Lilbourn vs New Madrid

A side-by-side comparison of Lilbourn and New Madrid: population, income, housing, and more.

Lilbourn and New Madrid are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

New Madrid has the higher population (2,720 vs 1,021 in Lilbourn). New Madrid has the higher median household income ($51,250 vs $41,250 in Lilbourn). New Madrid has the higher median home value ($120,700 vs $65,600 in Lilbourn).

Population, income & housing

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
Population	1,021	2,720
Median age	35.5 yrs	41.1 yrs
Median household income	$41,250	$51,250
Median home value	$65,600	$120,700
Median gross rent	$692	$692
Housing units	431	1,394
Homeownership rate	60.3%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	10.6%	16.6%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
Population	1,137 → 1,021 (-10.2%)	2,898 → 2,720 (-6.1%)
Median household income	$28,000 → $41,250 (+47.3%)	$39,833 → $51,250 (+28.7%)
Median home value	$63,400 → $65,600 (+3.5%)	$86,900 → $120,700 (+38.9%)
Median gross rent	$555 → $692 (+24.7%)	$645 → $692 (+7.3%)

Lilbourn

Population

1,1371,021

Median household income

$28,000$41,250

Median home value

$63,400$65,600

Median gross rent

$555$692

New Madrid

Population

2,8982,720

Median household income

$39,833$51,250

Median home value

$86,900$120,700

Median gross rent

$645$692

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
Under 5	10.4%	7.5%
5 to 17	19.3%	12.8%
18 to 24	10.3%	11.6%
25 to 34	9.4%	12.8%
35 to 44	12.2%	10.3%
45 to 54	12.6%	11.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	10.6%
65 to 74	4.9%	14.9%
75 and over	5.7%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
White (non-Hispanic)	69.5%	78.1%
Black or African American	17.1%	14.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.8%	0.0%
Two or more races	12.3%	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.2%	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
No high school diploma	27.2%	11.3%
High school graduate	43.1%	41.1%
Some college or associate's	19.1%	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	3.6%	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	5.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
Drove alone	79.7%	89.2%
Carpooled	6.8%	10.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.1%	0.0%
Other means	1.3%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
1-unit, detached	80.7%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%	11.1%
5 to 19 units	5.1%	5.6%
20 or more units	1.9%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	11.7%

Poverty & households

	Lilbourn	New Madrid
Poverty rate	26.9%	9.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.23
Mean commute (minutes)	21	19
Median year structure built	1972	1975