Herculaneum

Population: 4,925
Median household income: $88,778
Median home value: $222,100

Located in Jefferson County, Missouri, Herculaneum is a community with a population of 4,925. Its median household income of $88,778 runs above the Jefferson County figure of $80,522.

Between 2019 and 2023, Herculaneum's population grew 22.4% from 4,025 to 4,925, while its median home value rose 39.9% from $158,800 to $222,100.

23.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 88.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,925
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $88,778
Median home value: $222,100
Median gross rent: $2,065
Housing units: 1,891
Homeownership rate: 88.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0254,925

Median household income

$65,449$88,778

Median home value

$158,800$222,100

Median gross rent

$1,699$2,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,025	$65,449	$158,800	$1,699
2020	4,081	$66,773	$172,900	$1,541
2021	4,599	$77,734	$183,900	$1,974
2022	4,767	$79,824	$198,400	$2,137
2023	4,925	$88,778	$222,100	$2,065

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

Age distribution

Under 52.9%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4416.6%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	141	2.9%
5 to 17	1,156	23.5%
18 to 24	330	6.7%
25 to 34	593	12.0%
35 to 44	820	16.6%
45 to 54	465	9.4%
55 to 64	704	14.3%
65 to 74	408	8.3%
75 and over	308	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,909	79.4%
Black or African American	373	7.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.1%
Asian	12	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.3%
Two or more races	582	11.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	25	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.9%

High school graduate29.7%

Some college or associate's41.0%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree8.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	194	5.9%
High school graduate	978	29.7%
Some college or associate's	1,353	41.0%
Bachelor's degree	504	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	269	8.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,942	80.7%
Carpooled	180	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	40	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	231	9.6%
Other means	13	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	628	28.9%
15 to 29 min	518	23.8%
30 to 44 min	434	20.0%
45 to 59 min	390	17.9%
60+ min	205	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 5.4% (255 of 4,681)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,292	73.2%
Nonfamily households	472	26.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,764	93.3%
Vacant	127	6.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,560	88.4%
Renter-occupied	204	11.6%

1-unit, detached91.2%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units0.6%

5 to 19 units0.4%

20 or more units5.5%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,724	91.2%
1-unit, attached	44	2.3%
2 to 4 units	12	0.6%
5 to 19 units	7	0.4%
20 or more units	104	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2931708
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.16 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 38.2576, -90.3931