Neosho is home to 13,224 people in Missouri. The median age is 33.0, younger than the US median of 38.9. 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $163,400. 78% were living in the same home a year earlier. Renters pay $745 a month at the median.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,891, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.0
US median: 38.9
Less educated
22% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 39%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Neosho
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.7% → 21.7%(+7.0 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
White share95.0% → 69.7%(−25.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants65.9% → 61.5%(−4.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Neosho's population equals 22% of Newton County's. Its number of foreign-born residents equals 49% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 13% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)46.7%(293)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)11.6%(73)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era30.7%(193)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0.6%(4)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 628 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Neosho, decade by decade
Neosho population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
9,254
$45,232
$93,363
14.7%
12.2
2000
10,505
$56,881
$117,861
18.0%
23.6
2010
11,835
$46,736
$124,293
16.2%
41.1
2020
12,590
$53,239
$121,446
23.6%
59.1
2024
13,224
$57,891
$163,400
21.7%
59.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
