Ethel, MO · standard
ZIP Code 63539
Macon County, Missouri - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 206
- 2/sq mi
- $35,417
- Median income
- $95,600
- Median home value
- 12.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ethel pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 63539 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 63539 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ethel, Macon County, Missouri, home to just 206 residents across 114.4 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 63539 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $35,417 (47% below the average Missouri ZIP), while per-capita income is $20,002. The poverty rate is 19.9%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $95,600 (50% below the average Missouri ZIP); owner occupancy is 88.8%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 41.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Macon County, so 63539 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 63539, Ethel, MO · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
206
Population
114.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 63539?
41.5
Median Age
51.4%
Male
48.6%
Female
0.4%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$35,417
Median Household Income
-47% vs state ZIP avg
$20,002
Per Capita Income
19.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
197housing units
197
Total Housing Units
107
Occupied Units
90
Vacant Units
2.42
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$95,600
Median Home Value
-50% vs state ZIP avg
1971
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 63539 vs 63538 →
ZIP 63539 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 64631
Bucklin (64631)
902 residents
- 63557 291
New Boston (63557)
291 residents
- 63538 283
Elmer (63538)
283 residents
- 63539 206
Ethel (63539)
206 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 63539 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 63539 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 63557
New Boston (63557)
$60,833 median income
- 64631
Bucklin (64631)
$59,917 median income
- 63538
Elmer (63538)
$47,188 median income
- 63539
Ethel (63539)
$35,417 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 63539 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 63539, both outside MO so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.