Peculiar

Population: 5,815
Median household income: $96,250
Median home value: $252,400

Located in Cass County, Missouri, Peculiar is a community with a population of 5,815. The median household income of $96,250 is above the Cass County median ($87,413).

Between 2019 and 2023, Peculiar's population grew 13.2% from 5,139 to 5,815, while its median home value rose 71.7% from $147,000 to $252,400.

81.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1995.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,815
Median age: 33.1 yrs
Median household income: $96,250
Median home value: $252,400
Median gross rent: $1,152
Housing units: 2,139
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1395,815

Median household income

$62,708$96,250

Median home value

$147,000$252,400

Median gross rent

$890$1,152

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,139	$62,708	$147,000	$890
2020	5,305	$74,664	$147,800	$946
2021	5,559	$81,528	$166,400	$863
2022	5,675	$91,783	$198,900	$954
2023	5,815	$96,250	$252,400	$1,152

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1719.0%

18 to 247.7%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4416.5%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 645.1%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	608	10.5%
5 to 17	1,107	19.0%
18 to 24	446	7.7%
25 to 34	907	15.6%
35 to 44	962	16.5%
45 to 54	797	13.7%
55 to 64	295	5.1%
65 to 74	418	7.2%
75 and over	275	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,565	78.5%
Black or African American	240	4.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	61	1.0%
Two or more races	408	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	541	9.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.7%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's38.3%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	319	8.7%
High school graduate	1,151	31.5%
Some college or associate's	1,398	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	547	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	239	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.3%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home21.9%

Other means3.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,065	69.3%
Carpooled	170	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	651	21.9%
Other means	92	3.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	424	18.2%
15 to 29 min	769	33.0%
30 to 44 min	702	30.2%
45 to 59 min	315	13.5%
60+ min	117	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.87
Poverty rate: 4.1% (239 of 5,815)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,459	71.9%
Nonfamily households	569	28.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,028	94.8%
Vacant	111	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,489	73.4%
Renter-occupied	539	26.6%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,732	81.0%
1-unit, attached	51	2.4%
2 to 4 units	245	11.5%
5 to 19 units	78	3.6%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	33	1.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2956756
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 38.7308, -94.4686