Kelso, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Kelso is a Census village of 603 people across 0.31 square miles of land, in Scott County. Median household income is $56,875, 64.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Kelso
What Kelso is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.31 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,923 plus or minus 424
- County holding the largest share of its areaScott 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.
Kelso
How many people live in Kelso
- Population603 plus or minus 133
- Median age34.9 plus or minus 7.2
- Population under 18126 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1820.9 percent
- Population 65 and over98 plus or minus 39
- Share 65 and over16.3 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Households246
- Family households157 plus or minus 42
- Share of households that are families63.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kelso
Income and work in Kelso
- Median household income$56,875 plus or minus $15,849
- Per capita income$36,452 plus or minus $9,601
- Civilian labor force324 plus or minus 106
- Employed322 plus or minus 106
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 4
- Unemployment rate0.6 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over386
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher97.2 percent plus or minus 25.8
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.9 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.0 percent plus or minus 3.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kelso
Housing in Kelso
- Housing units258
- Occupied units246
- Vacant units12 plus or minus 15
- Vacancy rate4.7 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Owner occupied159 plus or minus 38
- Renter occupied87 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate64.6 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$215,400
- Median gross rent, monthly$591 plus or minus $526
- Annual rent as a share of median income12.5 percent plus or minus 11.6
- Single family units208 plus or minus 44
- Share single family80.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more50 plus or minus 36
- Share in buildings of two or more19.4 percent plus or minus 13.3
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kelso
How Kelso gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute294 plus or minus 109
- Commuting under 15 minutes35 plus or minus 24
- Share commuting under 15 minutes11.9 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more76 plus or minus 35
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.9 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Drove alone89.4 percent
- Carpooled6.3 percent plus or minus 3.3
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 1.9
- Worked from home3.0 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Kelso
SBA loans in Kelso (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$154,000
- Average approval$154,000
- Median approval$154,000
- Largest approval$154,000
- Jobs supported0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Kelso, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have 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.
Kelso
Flood risk in Kelso
- NFIP communityVillage of Kelso
- NFIP community number290582
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/05/12
The Village of Kelso does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290582 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.
Scott County, not Kelso
Scott County context, not Kelso figures
- Establishments in Scott County970
- Covered employment, Scott County16,179
- Average annual pay, Scott County$49,793
- Housing units permitted, Scott County119
Every figure in this section is published for Scott County as a whole and is not a measurement of Kelso.
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
Kelso questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Kelso, Missouri?
603, in 246 households. Kelso village covers 0.31 square miles of land, which is 1,923 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Kelso in?
Scott 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 Kelso?
$56,875. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $215,400. Median gross rent is $591 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Kelso in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Kelso appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Kelso, village of, community 290582, 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 Kelso figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Scott 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 Kelso.
Is zoning published for Kelso?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.