Milo vs Schell City

A side-by-side comparison of Milo and Schell City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Schell City has the higher population (164 vs 40 in Milo). Schell City has the higher median household income ($37,750 vs $32,500 in Milo). Milo has the higher median home value ($70,000 vs $47,000 in Schell City).

Population, income & housing

	Milo	Schell City
Population	40	164
Median age	40.0 yrs	50.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,500	$37,750
Median home value	$70,000	$47,000
Median gross rent	—	$510
Housing units	19	125
Homeownership rate	100.0%	72.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	11.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Milo	Schell City
Population	64 → 40 (-37.5%)	227 → 164 (-27.8%)
Median household income	$33,750 → $32,500 (-3.7%)	$31,806 → $37,750 (+18.7%)
Median home value	$32,500 → $70,000 (+115.4%)	$48,600 → $47,000 (-3.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$375 → $510 (+36.0%)

Milo

Population

6440

Median household income

$33,750$32,500

Median home value

$32,500$70,000

Schell City

Population

227164

Median household income

$31,806$37,750

Median home value

$48,600$47,000

Median gross rent

$375$510

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Milo	Schell City
Under 5	22.5%	15.9%
5 to 17	12.5%	6.7%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.0%
25 to 34	15.0%	9.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	2.4%
45 to 54	12.5%	15.2%
55 to 64	10.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	10.0%	15.9%
75 and over	17.5%	15.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Milo	Schell City
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	96.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	2.5%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Milo	Schell City
No high school diploma	11.5%	14.7%
High school graduate	46.2%	54.1%
Some college or associate's	19.2%	20.2%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Milo	Schell City
Drove alone	90.9%	67.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.1%	26.5%
Other means	0.0%	4.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Milo	Schell City
1-unit, detached	94.7%	70.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	24.8%

Poverty & households

	Milo	Schell City
Poverty rate	35.0%	12.2%
Average household size	2.50	2.02
Mean commute (minutes)	18	40
Median year structure built	1965	1974