Blodgett vs Kelso

A side-by-side comparison of Blodgett and Kelso: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Kelso has the higher population (593 vs 182 in Blodgett). Blodgett has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $54,853 in Kelso). Since 2019, Blodgett's population has grown faster (+4.6% vs +0.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Blodgett	Kelso
Population	182	593
Median age	36.3 yrs	32.8 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$54,853
Median home value	—	$213,800
Median gross rent	$1,025	$810
Housing units	73	251
Homeownership rate	42.9%	66.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.3%	28.8%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Blodgett	Kelso
Population	174 → 182 (+4.6%)	592 → 593 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$46,250 → $66,875 (+44.6%)	$54,375 → $54,853 (+0.9%)
Median home value	$110,000 → $131,300 (+19.4%)	$179,200 → $213,800 (+19.3%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $1,025 (+32.3%)	$692 → $810 (+17.1%)

Blodgett

Population

174182

Median household income

$46,250$66,875

Median home value

$110,000$131,300

Median gross rent

$775$1,025

Kelso

Population

592593

Median household income

$54,375$54,853

Median home value

$179,200$213,800

Median gross rent

$692$810

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Blodgett	Kelso
Under 5	13.7%	8.3%
5 to 17	16.5%	14.7%
18 to 24	9.9%	13.8%
25 to 34	9.3%	18.0%
35 to 44	4.9%	11.0%
45 to 54	11.0%	4.7%
55 to 64	24.2%	8.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	15.0%
75 and over	4.9%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Blodgett	Kelso
White (non-Hispanic)	62.6%	98.8%
Black or African American	2.7%	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	29.7%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Blodgett	Kelso
No high school diploma	21.1%	3.2%
High school graduate	48.6%	36.5%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	7.3%	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Blodgett	Kelso
Drove alone	90.8%	89.1%
Carpooled	5.3%	7.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.9%	2.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Blodgett	Kelso
1-unit, detached	83.6%	84.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	1.4%	14.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.1%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Blodgett	Kelso
Poverty rate	21.4%	12.0%
Average household size	2.89	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	1963	1983