Portageville

Population: 2,869
Median household income: $36,924
Median home value: $150,000

Located in New Madrid County, Missouri, Portageville is a community with a population of 2,869. At $36,924, its median household income sits below New Madrid County's $49,237.

Between 2019 and 2023, Portageville's population declined 4.7% from 3,011 to 2,869, while its median home value rose 59.2% from $94,200 to $150,000.

Owners occupy 56.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 39.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,869
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $36,924
Median home value: $150,000
Median gross rent: $788
Housing units: 1,382
Homeownership rate: 56.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,0112,869

Median household income

$30,000$36,924

Median home value

$94,200$150,000

Median gross rent

$569$788

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,011	$30,000	$94,200	$569
2020	2,959	$31,653	$104,400	$701
2021	2,958	$32,787	$114,900	$707
2022	2,918	$34,105	$117,400	$751
2023	2,869	$36,924	$150,000	$788

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1721.0%

18 to 247.1%

25 to 3411.1%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 5416.6%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	163	5.7%
5 to 17	602	21.0%
18 to 24	204	7.1%
25 to 34	319	11.1%
35 to 44	344	12.0%
45 to 54	475	16.6%
55 to 64	408	14.2%
65 to 74	167	5.8%
75 and over	187	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,028	70.7%
Black or African American	328	11.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	495	17.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.8%

High school graduate37.1%

Some college or associate's21.3%

Bachelor's degree7.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	471	24.8%
High school graduate	704	37.1%
Some college or associate's	405	21.3%
Bachelor's degree	138	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	182	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone84.0%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	994	84.0%
Carpooled	70	5.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	106	9.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	601	55.8%
15 to 29 min	257	23.8%
30 to 44 min	178	16.5%
45 to 59 min	24	2.2%
60+ min	18	1.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.27
Poverty rate: 23.0% (640 of 2,785)

	Count	Share
Family households	843	68.1%
Nonfamily households	394	31.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,237	89.5%
Vacant	145	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	694	56.1%
Renter-occupied	543	43.9%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units15.8%

5 to 19 units1.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other3.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,092	79.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	218	15.8%
5 to 19 units	18	1.3%
20 or more units	11	0.8%
Mobile home & other	43	3.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2959186
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.4295, -89.6993