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La Font township, New Madrid County, MO

587 Population
53.5 square miles 11 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

54.2 ±11.3 Median age
  • about 1.3 times the figure in New Madrid County: 41.3 ±0.6
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$28,219 ±$8,510 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Madrid County: $30,377 ±$2,413
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$37,500 ±$15,961 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in New Madrid County: $51,881 ±$4,292
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.2% ±12.5% (195  ±98) Persons below poverty line
  • nearly double the rate in New Madrid County: 17.7% † 2,707 (±2.5% / ±379)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

41.5 minutes ±34 (8,005  ±7,340) Mean travel time to work
  • about double the figure in New Madrid County: 21.3 129,150 (±1.7 / ±12,081)
  • more than 1.5 times the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 1.5 times the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

292 ±82 Number of households
  • New Madrid County: 6,695 ±249
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2 ±0.4 (587  ±196) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in New Madrid County: 2.3 15,381 (±0.1 / ±6)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

3.2% ±6.3% (3  ±6) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Madrid County: 4.7% † 158 (±1.9% / ±65)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

330 ±86 Number of housing units
  • New Madrid County: 7,876 ±41
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$93,300 ±$11,738 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Madrid County: $111,800 ±$8,297
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.2% ±5.1% (41  ±32) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Madrid County: 10% † 1,561 (±2.3% / ±356.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

76.7% ±37.2% (353  ±113.6) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in New Madrid County: 86.8% 9,426 (±4.3% / ±463.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7% ±6.1% (32  ±30.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in New Madrid County: 14.5% † 1,569 (±2.1% / ±229.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

4.6% ±3.6% (22  ±19) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Madrid County: 8.1% † 972 (±1.3% / ±150)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
22 Total veterans ±19 22 Male ±19 N/A Female ±12

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