It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Eldon has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Eldon has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Eldon than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Eldon may be for you.
As is often the case in a small city, Eldon doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Eldon who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.65% of the adults in Eldon have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Eldon in 2022 was $26,298, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,192 for a family of four. However, Eldon contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Eldon home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Eldon residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Eldon include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Eldon is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
