With 15,731 people, New Madrid County is a county in Missouri. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $111,800. 1% of locals were born outside the United States. Density works out to 23 people per square mile. That trails the Missouri median by roughly 27%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $51,881, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 41.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% 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 New Madrid County
What changed most since 1990
Population20,928 → 15,731(−25%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate26.9% → 17.7%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share83.9% → 74.2%(−9.6 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
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)21.9%(213)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)26.2%(255)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.5%(316)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.6%(16)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.9%(18)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 972 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
New Madrid County, decade by decade
New Madrid County 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
20,928
$41,980
$76,802
6.7%
34.0
2000
19,760
$48,868
$80,153
9.6%
36.5
2010
18,956
$47,322
$96,528
12.2%
39.6
2020
16,434
$48,638
$93,569
12.0%
47.8
2024
15,731
$51,881
$111,800
14.5%
52.6
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.
