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SheetMO-HERCULANEUM-MO · Herculaneum, MO 4,925 pop · income 70th 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 Herculaneum
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Herculaneum on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Ste. Genevieve · lowest
43,856
Ste. Genevieve · lowest
43,856 median HH income
48.4% of the leader · rank #1
Aleknagik · near
88,750
Aleknagik · near
88,750 median HH income
97.9% of the leader · rank #2
Herculaneum · this city
88,778
Herculaneum · this city
88,778 median HH income
98.0% of the leader · rank #3
Manchester Ce… · near
88,786
Manchester Ce… · near
88,786 median HH income
98.0% of the leader · rank #4
Bend · near
88,792
Bend · near
88,792 median HH income
98.0% of the leader · rank #5
Portland · near
88,792
Portland · near
88,792 median HH income
98.0% of the leader · rank #6
Ashland · highest
90,628
Ashland · highest
90,628 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
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, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Herculaneum on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. 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: 4,925.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Herculaneum - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Herculaneum lands in the 70th percentile for household income and the 48th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
70th
percentile, household income
49th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
48th
percentile, safety
📝 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: Herculaneum, MO
Herculaneum is a small town in Missouri, home to 4,925 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Herculaneum households earn a median of $88,778 annually, above the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 4.3%. Herculaneum's housing stock carries a median value of $222,100, and the median resident age is 38.1 years. Educational attainment runs 23.4% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher. Separately, 65.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Housing supply pressure shows in Census Building Permit Survey data: 46 residential units were authorized in 2024 (Slowing), down 21% from five years earlier. Herculaneum reports a comparatively low crime rate: the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program logs 1434.9 total incidents per 100,000 residents here, below the national average (agency reporting is voluntary, so this measures reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
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. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Missouri's average monthly utility costs around $219 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Herculaneum'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 reported crime to work and mobility to schools and households to comparison shortlist to population change; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Herculaneum, city-specific coverage includes local building permits, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, matched public-school count, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
How far does income reach against housing in Herculaneum?
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 4.3%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Herculaneum?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 1434.9 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 37% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
What does the journey to work look like in Herculaneum?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 80.7%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Which cities make useful reference points for Herculaneum?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Desloge (4,870 residents, $63,018 income); Dellwood (4,869 residents, $71,171 income); Ste. Genevieve (4,996 residents, $43,856 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Rio Communities, NM (4,924 residents); Rocky Mount, VA (4,926 residents); Medical Lake, WA (4,927 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.
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. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
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.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Herculaneum?
The NCES join finds 3 public schools within the city match. 23.4% 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.
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
Matched public schools
3
Bachelor's degree+
23.4%
Poverty estimate
4.3%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
Is Herculaneum growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
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.
Census PEP estimates show the population grew by +707 residents from 2020 to 2025, a +15.1% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 46 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Period change
+15.1%
2025 estimate
5,402
2020 estimate
4,695
Census Population Estimates Program, 2020–2025; permit context uses Census BPS.
Above median income · poverty 4.3% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
C+
City profile score · Herculaneum, MO
64/100
5 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 B
4.3%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income B-
$88,778
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime D
202 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.4%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Herculaneum profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Poverty rate: 70/100 (B) · 4.3%
Household income: 68/100 (B-) · $88,778
Violent crime: 47/100 (D) · 202 /100k
Bachelor's+ share: 44/100 (D) · 23.4%
Where Herculaneum sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Herculaneum's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Herculaneum highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Herculaneum, MO (this city): home $222,100, crime 1,435/100k
Rocky Mount, VA : home $181,400, crime 3,607/100k
Port Allen, LA : home $167,700, crime 3,733/100k
Granite Falls, NC : home $203,100, crime 3,179/100k
Barling, AR : home $125,200, crime 1,696/100k
Desloge, MO : home $112,800, crime 3,297/100k
Ste. Genevieve, MO : home $164,600, crime 574/100k
Wright City, MO : home $216,800, crime 633/100k
Ashland, MO : home $231,700, crime 611/100k
Platte City, MO : home $195,000, crime 1,176/100k
How does Herculaneum compare to other US cities?
Where Herculaneum sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income70% higher than other cities
Home value49% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety48% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just Missouri and the picture shifts: Herculaneum ranks #121 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Herculaneum 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 Herculaneum near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Herculaneum ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Herculaneum only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#109 of 842
87th percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#129 of 833
85th percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#637 of 875
27th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#240 of 875
72nd 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
70th percentile nationally for median household income · 48th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Herculaneum's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Herculaneum's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Herculaneum's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$222,100Among the most affordablemore affordable than 51% 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
Herculaneum's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,999 of 15,516
More affordable than 74% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,603 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.5×, Herculaneum sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,999 of 15,516 and #3,603 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
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
$88,778Herculaneum, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Herculaneum, 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 Herculaneum, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.4%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)4.3%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)65.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,925
Median Income
$88,778
Median Home Value
$222,100
Median Age
38.1
Poverty Rate
4.3%
Labor force participation
65.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.4%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
1434.9
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
202.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1232.5
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
3
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Herculaneum's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
4,695 residents
2021
4,897 residents
2022
5,140 residents
2023
5,227 residents
2024
5,309 residents
2025
5,402 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
🏗️ Slowing
Total Permits (2024)
46
housing units authorized
Single-Family
46
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
Supply Intensity
9.3
permits per 1,000 residents
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
58
58
0
$13.5M
2020
88
88
0
$21.3M
2021
104
104
0
$20.4M
2022
33
33
0
$7.0M
2023
40
40
0
$8.2M
2024
46
46
0
$15.2M
Permit volume decreased 21% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
80.7%
Carpool
7.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
1.7%
Work from Home
9.6%
Based on 2,406 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 Herculaneum. 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 Herculaneum 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 Herculaneum sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Herculaneum 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, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, 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.