Emerald Beach, Missouri

Barry County

29-22250

Emerald Beach is a town in White River Township in Barry County in the U.S. state of Missouri. According to the 2000 census it had a population of 250 over an area of 1.9 km ². The population density is 131.6 per km ².

Demography

Data obtained from the census in 2000 250 inhabitants of Emerald Beach lived in 120 households; among them were 84 families. The population density was 350 per km ². In the resort 215 residential units were recorded. Among the population 98 % were white.

Among the 120 households 15 % had children under the age of 18; 64 % were married couples living together. 26 % of households were single-person households. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size 2.45 persons.

The population was spread out with 13% under 18 years, 2% 18-24 years 17% 25-44 years 37% 45-64 years and 32 % 65 years or older. The median age was 56 years.

The median household income was $ 32,813, the median family income $ 36,875. The per capita income in Emerald Beach was $ 16,267. Under the poverty line lived 12.9 % of the population.