
Missouri · Census place 10486
Callao, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Callao, Missouri (Callao, MO — Census place “Callao city”) is 262 residents, ranking #672 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $40,833, the median home is worth $73,300 and median gross rent runs $850 a month. Looking for the Callao Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Callao, MO: 63534.
- Population
- 262Callao city residents
- Median household income
- $40,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $73,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $850Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 85.7%Owner-occupied households
Callao ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Callao.
The Callao MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Callao city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Callao city median would spend about 25% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.5% of residents and 85.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Callao city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Callao city is a very small community in Missouri, with 262 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #672 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 37% of them. The median age here is 36.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Callao city earn a median of $40,833 a year, 48% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 11.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Callao city is valued at $73,300, 75.8% below the national figure and 52% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $850 a month, 39.5% below the national figure, or roughly $10,200 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 85.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
With 262 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Callao city against its county rather than against national figures.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
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- Loma Linda town 1,070
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Callao city?
- Callao city has 262 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #672 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Callao city?
- Median household income in Callao city is $40,833 a year, 48% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Callao city?
- Median gross rent is $850 a month and the median home value is $73,300, so rent absorbs about 25% of median household income.
- Is Callao city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Callao city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 25% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Callao city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.