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Newton County, MO

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

AI Overview

Newton County, MO is a small manufacturing-oriented county of about 59,490 residents along Missouri's southwest corner, with a labor force participation rate of 59.3% and median worker earnings of $36,681. Educational attainment skews toward trade and technical credentials, with 89.3% holding a high school diploma but only 23.0% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and unemployment sits at 4.8%. Housing costs remain low — median home value of $175,300 and median gross rent of $777/month — against a modest 2.2% population gain over five years and a poverty rate of 13.4%.

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

Population

59,490

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$66,301

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.2 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+2.2% since 2018

Newton County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone48,846 (81.3%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race3,720 (6.2%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races2,881 (4.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,285 (2.1%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone1,019 (1.7%)
  • Asian Alone963 (1.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish2,107
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island1,001
  3. 3.Other Indo-European224
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic174
  5. 5.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)84

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

23.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

18.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

4.5%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

4,040

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$37,722

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$32,855

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

13.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,483
  2. 2.Manufacturing (Group)5,168
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)3,366
  4. 4.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,129
  5. 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services2,098

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations8,891
  2. 2.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations6,088
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations5,155
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,835
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,881

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Manufacturing (LQ 1.87×)4,906
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.46×)615
  3. 3.Construction (LQ 1.14×)2,088
  4. 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.08×)1,669
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.06×)3,033

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$175,300

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$777/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

76.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9992,615 (15.4%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9991,712 (10.1%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,536 (9.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,501 (8.9%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,473 (8.7%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9991,292 (7.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

23.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

89.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$36,681

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone20,699 (78.1%)
  • Carpooled2,814 (10.6%)
  • Worked At Home2,277 (8.6%)
  • Walked444 (1.7%)
  • Other196 (0.7%)
  • Bicycle39 (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.