With 603 people, Kelso is a city in Missouri. The foreign-born share is 0%. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median rent is $591 a month. The median age is 34.9, younger than the US median of 38.9. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $215,400.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,875, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
25% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 27%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kelso
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants86.5% → 64.6%(−21.9 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$74,282 → $56,875(−23%)US over the same years: +14%
Poverty rate7.4% → 12.6%(+5.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
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)18.2%(2)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)0%(0)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era0%(0)
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
Kelso, decade by decade
Kelso 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
528
$74,282
$129,604
9.6%
0.0
2000
527
$82,510
$169,960
21.3%
8.3
2010
586
$93,765
$220,533
21.4%
3.4
2020
554
$64,215
$231,015
29.3%
11.0
2024
603
$56,875
$215,400
24.9%
5.7
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.
