With 217 people, Elmo is a city in Missouri. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 13% of adults. The typical home is worth $75,000, having more than tripled since 2000. This skews young, with a median age of 33.1. 0% of people here were born outside the United States. Growth has run 31% since 2000, or 51 more people.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $64,688, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
13% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 312%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Elmo
What changed most since 1990
Median age50.8 → 33.1(−17.7 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Poverty rate37.8% → 11.1%(−26.7 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$35,000 → $64,688(+85%)US over the same years: +14%
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)81.8%(9)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era9.1%(1)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 11 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Elmo, decade by decade
Elmo population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
180
$35,000
$35,999
2.8%
4.1
2000
166
$37,951
$18,215
18.2%
0.0
2010
168
$34,166
$69,051
5.2%
7.3
2020
114
$61,359
$59,147
17.3%
0.0
2024
217
$64,688
$75,000
13.3%
50.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
