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Peculiar, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Peculiar is a Census city of 5,958 people across 9.06 square miles of land, in Cass County. Median household income is $94,519, 73.8 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 10 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Peculiar
What Peculiar is
- Census place typecity
- Land area9.06 sq mi
- Water area0.04 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land657
- County holding the largest share of its areaCass County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peculiar
How many people live in Peculiar
- Population5,958
- Median age32.1
- Population under 181,874
- Share under 1831.5 percent
- Population 65 and over831 plus or minus 202
- Share 65 and over13.9 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households1,995
- Family households1,455
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peculiar
Income and work in Peculiar
- Median household income$94,519 plus or minus $22,715
- Per capita income$35,195
- Civilian labor force3,115
- Employed2,986
- Unemployed129 plus or minus 104
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Adults 25 and over3,658
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher93.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher25.0 percent plus or minus 6.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree11.3 percent plus or minus 4.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peculiar
Housing in Peculiar
- Housing units2,060
- Occupied units1,995
- Vacant units65 plus or minus 104
- Vacancy rate3.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Owner occupied1,473
- Renter occupied522 plus or minus 147
- Ownership rate73.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$283,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,275
- Annual rent as a share of median income16.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Single family units1,803
- Share single family87.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more224 plus or minus 144
- Share in buildings of two or more10.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Mobile homes33 plus or minus 37
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peculiar
How Peculiar gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,189
- Commuting under 15 minutes393 plus or minus 196
- Share commuting under 15 minutes18.0 percent plus or minus 8.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,061 plus or minus 258
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more48.5 percent
- Drove alone64.4 percent
- Carpooled7.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home25.1 percent plus or minus 7.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Peculiar
SBA loans in Peculiar (7(a))
- Approvals10
- Gross approval$2,646,900
- Average approval$264,690
- Median approval$99,150
- Largest approval$1,260,100
- Jobs supported83
- Jobs per approval8.3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term116 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more20.0 percent
- Share to franchises10.0 percent
- Distinct lenders8
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peculiar, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Peculiar
SBA loans in Peculiar (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$313,000
- Average approval$313,000
- Median approval$313,000
- Largest approval$313,000
- Jobs supported3
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peculiar, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Peculiar
Flood risk in Peculiar
- NFIP communityCity of Peculiar
- NFIP community number290878
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date01/02/13
The City of Peculiar participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290878 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cass County, not Peculiar
Cass County context, not Peculiar figures
- Establishments in Cass County2,148
- Covered employment, Cass County30,655
- Average annual pay, Cass County$48,331
- Housing units permitted, Cass County600
Every figure in this section is published for Cass County as a whole and is not a measurement of Peculiar.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Peculiar questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Peculiar, Missouri?
5,958, in 1,995 households. Peculiar city covers 9.06 square miles of land, which is 657 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Peculiar in?
Cass County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Peculiar?
$94,519. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $283,900. Median gross rent is $1,275 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Peculiar businesses?
10 7(a) approvals totaling $2.6 m since FY2020, across 8 lenders, median approval $99,150, plus 1 504 approvals worth $313,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Peculiar, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Peculiar borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Peculiar. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Peculiar in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Peculiar appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Peculiar, city of, community 290878, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Peculiar figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cass County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Peculiar.
Is zoning published for Peculiar?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.