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Canalou, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Canalou is a Census city of 177 people across 0.20 square miles of land, in New Madrid County. Median household income is $46,875, 81.0 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Canalou
What Canalou is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.2 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land878 plus or minus 392
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Madrid 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.
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How many people live in Canalou
- Population177 plus or minus 79
- Median age48.5
- Population under 1840 plus or minus 30
- Share under 1822.6 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Population 65 and over17 plus or minus 17
- Share 65 and over9.6 percent plus or minus 8.5
- Households79 plus or minus 33
- Family households49 plus or minus 24
- Share of households that are families62.0 percent plus or minus 15.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Canalou
- Median household income$46,875 plus or minus $31,811
- Per capita income$26,360 plus or minus $6,662
- Civilian labor force86 plus or minus 45
- Employed86 plus or minus 45
- Unemployed0
- Unemployment rate0.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over125 plus or minus 49
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher80.0 percent plus or minus 42.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.2 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Canalou
- Housing units99 plus or minus 33
- Occupied units79 plus or minus 33
- Vacant units20 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate20.2 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Owner occupied64 plus or minus 32
- Renter occupied15 plus or minus 12
- Ownership rate81.0 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$32,000 plus or minus $19,287
- Single family units63 plus or minus 30
- Share single family63.6 percent plus or minus 22.3
- Units in buildings of two or more0
- Share in buildings of two or more0.0 percent
- Mobile homes36 plus or minus 20
- Median year structure built1974
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Canalou gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute79 plus or minus 44
- Commuting under 15 minutes0
- Share commuting under 15 minutes0.0 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more34 plus or minus 28
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more43.0 percent plus or minus 25.5
- Drove alone80.2 percent
- Carpooled17.3 percent plus or minus 14.5
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home2.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Canalou
- NFIP communityTown of Canalou
- NFIP community number290248
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/81
The Town of Canalou participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290248 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.
New Madrid County, not Canalou
New Madrid County context, not Canalou figures
- Establishments in New Madrid County376
- Covered employment, New Madrid County7,504
- Average annual pay, New Madrid County$44,792
- Housing units permitted, New Madrid County11
Every figure in this section is published for New Madrid County as a whole and is not a measurement of Canalou.
All New Madrid County figures →
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
Canalou questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Canalou, Missouri?
177, in 79 households. Canalou city covers 0.20 square miles of land, which is 878 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Canalou in?
New Madrid 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 Canalou?
$46,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $32,000. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Canalou in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Canalou appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Canalou, town of, community 290248, 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 Canalou figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Madrid 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 Canalou.
Is zoning published for Canalou?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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