Asbury, Missouri

2026 Edition · 10 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 2.1% since 2020.

    195

    people, the 674th-largest of Missouri's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Missouri's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    9 in 10 jobs here go to people who live somewhere else.

    90.0%

    of 10 jobs located in Asbury are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 83% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $1,141

    a month. Missouri's median is $1,033.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. The seam

    Cross one tract line and median rent jumps $587.

    A $587 gap between neighbors, the sharpest rent edge between adjacent tracts in Jasper County.

    • $852 Tract 115.02
    • $1,439 Tract 113.01

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024, adjacent tracts compared by the Almanac. Tract estimates carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  5. Room to build

    The median rent is above what local wages can carry.

    $208–$312

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $1,141 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Building

    53% of the housing here was built before 2000.

    • 53% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  7. Units needed

    None of three estimates finds a housing shortfall here.

    0

    is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  8. Home value

    A median home costs 49% less than Missouri's.

    $117,500

    median home value in Asbury.

    • $117,500 Asbury
    • $230,300 Missouri
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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