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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-EMINENCE-MO · Eminence, MO 456 pop · income 3rd pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Eminence
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Eminence on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Eminence · this city · lowest
30,000
Eminence · this city · lowest
30,000 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #1
Camp Hill · near
30,000
Camp Hill · near
30,000 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #2
Pace · near
30,000
Pace · near
30,000 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #3
Corning · near
30,000
Corning · near
30,000 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #4
Wauhillau · near
30,000
Wauhillau · near
30,000 median HH income
29.9% of the leader · rank #5
Houston · highest
100,208
Houston · highest
100,208 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Eminence on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 456.
Out of every US city with 1,000+ residents, Eminence places in the 3rd percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
3rd
percentile, household income
8th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Eminence, MO
456 people live in Eminence, Missouri - a small town by U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $30,000 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 23.5%. Typical homes in Eminence are valued around $94,300, and the median resident age is 42.0 years. Educational attainment runs 4.7% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 29.5% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
NOAA puts Eminence's yearly average temperature at 56.6°F with 47.3 inches of precipitation per year and 6.0 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, Missouri scores 90.8 (Well Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $972 per month statewide. Monthly utility costs average around $219 across Missouri, per EIA 2023 residential energy estimates. Natural-hazard exposure scores 50.6 out of 100 on FEMA's National Risk Index (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Eminence's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from housing and income to comparison shortlist to population change to schools and households to climate and hazard context to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Eminence, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Housing and income
How far does income reach against housing in Eminence?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 3.1 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 23.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Which cities make useful reference points for Eminence?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Wardell (455 residents, $48,500 income); Novinger (454 residents, $44,063 income); Otterville (454 residents, $48,281 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Shiloh, AL (456 residents); Cushman, AR (456 residents); Houston, DE (456 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Is Eminence growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +16 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +3.1% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Recent estimates point upward. Growth can increase housing demand and service needs, but the permit record must move in the same direction before calling it a supply response; the two series measure different things.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
The NCES join finds 2 public schools within the city match. 4.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Climate and hazard context
What physical conditions frame life in Eminence?
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 56.6°F, with 47.3 inches of precipitation and 6.0 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for Missouri is 50.6 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
50.6
Annual precipitation
47.3 in
Mean temperature
56.6°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the journey to work look like in Eminence?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 88.8%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. The profile is strongly car-oriented, so a relocation comparison should put trip distance, vehicle access, and household fuel costs ahead of a citywide commute average. The same-state peer links offer a more relevant benchmark than a national label.
Drive alone
88.8%
Work from home
0.0%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 116 workers age 16+.
Lowest-decile income · poverty 23.5% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
F
City profile score · Eminence, MO
23/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A-
90.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate F
23.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$30,000
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Bachelor's+ share F
4.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Eminence profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Poverty rate: 8/100 (F) · 23.5%
Household income: 0/100 (F) · $30,000
Bachelor's+ share: 0/100 (F) · 4.7%
How does Eminence compare to other US cities?
Eminence measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income3% higher than other cities
Home value8% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Eminence against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Missouri-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Eminence near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Eminence ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Eminence only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#808 of 842
4th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#555 of 833
33rd percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#122 of 875
86th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#784 of 875
10th percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
3rd percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How Eminence's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$94,300Among the most affordablemore affordable than 92% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Eminence's home-value-to-income ratio: 3.1×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#7,404 of 15,516
More affordable than 52% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#6,154 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 3.1×, Eminence sits in the moderate band:
national rank #7,404 of 15,516 and #6,154 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$30,000Eminence, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Eminence, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Eminence, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)4.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)23.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)29.5%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
456
Median Income
$30,000
Median Home Value
$94,300
Median Age
42.0
Poverty Rate
23.5%
Labor force participation
29.5%
Bachelor's Degree+
4.7%
Climate
Avg Temperature
56.6°F
Annual Precipitation
47.3"
Annual Snowfall
6.0"
Schools
Total Schools
2
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Eminence's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
516 residents
2021
521 residents
2022
529 residents
2023
531 residents
2024
534 residents
2025
532 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
88.8%
Carpool
9.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
0.0%
Other
1.7%
Based on 116 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for Eminence. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Eminence is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Eminence sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Eminence compares to similar-size Missouri cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.