Cairo

Population: 234
Median household income: $60,893
Median home value: $103,100

Located in Randolph County, Missouri, Cairo is a community with a population of 234. At $60,893, its median household income sits above Randolph County's $55,310.

From 2019 to 2023, Cairo's population declined 3.3% from 242 to 234, while its median home value rose 40.1% from $73,600 to $103,100.

The median resident is 50.7 years old. The largest age group is 55 to 64, 21.4% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 234
Median age: 50.7 yrs
Median household income: $60,893
Median home value: $103,100
Median gross rent: $567
Housing units: 123
Homeownership rate: 92.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

242234

Median household income

$48,594$60,893

Median home value

$73,600$103,100

Median gross rent

$850$567

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	242	$48,594	$73,600	$850
2020	230	$51,250	$93,600	—
2021	242	$49,000	$95,000	$829
2022	242	$57,000	$109,000	$475
2023	234	$60,893	$103,100	$567

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 245.6%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 446.4%

45 to 5417.1%

55 to 6421.4%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	15	6.4%
5 to 17	34	14.5%
18 to 24	13	5.6%
25 to 34	15	6.4%
35 to 44	15	6.4%
45 to 54	40	17.1%
55 to 64	50	21.4%
65 to 74	27	11.5%
75 and over	25	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	226	96.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	5	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.3%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's43.0%

Bachelor's degree15.7%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4	2.3%
High school graduate	56	32.6%
Some college or associate's	74	43.0%
Bachelor's degree	27	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	11	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone95.9%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.0%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	94	95.9%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2	2.0%
Other means	2	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	43.8%
15 to 29 min	42	43.8%
30 to 44 min	2	2.1%
45 to 59 min	10	10.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.23
Poverty rate: 14.5% (34 of 234)

	Count	Share
Family households	70	66.7%
Nonfamily households	35	33.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	105	85.4%
Vacant	18	14.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	97	92.4%
Renter-occupied	8	7.6%

1-unit, detached70.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	87	70.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	4.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	31	25.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2910360
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 39.5112, -92.4410