Newburg vs St. James

A side-by-side comparison of Newburg and St. James: population, income, housing, and more.

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

St. James has the higher population (3,922 vs 319 in Newburg). St. James has the higher median household income ($50,644 vs $24,135 in Newburg). St. James has the higher median home value ($117,200 vs $54,700 in Newburg).

Population, income & housing

	Newburg	St. James
Population	319	3,922
Median age	38.5 yrs	40.7 yrs
Median household income	$24,135	$50,644
Median home value	$54,700	$117,200
Median gross rent	$725	$814
Housing units	252	1,939
Homeownership rate	59.8%	57.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.3%	18.6%
Unemployment rate	10.2%	9.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Newburg	St. James
Population	479 → 319 (-33.4%)	4,076 → 3,922 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$18,889 → $24,135 (+27.8%)	$42,615 → $50,644 (+18.8%)
Median home value	$46,800 → $54,700 (+16.9%)	$92,000 → $117,200 (+27.4%)
Median gross rent	$530 → $725 (+36.8%)	$678 → $814 (+20.1%)

Newburg

Population

479319

Median household income

$18,889$24,135

Median home value

$46,800$54,700

Median gross rent

$530$725

St. James

Population

4,0763,922

Median household income

$42,615$50,644

Median home value

$92,000$117,200

Median gross rent

$678$814

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Newburg	St. James
Under 5	1.6%	9.0%
5 to 17	24.8%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.8%	5.4%
25 to 34	11.0%	14.1%
35 to 44	16.3%	9.6%
45 to 54	6.0%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.1%	12.8%
65 to 74	9.1%	12.4%
75 and over	8.5%	11.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Newburg	St. James
White (non-Hispanic)	89.3%	91.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.1%	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.7%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Newburg	St. James
No high school diploma	23.7%	12.1%
High school graduate	41.1%	42.2%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	6.3%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Newburg	St. James
Drove alone	84.1%	78.1%
Carpooled	13.6%	9.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.3%	8.5%
Other means	0.0%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Newburg	St. James
1-unit, detached	88.1%	65.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	5.6%
2 to 4 units	4.8%	24.7%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	3.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.0%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Newburg	St. James
Poverty rate	41.1%	20.6%
Average household size	2.51	2.20
Mean commute (minutes)	19	22
Median year structure built	1938	1977