Missouri · Census place 31708
Herculaneum city, MO
Quick answer
Herculaneum city has 4,925 residents, ranking #144 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $88,778, the median home is worth $222,100 and median gross rent runs $2,065 a month.
- Population
- 4,925Herculaneum city residents
- Median household income
- $88,778Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $222,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $2,065Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 88.4%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Herculaneum city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Herculaneum city median would spend about 27.9% 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 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 88.4% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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