New London vs Rensselaer

A side-by-side comparison of New London and Rensselaer: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New London has the higher population (1,118 vs 262 in Rensselaer). Rensselaer has the higher median household income ($80,625 vs $47,292 in New London). Rensselaer has the higher median home value ($198,900 vs $126,900 in New London).

Population, income & housing

	New London	Rensselaer
Population	1,118	262
Median age	34.9 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$47,292	$80,625
Median home value	$126,900	$198,900
Median gross rent	$748	—
Housing units	490	97
Homeownership rate	64.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	20.2%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	2.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	New London	Rensselaer
Population	852 → 1,118 (+31.2%)	278 → 262 (-5.8%)
Median household income	$55,938 → $47,292 (-15.5%)	$87,083 → $80,625 (-7.4%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $126,900 (+51.1%)	$154,900 → $198,900 (+28.4%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $748 (-2.5%)	—

New London

Population

8521,118

Median household income

$55,938$47,292

Median home value

$84,000$126,900

Median gross rent

$767$748

Rensselaer

Population

278262

Median household income

$87,083$80,625

Median home value

$154,900$198,900

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	New London	Rensselaer
Under 5	6.9%	4.2%
5 to 17	22.7%	20.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	5.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	8.0%
35 to 44	9.1%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.6%	10.7%
55 to 64	9.6%	18.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	10.7%
75 and over	8.1%	10.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	New London	Rensselaer
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	91.2%
Black or African American	3.0%	3.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	New London	Rensselaer
No high school diploma	15.3%	6.0%
High school graduate	60.3%	50.8%
Some college or associate's	15.7%	23.0%
Bachelor's degree	5.8%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	6.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	New London	Rensselaer
Drove alone	78.6%	79.6%
Carpooled	19.4%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.9%	14.6%
Other means	1.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	New London	Rensselaer
1-unit, detached	76.5%	86.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	1.0%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	New London	Rensselaer
Poverty rate	23.8%	7.3%
Average household size	2.58	2.69
Mean commute (minutes)	25	21
Median year structure built	1962	2000