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New Madrid County, MO

Demographic and economic profile of New Madrid County, MO, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

New Madrid County is a small, rural Missouri county of 16,041 residents with an economy that produces a GDP per capita of $60,260 against median worker earnings of just $35,343, suggesting output concentrated in capital-intensive sectors rather than broad wage growth. The available labor pool is limited—labor force participation sits at 53.7%—and educational attainment is low, with only 13.3% holding a bachelor's degree, though housing costs are minimal at a $105,500 median home value and $734 monthly median rent. The county has shed nearly 10% of its population over five years, carries an 18.6% poverty rate, and records an unemployment rate of 3.4%, collectively pointing to a shrinking, cost-competitive but constrained workforce environment.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

16,041

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$51,881

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

41.3 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-9.9% since 2018

New Madrid County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone11,834 (75.2%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,060 (13.1%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races934 (5.9%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race779 (5.0%)
  • Some Other Race Alone61 (0.4%)
  • Asian Alone49 (0.3%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish263
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic48
  3. 3.Other Indo-European26
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)10
  5. 5.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)9

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

19.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.0%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

972

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$60,260

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$28,435

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

18.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance1,729
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)778
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)771
  4. 4.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities522
  5. 5.Public Administration (Group)512

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations1,794
  2. 2.Service Occupations1,335
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,318
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,301
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations623

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.64×)382
  2. 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.36×)525
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.33×)413
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.26×)900
  5. 5.Manufacturing (LQ 1.20×)788

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$105,500

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$734/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $100,000 to $124,999490 (11.4%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999414 (9.6%)
  • $150,000 to $174,999357 (8.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999318 (7.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999297 (6.9%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999241 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

13.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

83.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

53.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$35,343

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

7.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone5,429 (86.6%)
  • Carpooled580 (9.2%)
  • Worked At Home210 (3.3%)
  • Walked35 (0.6%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)
  • Motorcycle4 (0.1%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.