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Moving to Kelso, Missouri

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Population: 527. Estimated population in July 2024: 523 (-0.8% change)
Males: 255 (48.4%), Females: 272 (51.6%)

Scott County

Zip code: 63758

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.5 years
Median household income: $45,294
Median house value: $92,900

Population by Race

Races in Kelso:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Hispanic (2.1%)
  • Other race (1.3%)
  • American Indian (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)

Ancestries: German (56.9%), Irish (16.5%), English (13.3%), United States (11.0%), French (3.4%), Scottish (3.2%).

Elevation: 440 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Kelso

  • High school or higher: 84.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 21.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kelso village

  • Never married: 24.1%
  • Now married: 63.4%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 3.3%
  • Divorced: 9.1%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Kelso:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kelso:

  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 2 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 45 miles; CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; Abbreviation: MDH)
  • WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 54 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Kelso:

  • SIKESTON MEML MUNI (about 22 miles; SIKESTON, MO; Abbreviation: SIK)
  • CAIRO RGNL (about 26 miles; CAIRO, IL; Abbreviation: CIR)
  • MISSISSIPPI COUNTY (about 29 miles; CHARLESTON, MO; Abbreviation: CHQ)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kelso:

  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 9 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 44 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 51 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 85 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 96 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 7,333)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 102 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,568)

Private primary/middle school in Kelso:

  • ST AUGUSTINE (Students: 142; Location: PO BOX 97; Grades: 1 – 8)

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