65.7%)	—

Callao

Population

290262

Median household income

$37,813$40,833

Median home value

$41,300$73,300

Median gross rent

$513$850

Ethel

Population

2970

Median household income

$31,250$2,499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Callao	Ethel
Under 5	10.3%	1.4%
5 to 17	23.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	3.1%	0.0%
25 to 34	7.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	14.9%	10.0%
45 to 54	9.9%	5.7%
55 to 64	16.0%	4.3%
65 to 74	11.1%	17.1%
75 and over	3.8%	51.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Callao	Ethel
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.8%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Callao	Ethel
No high school diploma	12.7%	4.8%
High school graduate	48.2%	72.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	6.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Callao	Ethel
Drove alone	63.4%	76.5%
Carpooled	19.4%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.8%	23.5%
Other means	2.2%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Callao	Ethel
1-unit, detached	77.4%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.6%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Callao	Ethel
Poverty rate	11.5%	52.9%
Average household size	2.67	1.52
Mean commute (minutes)	18	34
Median year structure built	1950	1961