Cameron

Population: 8,721
Median household income: $56,090
Median home value: $178,300

Cameron, a community in Clinton County, Missouri, has 8,721 residents. The median household income of $56,090 is below the Clinton County median ($70,625).

Between 2019 and 2023, Cameron's population declined 9.8% from 9,665 to 8,721, while its median home value rose 57.5% from $113,200 to $178,300.

Households average 2.18 people. The median gross rent is $1,042.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,721
Median age: 41.0 yrs
Median household income: $56,090
Median home value: $178,300
Median gross rent: $1,042
Housing units: 3,205
Homeownership rate: 54.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,6658,721

Median household income

$50,544$56,090

Median home value

$113,200$178,300

Median gross rent

$794$1,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,665	$50,544	$113,200	$794
2020	8,941	$57,855	$116,300	$868
2021	8,987	$51,607	$117,300	$936
2022	9,101	$50,206	$153,500	$931
2023	8,721	$56,090	$178,300	$1,042

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

Age distribution

Under 54.0%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3419.8%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6415.2%

65 to 7411.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	348	4.0%
5 to 17	1,071	12.3%
18 to 24	705	8.1%
25 to 34	1,728	19.8%
35 to 44	984	11.3%
45 to 54	908	10.4%
55 to 64	1,329	15.2%
65 to 74	1,038	11.9%
75 and over	610	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,335	84.1%
Black or African American	681	7.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	23	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	310	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	356	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.7%

High school graduate48.0%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	703	10.7%
High school graduate	3,168	48.0%
Some college or associate's	1,913	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	578	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	235	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.3%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,069	75.3%
Carpooled	387	14.1%
Public transit	56	2.0%
Walked	31	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	185	6.7%
Other means	18	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,249	48.8%
15 to 29 min	229	8.9%
30 to 44 min	513	20.0%
45 to 59 min	419	16.4%
60+ min	151	5.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.18
Poverty rate: 16.8% (1,054 of 6,266)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,258	43.1%
Nonfamily households	1,661	56.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,919	91.1%
Vacant	286	8.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,602	54.9%
Renter-occupied	1,317	45.1%

1-unit, detached65.0%

1-unit, attached9.4%

2 to 4 units14.9%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units2.7%

Mobile home & other0.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,082	65.0%
1-unit, attached	300	9.4%
2 to 4 units	476	14.9%
5 to 19 units	234	7.3%
20 or more units	86	2.7%
Mobile home & other	27	0.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2910828
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.27 sq mi
Center point: 39.7445, -94.2323