COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Newton County

Missouri · 44,445 residents · 625 sq mi

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Newton County is a county of 44,445 people in Missouri. 77% of homes are owner-occupied. Median home value sits at $43,500. 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Renters pay $292 a month at the median. Households here earn about 16% less than in Missouri as a whole.

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

12% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

44,445

−16%vs 2000

vs 52,636 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−7%vs 2000

vs 37.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

625 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202460K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.2%(3,204)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.5%(3,342)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.3%(3,243)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.6%(3,356)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.3%(2,783)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.8%(6,568)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.5%(6,429)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.9%(4,843)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.5%(4,240)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.1%(3,595)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 845.2%(2,311)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.2%(531)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$22,263

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,041 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$11,136

−36%vs 2000

vs $17,502 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.0%

+2.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$43,500

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $73,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$292

−9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $421 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

76.9%

+0.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 76.6% in 2000

23.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.4%(48,642)

Black0.6%(298)

Hispanic / Latino2.2%(1,147)

Asian0.3%(166)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic96.7%(42,959)

Black0.4%(156)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(331)

Asian0.6%(274)

Other2.4%(1,056)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican3.4%(2,069)

Central American2.2%(1,297)

Guatemalan1.6%(981)

Puerto Rican0.6%(378)

Salvadoran0.3%(194)

Panamanian0.1%(86)

South American0.1%(82)

Chilean0.1%(51)

Cuban0.1%(42)

Spaniard0.1%(36)

Peruvian0%(24)

Honduran0%(20)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Costa Rican0%(16)

Colombian0%(7)

Dominican0%(5)

Asian origin

Hmong0.6%(383)

Filipino0.3%(152)

Laotian0.2%(145)

Asian Indian0.2%(137)

Chinese0.2%(119)

Pakistani0%(15)

Taiwanese0%(10)

Korean0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.1%(53)

Chamorro0%(14)

Marshallese0%(14)

Samoan0%(6)

Ancestry

German15.1%(9,097)

English13.4%(8,039)

Irish10.6%(6,351)

American6.9%(4,136)

Scottish1.8%(1,103)

Italian1.8%(1,060)

Polish1.4%(831)

French1.3%(762)

Dutch0.9%(566)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(530)

Ukrainian0.6%(355)

Norwegian0.6%(344)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(334)

Austrian0.4%(249)

British0.4%(248)

Danish0.3%(199)

Welsh0.3%(191)

Swiss0.3%(189)

Subsaharan African0.3%(176)

Russian0.2%(139)

French Canadian0.2%(138)

Greek0.2%(112)

Czech0.2%(92)

Portuguese0.1%(75)

Canadian0.1%(68)

Ghanaian0.1%(62)

Finnish0.1%(47)

West Indian0.1%(38)

Arab0.1%(35)

Lebanese0.1%(35)

Lithuanian0.1%(35)

Australian0%(27)

Brazilian0%(26)

Hungarian0%(20)

Iranian0%(20)

Belgian0%(12)

Israeli0%(11)

Haitian0%(7)

Croatian0%(2)

Nigerian0%(2)

Slovene0%(1)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.1%

−4.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.1% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

72.8%

−6.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

−1.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.7 min

+47%vs 2000

vs 14.1 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 married29.4%(7,001)

Married56.2%(13,382)

Widowed2.9%(693)

Divorced11.5%(2,741)

Women 15+

Never married25.2%(6,178)

Married55%(13,494)

Widowed9.1%(2,234)

Divorced10.7%(2,634)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

12.7%

−3.7 ptssince 2013

from 16.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.6%

−2.6 ptssince 2020

from 49.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

−1.2 ptssince 2020

from 14.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

20.6%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

21.1%

+4.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.0% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.4%

−0.4 ptssince 2020

from 3.8% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

58.9%

−4.6 ptssince 2020

from 63.5% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

40.1%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 35.6% 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)24.8%(1,003)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)19.9%(805)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era37.4%(1,511)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(96)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.2%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,040 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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