New Madrid township, New Madrid County, Missouri (MO) detailed profile
Number of foreign born residents: 1 (71% naturalized citizens)
| New Madrid township: | 0.7% |
| Whole state: | 2.7% |
60% of New Madrid township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Missouri.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 3176
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 287
- South: 539
- West: 110
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $41,300
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 4.7%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
146 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,163
- One, attached: 50
- Two: 136
- 3 or 4: 62
- 5 to 9: 39
- 10 to 19: 36
- Mobile homes: 258
Median worth of mobile homes: $20,000
Housing units in New Madrid township with a mortgage: 562 (51 second mortgage, 34 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 264
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (15%)
- Metal and metal products (15%)
- Construction (11%)
- Public administration (6%)
- Utilities (5%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Food (4%)
- Health care (17%)
- Educational services (15%)
- Public administration (11%)
- Social assistance (6%)
- Food and beverage stores (6%)
- Finance and insurance (6%)
- Food (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Farmers and farm managers (10%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Construction laborers (5%)
- Agricultural workers including supervisors (4%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in New Madrid township:
- United States or American (33.4%)
- English (13.3%)
- Irish (8.8%)
- German (8.7%)
- African (1.8%)
- Scotch-Irish (1.8%)
- Dutch (1.1%)
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Thailand (43%)
- Germany (29%)
- Other Australian and New Zealand Subregion (29%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 1,535 (87%)
- Carpooled: 141 (8%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Walked: 8 (0%)
- Other means: 31 (2%)
- Worked at home: 49 (3%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (45%)
- Utility gas (43%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (11%)
146 people in nursing homes
36 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
98.8% of residents of New Madrid township speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (75% speak English very well, 25% speak English well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% speak English very well, 42% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% speak English very well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 3,962- In family households: 3,446 (782 male householders, 362 female householders)
808 spouses, 1,257 children (1,186 natural, 6 adopted, 65 stepchildren), 110 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 11 parents, 26 other relatives, 68 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 516 (233 male householders (204 living alone)), 238 female householders (238 living alone)), 45 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 185 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 472 2-persons, 327 3-persons, 231 4-persons, 70 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 18 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 442 1-person, 24 2-persons, 5 4-persons,
564 married couples with children.
409 single-parent households (37 men, 372 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 1.9% |
| Missouri: | 13.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12
| Here: | 4.6% |
| Missouri: | 11.6% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 6.5% |
| Missouri: | 24.9% |