CairoMO
A town of 203, settled in 1860.
Is Cairo a good place to live?
Cairo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
203 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cairo: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Cairo, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cairo.
Cairo stands out in Missouri and nationally: the average trip to work there is shorter
The top destinations are Moberly (40%), Jefferson City (8%) and Columbia (8%). 2.5% of working residents work locally in Cairo. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Cairo | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 14 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 13% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 14% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $63,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The schools Cairo’s kids attend
Its two schools are below. Public school enrollment in Cairo: 322 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 158 | A |
| Northeast HighLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 164 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts
More middle-aged adults than Missouri overall
Cairo’s midpoint age is 48.1 years, above both Missouri’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 16% of residents (22% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 24% of adults 25 and older, vs 32% across Missouri.
| Cairo | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48.1 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 22% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 30% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Cairo’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±21.4 points. Across Missouri, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Cairo | MO | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.4% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.6% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.1% | 11.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 22.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7.3% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 8.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.3% | 30.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.1% | 20.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.9% | 19.8% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.7% | 12.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Cairo: four seasons and pleasant summers
Only 10 of the 248 Missouri towns we compare have a lower peak summer temperature than Cairo. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 19° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cairo is
In Cairo, 18% of adults say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 32 in all: Cairo beats Missouri on 5 and trails on 1. A tenth of Cairo adults worry about having enough food, below both the Missouri town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Two figures for adults in the town: 34% have obesity, 17% report frequent mental distress.
| Cairo | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Cairo | MO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.9% | 13.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Cairo: inland flooding
FEMA puts 47% of Cairo’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Cairo sits below 53% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Cairo after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Cairo is valued at about $263K
For households in Cairo, the share who are owner-occupiers is 90%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 6.2%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Boney Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Cairo
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Cairo
About 2 of every 100 Cairo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Every workday, about 121 people come to Cairo for work
Where Cairo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Cairo
Village in Missouri, United States
Cairo is a village in Randolph County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cairo had a population of 205. The pronunciation is Kay-row, unlike the city in Egypt.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 860 ft
- ZIP code
- 65239
Questions about Cairo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cairo, MO a good place to live?
Cairo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.