Morehouse

Population: 751
Median household income: $32,250
Median home value: $60,000

Morehouse, a community in New Madrid County, Missouri, has 751 residents. Its median household income of $32,250 runs below the New Madrid County figure of $49,237.

From 2019 to 2023, Morehouse's population declined 25.0% from 1,001 to 751, while its median home value rose 16.5% from $51,500 to $60,000.

The median gross rent is $550. 4.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 751
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $32,250
Median home value: $60,000
Median gross rent: $550
Housing units: 418
Homeownership rate: 58.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,001751

Median household income

$29,491$32,250

Median home value

$51,500$60,000

Median gross rent

$549$550

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,001	$29,491	$51,500	$549
2020	841	$34,375	$50,300	$539
2021	902	$39,107	$60,300	$575
2022	839	$34,167	$57,100	$605
2023	751	$32,250	$60,000	$550

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1712.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7414.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	49	6.5%
5 to 17	97	12.9%
18 to 24	56	7.5%
25 to 34	93	12.4%
35 to 44	93	12.4%
45 to 54	82	10.9%
55 to 64	117	15.6%
65 to 74	107	14.2%
75 and over	57	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	657	87.5%
Black or African American	1	0.1%
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	55	7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate57.2%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree4.4%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	142	25.9%
High school graduate	314	57.2%
Some college or associate's	69	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	24	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone86.2%

Carpooled12.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	225	86.2%
Carpooled	32	12.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	1.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	132	51.4%
15 to 29 min	85	33.1%
30 to 44 min	24	9.3%
45 to 59 min	16	6.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 18.4% (138 of 751)

	Count	Share
Family households	188	51.5%
Nonfamily households	177	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	365	87.3%
Vacant	53	12.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	212	58.1%
Renter-occupied	153	41.9%

1-unit, detached67.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units11.5%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	283	67.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	48	11.5%
5 to 19 units	8	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	79	18.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2949898
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.8464, -89.6910