COUNTY · 2000 CENSUS

New Madrid County

Missouri · 19,760 residents · 675 sq mi

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New Madrid County is home to 19,760 people in Missouri. 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 24% national rate. Median home value sits at $44,000. Households here earn about 29% less than in Missouri as a whole. The poverty rate is 22.1%, above the 12.4% national rate. Renters pay $330 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $42,589

Older

median age 37.4

US median: 35.2

Less educated

10% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 24%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $120,530

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

19,760

−6%since 1990

from 20,928 in 1990

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.4

+12%since 1990

from 33.5 in 1990

US average: 35.2

Land area

675 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202416K

Age distribution, 2000

Under 56.6%(1,302)

US avg: 6.8%

5 to 97.5%(1,487)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,430)

US avg: 7.3%

15 to 197.7%(1,514)

US avg: 7.2%

20 to 245.9%(1,165)

US avg: 6.7%

25 to 3411.9%(2,353)

US avg: 14.2%

35 to 4414.5%(2,863)

US avg: 16%

45 to 5413%(2,578)

US avg: 13.4%

55 to 6410.2%(2,012)

US avg: 8.6%

65 to 748.1%(1,592)

US avg: 6.5%

75 to 845.5%(1,094)

US avg: 4.4%

85 and over1.9%(370)

US avg: 1.5%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$26,826

+16%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $17,491 in 1990

US average: $42,589

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$14,204

+57%since 1990

from $9,034 in 1990

US average: $21,522

Poverty rate

22.1%

−4.8 ptssince 1990

from 26.9% in 1990

US average: 12.4%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,000

+4%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $32,000 in 1990

US average: $120,530

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$330

−6%inflation adjusted, since 1990

from $266 in 1990

US average: $602

Owner-occupied

66.0%

+2.0 ptssince 1990

from 64.0% in 1990

34.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

1990

White, non-Hispanic84.2%(17,613)

Black15.7%(3,277)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(71)

Asian0.1%(11)

2000

White, non-Hispanic82.7%(16,345)

Black15.3%(3,024)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(183)

Asian0.1%(26)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican0.7%(108)

Puerto Rican0.6%(95)

Central American0.2%(35)

Guatemalan0.1%(20)

Salvadoran0.1%(15)

Cuban0.1%(10)

Asian origin

Filipino0.1%(14)

Pakistani0.1%(14)

Korean0.1%(11)

Chinese0.1%(10)

Ancestry

Irish16.4%(2,580)

German13.6%(2,146)

English8.3%(1,308)

American7.1%(1,114)

French2.7%(419)

Scottish1.6%(252)

Italian1.3%(204)

Scotch-Irish1%(154)

Dutch0.7%(112)

Swedish0.5%(78)

British0.2%(39)

Subsaharan African0.2%(35)

+ 11 more ancestry groups with data

Russian0.2%(27)

Polish0.1%(22)

Czech0.1%(21)

Portuguese0.1%(21)

Norwegian0.1%(18)

Austrian0.1%(12)

Welsh0.1%(11)

Hungarian0.1%(8)

Belgian0%(5)

Romanian0%(4)

Finnish0%(2)

RANKED:Largest Irish population · Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest American population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.6%

+2.9 ptssince 1990

from 6.7% in 1990

US average: 24.4%

High school or higher

63.6%

+11.6 ptssince 1990

from 52.0% in 1990

US average: 80.3%

Graduate degree

3.4%

+0.7 ptssince 1990

from 2.7% in 1990

US average: 8.8%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

13.0 min

−27%since 1990

from 17.8 min in 1990

US average: 17.6

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status

Men 15+

Never married24.3%(1,759)

Married62.3%(4,512)

Widowed3.4%(245)

Divorced10%(721)

Women 15+

Never married18.1%(1,505)

Married55.2%(4,585)

Widowed15.7%(1,301)

Divorced11.1%(919)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

11.4%

−7.0 ptssince 2013

from 18.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

39.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 42.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.9%

−0.6 ptssince 2020

from 23.5% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

32.0%

+5.8 ptssince 2020

from 26.2% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.3%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

51.5%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 54.1% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

50.1%

+5.2 ptssince 2020

from 44.9% 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)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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