CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Neosho

Missouri · 9,254 residents · 15.8 sq mi

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Neosho is home to 9,254 people in Missouri. Median home value sits at $38,900. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 29%. The median household earns $18,846, about 37% below the national median. Median rent is $267 a month. Getting to work takes 14 minutes on average.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 21%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

9,254

−12%vs 2000

vs 10,505 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−2%vs 2000

vs 35.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

15.8 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202413K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.4%(686)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.4%(595)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.4%(687)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(712)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(625)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(1,369)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.6%(1,165)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.1%(748)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.6%(800)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.5%(878)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.7%(715)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(274)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,846

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,225 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,038

−30%vs 2000

vs $15,847 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.4%

+3.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.8% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$38,900

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,700 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$267

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

+1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 64.5% in 2000

34.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic89.8%(9,436)

Black1%(105)

Hispanic / Latino4.2%(444)

Asian0.4%(41)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic95.8%(8,866)

Black0.7%(64)

Hispanic / Latino1%(97)

Asian1.6%(147)

Other1.9%(177)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Central American7%(922)

Guatemalan6.8%(903)

Mexican5.2%(687)

Puerto Rican1.3%(178)

Salvadoran0.1%(13)

South American0.1%(7)

Colombian0.1%(7)

Costa Rican0%(6)

Cuban0%(2)

Spaniard0%(1)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(14)

Chinese0.1%(13)

Asian Indian0.1%(9)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(26)

Ancestry

German15.4%(2,033)

English12.2%(1,609)

Irish8.9%(1,171)

American5%(662)

Scottish1.7%(231)

Italian1.6%(211)

Dutch1.5%(195)

Norwegian1.2%(160)

Scotch-Irish1%(136)

French0.8%(105)

Swiss0.8%(102)

Swedish0.5%(72)

+ 12 more ancestry groups with data

Polish0.5%(65)

Danish0.3%(43)

Greek0.3%(42)

Welsh0.2%(33)

Czech0.2%(30)

French Canadian0.2%(30)

Australian0.1%(18)

Brazilian0.1%(12)

Subsaharan African0.1%(12)

British0.1%(8)

Canadian0%(5)

Nigerian0%(2)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest Central American population · Largest Guatemalan population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.7%

−3.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 18.0% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.9%

−5.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 78.1% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.6%

−2.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.3 min

+15%vs 2000

vs 12.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married38.4%(1,935)

Married47.4%(2,391)

Widowed2.1%(106)

Divorced12.1%(608)

Women 15+

Never married36.6%(2,041)

Married42.3%(2,353)

Widowed10.1%(562)

Divorced11%(613)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

16.5%

−2.8 ptssince 2013

from 19.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

44.7%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 50.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

10.7%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 9.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

16.7%

−1.0 ptssince 2020

from 17.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.8%

+4.3 ptssince 2020

from 19.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 1.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

54.1%

−5.9 ptssince 2020

from 60.0% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

38.0%

+4.2 ptssince 2020

from 33.8% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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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