Niangua

Population: 495
Median household income: $36,667
Median home value: $87,500

Niangua is a community in Webster County, Missouri, home to 495 residents. The median household income of $36,667 is below the Webster County median ($69,731).

From 2019 to 2023, Niangua's population grew 13.5% from 436 to 495, while its median home value rose 68.6% from $51,900 to $87,500.

3.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 49.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 495
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $36,667
Median home value: $87,500
Median gross rent: $695
Housing units: 219
Homeownership rate: 49.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

436495

Median household income

$33,750$36,667

Median home value

$51,900$87,500

Median gross rent

$606$695

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	436	$33,750	$51,900	$606
2020	540	$32,727	$59,000	$600
2021	487	$35,806	$77,300	$584
2022	548	$40,000	$88,300	$640
2023	495	$36,667	$87,500	$695

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

Age distribution

Under 512.3%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3417.2%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 546.5%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	61	12.3%
5 to 17	117	23.6%
18 to 24	37	7.5%
25 to 34	85	17.2%
35 to 44	48	9.7%
45 to 54	32	6.5%
55 to 64	62	12.5%
65 to 74	27	5.5%
75 and over	26	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	467	94.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.6%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	18	3.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate53.2%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree2.1%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	22.1%
High school graduate	149	53.2%
Some college or associate's	58	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	6	2.1%
Graduate or professional degree	5	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled19.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means2.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	100	75.2%
Carpooled	26	19.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.0%
Other means	3	2.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	32	24.8%
15 to 29 min	32	24.8%
30 to 44 min	36	27.9%
45 to 59 min	23	17.8%
60+ min	6	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.81
Poverty rate: 40.4% (199 of 493)

	Count	Share
Family households	107	60.8%
Nonfamily households	69	39.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	176	80.4%
Vacant	43	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	87	49.4%
Renter-occupied	89	50.6%

1-unit, detached60.3%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units5.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	132	60.3%
1-unit, attached	2	0.9%
2 to 4 units	20	9.1%
5 to 19 units	11	5.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	54	24.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2952418
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.41 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3889, -92.8301