63538 Zip Code (Elmer, MO) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 184
Zip code population in 2010: 283
Zip code population in 2000: 293

Houses and condos: 156
Renter-occupied apartments: 8
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 63538: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 57.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.8 sq. mi.

Population density: 3 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $857 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $675 (0.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 63538:

• High school or higher: 88.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
• Unemployed: 22.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 63538:

• Never married: 26.8%
• Now married: 46.1%
• Separated: 4.2%
• Widowed: 13.9%
• Divorced: 9.0%

• 
• • 17494.6%White
  • 63.3%Black
  • 42.2%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 63538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,020 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,020
State:	$55,896

Salary/wage: $27,157 (reported on 70.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,157
State:	$46,205

Taxable interest for individuals: $275 (reported on 40.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$275
Missouri:	$1,559

Earned income credit: $2,700 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,700
State:	$2,288

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	55%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 63538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,228 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$23,228
State:	$44,591

Salary/wage: $25,782 (reported on 63.4% of returns)

Here:	$25,782
State:	$38,941

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 61.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 48.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
Missouri:	$1,801

Taxable dividends: $125 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	$125
State:	$3,677

Net capital gain/loss: +$773 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$773
State:	+$8,915

Profit/loss from business: +$4,375 (reported on 19.5% of returns)

Here:	+$4,375
State:	+$9,793

Total tax: $2,148 (reported on 71.5% of returns)

63538:	$2,148
State:	$6,999

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,160 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,160
State:	$1,728

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 80.5%

Here:	80%
State:	62%

(% for various income ranges: 80.0% for AGIs below $10k, 76.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Nearest zip codes: 63539, 63557, 63549, 63558, 63534, 63532.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 66

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 22 (4 now married, 17 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 63538 with a mortgage: 15 (3 second mortgage, 1 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,178
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $454

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 63538 household income distribution in 2022

• 12Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $44,999
• 5$45,000 to $49,999
• 10$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$60,000 to $74,999
• 5$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 63538

• 8Less than $10,000
• 1$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 3$70,000 to $79,999
• 2$80,000 to $89,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 15$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 63538

• 3Less than $100
• 5No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $39,394

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $90,632 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,492 - $176,637

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $116,425

Here:	$116,425
State:	$278,068

Mobile homes: $39,083

Here:	$39,083
State:	$95,912

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 139
• Mobile homes: 15

Unemployment: 22.0%

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 63538

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 510 to 14 minutes
• 820 to 24 minutes
• 1025 to 29 minutes
• 930 to 34 minutes
• 135 to 39 minutes
• 440 to 44 minutes
• 360 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 44.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 184

• Male householders: 53 (19 living alone), Female householders: 20 (10 living alone)

• 35 spouses (35 opposite-sex spouses), 3 unmarried partners, (3 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 34 children (22 natural, 12 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 5 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 21 2-persons, 8 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 10 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 29 1-person, 1 2-persons

18 married couples with children.
2 single-parent households (2 men).

96.4% of residents of 63538 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
3.6% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BP PIPELINES (N. AMERICA) (ROUTE 3/ROUTE HH in ELMER, MO)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
  Alternative names: BP PIPELINE - CHARITON RI

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 25.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 16.6%

Population in 1990: 308.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 141
• Midwest: 16
• South: 9
• West: 11

69% of the 63538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Missouri.

101% of the 63538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Framing Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 63538 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	7	84.3 years
John	5	77.0 years
James	4	72.7 years
Nellie	4	85.0 years
Edna	3	70.4 years
Charles	3	79.0 years
Hazel	3	88.7 years
Harry	3	82.0 years
Kenneth	3	76.0 years
Benjamin	3	78.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 63538 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rhoades	9	64.6 years
Grigsby	6	78.3 years
Franks	5	90.2 years
Howe	4	78.0 years
Bailey	4	74.0 years
Hoffman	4	80.7 years
Gunnels	4	89.5 years
Shaffer	4	74.8 years
Thurman	4	86.5 years
Baker	3	82.7 years