Gideon

Population: 711
Median household income: $51,667
Median home value: $54,000

Gideon, a community in New Madrid County, Missouri, has 711 residents. At $51,667, its median household income sits above New Madrid County's $49,237.

From 2019 to 2023, Gideon's population declined 24.0% from 935 to 711, while its median home value rose 17.6% from $45,900 to $54,000.

The typical home was built around 1962. 24.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 711
Median age: 44.8 yrs
Median household income: $51,667
Median home value: $54,000
Median gross rent: $584
Housing units: 369
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

935711

Median household income

$38,083$51,667

Median home value

$45,900$54,000

Median gross rent

$760$584

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	935	$38,083	$45,900	$760
2020	704	$34,803	$50,100	$706
2021	691	$36,125	$41,500	$618
2022	714	$39,583	$45,000	$652
2023	711	$51,667	$54,000	$584

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

Age distribution

Under 510.5%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5415.9%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	75	10.5%
5 to 17	106	14.9%
18 to 24	49	6.9%
25 to 34	52	7.3%
35 to 44	74	10.4%
45 to 54	113	15.9%
55 to 64	102	14.3%
65 to 74	82	11.5%
75 and over	58	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	648	91.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	58	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.3%

High school graduate51.1%

Some college or associate's20.6%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	93	19.3%
High school graduate	246	51.1%
Some college or associate's	99	20.6%
Bachelor's degree	21	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	22	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled13.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means2.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	216	82.8%
Carpooled	34	13.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	4	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	7	2.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	58	22.2%
15 to 29 min	88	33.7%
30 to 44 min	59	22.6%
45 to 59 min	38	14.6%
60+ min	18	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 24.7% (160 of 647)

	Count	Share
Family households	214	78.1%
Nonfamily households	60	21.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	274	74.3%
Vacant	95	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	187	68.2%
Renter-occupied	87	31.8%

1-unit, detached75.1%

1-unit, attached0.5%

2 to 4 units11.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	277	75.1%
1-unit, attached	2	0.5%
2 to 4 units	44	11.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	3	0.8%
Mobile home & other	43	11.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2926974
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.79 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 36.4444, -89.9060