Elsberry

Population: 2,010
Median household income: $49,226
Median home value: $113,300

Elsberry, a community in Lincoln County, Missouri, has 2,010 residents. At $49,226, its median household income sits below Lincoln County's $85,276.

From 2019 to 2023, Elsberry's population declined 12.7% from 2,303 to 2,010, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $83,700 to $113,300.

73.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1965.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,010
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $49,226
Median home value: $113,300
Median gross rent: $901
Housing units: 748
Homeownership rate: 54.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,3032,010

Median household income

$35,991$49,226

Median home value

$83,700$113,300

Median gross rent

$789$901

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,303	$35,991	$83,700	$789
2020	2,024	$38,295	$88,200	$938
2021	1,862	$44,238	$88,100	$959
2022	1,975	$43,333	$104,900	$942
2023	2,010	$49,226	$113,300	$901

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2413.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over4.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	6.6%
5 to 17	440	21.9%
18 to 24	276	13.7%
25 to 34	220	10.9%
35 to 44	238	11.8%
45 to 54	238	11.8%
55 to 64	224	11.1%
65 to 74	161	8.0%
75 and over	80	4.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,764	87.8%
Black or African American	111	5.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	4	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	110	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.8%

High school graduate41.6%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree8.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	114	9.8%
High school graduate	483	41.6%
Some college or associate's	400	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	97	8.4%
Graduate or professional degree	67	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means2.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	628	79.2%
Carpooled	109	13.7%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	15	1.9%
Bicycle	2	0.3%
Worked from home	16	2.0%
Other means	20	2.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	149	19.2%
15 to 29 min	152	19.6%
30 to 44 min	179	23.0%
45 to 59 min	190	24.5%
60+ min	107	13.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 24.9% (497 of 1,998)

	Count	Share
Family households	501	68.9%
Nonfamily households	226	31.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	727	97.2%
Vacant	21	2.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	395	54.3%
Renter-occupied	332	45.7%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units13.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other10.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	546	73.0%
1-unit, attached	7	0.9%
2 to 4 units	97	13.0%
5 to 19 units	7	0.9%
20 or more units	15	2.0%
Mobile home & other	76	10.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2922114
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.1676, -90.7882