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Population (year 2000): 4,895. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,934 (+0.8% change)
Males: 2,221 (45.4%), Females: 2,674 (54.6%)
Miller County
Zip code:
65026
Median resident age: 40.0 years
Median household income: $27,103 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,400 (year 2000)
Races in Eldon:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: United States (17.9%), German
(16.5%), Irish (10.8%), English (10.5%), French (2.9%), Dutch
(2.5%).
Elevation: 933 feet
Land area: 3.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Eldon
- High school or higher: 70.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 4.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Eldon city
- Never married: 15.7%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 16.7%
- Divorced: 13.6%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +419 (+9.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Eldon:
- LAKE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (about 17 miles; OSAGE
BEACH, MO)
- CAPITAL REGION MED CTR - MADISON (about 27 miles;
JEFFERSON CITY, MO)
- ST MARYS HEALTH CENTER (about 34 miles; JEFFERSON
CITY, MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Eldon:
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 34 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
- COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 41 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; ID:
COU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Eldon:
- ELDON MODEL AIRPARK (about 2 miles; ELDON, MO; ID:
H79)
- HARBOUR (about 18 miles; GRAVOIS MILLS, MO; ID: 7L7)
- GRAND GLAIZE- OSAGE BEACH (about 19 miles; OSAGE
BEACH, MO; ID: K15)
College/University in Eldon:
- TRI COUNTY TECHNICAL SCHOOL (Full-time
enrollment: 34; Location: SECOND AND PINE; Public;
Website: www.tricountytech.org)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Eldon:
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 51 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 51 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 65 miles; ROLLA,
MO; FT enrollment: 4,181)
- SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles;
BOLIVAR, MO; FT enrollment: 2,612)
- CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles;
Warrensburg, MO; FT enrollment: 8,957)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
Public high schools in Eldon:
- ELDON HIGH (Students: 610; Location: 110 S
OAK; Grades: 09 - 12)
- ELDON CAREER CTR. (Location: 112 S PINE ST;
Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Eldon:
- SOUTH ELEM. (Students: 594; Location: 110 S
OAK; Grades: KG - 03)
- ELDON UPPER ELEM. (Students: 473; Location:
110 S OAK; Grades: 04 - 06)
- ELDON MIDDLE (Students: 319; Location: 110 S
OAK; Grades: 07 - 08)
- DOGWOOD HILLS STATE SCHOOL (Students: 14;
Location: 114 N SPRUCE; Grades: KG - 12)
Private primary/middle school in Eldon:
- ELDON MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HSE (Students: 34;
Location: 1110 JONES AVE; Grades: PK - KG; Girls only)
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