Neosho vs Seneca

A side-by-side comparison of Neosho and Seneca: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Neosho has the higher population (12,857 vs 1,938 in Seneca). Neosho has the higher median household income ($55,159 vs $49,821 in Seneca). Neosho has the higher median home value ($148,600 vs $112,300 in Seneca).

Population, income & housing

	Neosho	Seneca
Population	12,857	1,938
Median age	33.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$55,159	$49,821
Median home value	$148,600	$112,300
Median gross rent	$737	$886
Housing units	5,123	800
Homeownership rate	57.7%	61.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.1%	10.1%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	0.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Neosho	Seneca
Population	11,990 → 12,857 (+7.2%)	2,490 → 1,938 (-22.2%)
Median household income	$38,214 → $55,159 (+44.3%)	$37,117 → $49,821 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$93,300 → $148,600 (+59.3%)	$85,800 → $112,300 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$706 → $737 (+4.4%)	$712 → $886 (+24.4%)

Neosho

Population

11,99012,857

Median household income

$38,214$55,159

Median home value

$93,300$148,600

Median gross rent

$706$737

Seneca

Population

2,4901,938

Median household income

$37,117$49,821

Median home value

$85,800$112,300

Median gross rent

$712$886

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Neosho	Seneca
Under 5	7.0%	10.7%
5 to 17	18.9%	14.9%
18 to 24	11.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	13.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	12.6%	7.4%
45 to 54	11.0%	8.5%
55 to 64	10.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	8.7%	10.6%
75 and over	6.2%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Neosho	Seneca
White (non-Hispanic)	72.0%	73.8%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.9%	3.7%
Asian	0.1%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	4.9%	5.8%
Some other race	0.0%	3.1%
Two or more races	9.3%	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	6.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Neosho	Seneca
No high school diploma	15.5%	9.7%
High school graduate	32.0%	42.0%
Some college or associate's	28.4%	38.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.8%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Neosho	Seneca
Drove alone	79.2%	76.7%
Carpooled	14.1%	15.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.7%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	5.9%
Other means	1.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Neosho	Seneca
1-unit, detached	75.5%	92.3%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.1%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	2.9%
20 or more units	5.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.7%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Neosho	Seneca
Poverty rate	15.8%	19.1%
Average household size	2.62	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1974	1971