Moving to Herculaneum, Missouri
Population: 2,805. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,172 (+13.1% change)
Males: 1,313 (46.8%), Females: 1,492 (53.2%)
Jefferson County
Zip code: 63048
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $40,365
Median house value: $87,400
Population by Race
Races in Herculaneum:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.2%)
- Black (2.6%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (23.3%), United States (13.5%), Irish (11.3%), French (11.1%), English (8.3%), Italian (2.9%).
Elevation: 422 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Herculaneum
- High school or higher: 72.9%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 14.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.0%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Herculaneum city
- Never married: 18.2%
- Now married: 61.3%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 11.0%
- Divorced: 8.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +366 (+15.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Herculaneum:
- JEFFERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; CRYSTAL CITY, MO)
- ST ANTHONYS MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)
- SSM REHAB INSTITUTE (about 20 miles; SAINT LOUIS, MO)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Herculaneum:
- SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (about 33 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: SUS)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 33 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Abbreviation: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 43 miles; BELLEVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Herculaneum:
- FESTUS MEML (about 6 miles; FESTUS, MO; Abbreviation: FES)
- SACKMAN FIELD (about 17 miles; COLUMBIA, IL; Abbreviation: H49)
- ST LOUIS DOWNTOWN (about 27 miles; CAHOKIA/ST LOUIS, IL; Abbreviation: CPS)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Herculaneum:
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 13 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,568)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 23 miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,507)
- WEBSTER UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,252)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 27 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,441)
- MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,094)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 29 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 10,286)
Schools
Public high school in Herculaneum:
- HERCULANEUM HIGH (Students: 538; Location: 1 BLACKCAT DR; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Herculaneum:
- SENN-THOMAS MIDDLE (Students: 312; Location: 200 SENN THOMAS DR; Grades: 06 – 08)
- HERCULANEUM ELEM. (Students: 165; Location: 400 JOACHIM; Grades: 04 – 05)