Noel

Population: 1,679
Median household income: $39,196
Median home value: $117,000

Located in McDonald County, Missouri, Noel is a community with a population of 1,679. At $39,196, its median household income sits below McDonald County's $48,145.

From 2019 to 2023, Noel's population declined 21.6% from 2,141 to 1,679, while its median home value rose 68.6% from $69,400 to $117,000.

17.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 30.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,679
Median age: 31.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,196
Median home value: $117,000
Median gross rent: $599
Housing units: 785
Homeownership rate: 30.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1411,679

Median household income

$25,847$39,196

Median home value

$69,400$117,000

Median gross rent

$526$599

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,141	$25,847	$69,400	$526
2020	2,051	$32,216	$64,400	$601
2021	1,878	$33,417	$62,500	$589
2022	1,930	$42,292	$92,200	$590
2023	1,679	$39,196	$117,000	$599

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 449.6%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 746.4%

75 and over1.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	107	6.4%
5 to 17	359	21.4%
18 to 24	233	13.9%
25 to 34	286	17.0%
35 to 44	162	9.6%
45 to 54	144	8.6%
55 to 64	251	14.9%
65 to 74	107	6.4%
75 and over	30	1.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	519	30.9%
Black or African American	331	19.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	76	4.5%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	74	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	677	40.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.0%

High school graduate33.5%

Some college or associate's16.3%

Bachelor's degree14.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	323	33.0%
High school graduate	328	33.5%
Some college or associate's	160	16.3%
Bachelor's degree	140	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	29	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone73.2%

Carpooled25.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	549	73.2%
Carpooled	190	25.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	11	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	463	61.7%
15 to 29 min	122	16.3%
30 to 44 min	106	14.1%
45 to 59 min	55	7.3%
60+ min	4	0.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 29.1% (485 of 1,664)

	Count	Share
Family households	385	59.0%
Nonfamily households	267	41.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	652	83.1%
Vacant	133	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	201	30.8%
Renter-occupied	451	69.2%

1-unit, detached53.1%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units19.5%

5 to 19 units21.3%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other3.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	417	53.1%
1-unit, attached	16	2.0%
2 to 4 units	153	19.5%
5 to 19 units	167	21.3%
20 or more units	2	0.3%
Mobile home & other	30	3.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2952742
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.03 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 36.5412, -94.4895