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Morehouse, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Morehouse is a Census city of 715 people across 0.80 square miles of land, in New Madrid County. Median household income is $32,254, 55.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Morehouse
What Morehouse is
- Census place typecity
- Land area0.8 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land890 plus or minus 235
- County holding the largest share of its areaNew Madrid County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Morehouse
- Population715 plus or minus 189
- Median age44.8 plus or minus 11.2
- Population under 18140 plus or minus 64
- Share under 1819.6 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Population 65 and over184 plus or minus 74
- Share 65 and over25.7 percent plus or minus 7.8
- Households369 plus or minus 92
- Family households171 plus or minus 58
- Share of households that are families46.3 percent plus or minus 10.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Morehouse
- Median household income$32,254 plus or minus $11,867
- Per capita income$21,855 plus or minus $4,575
- Civilian labor force273 plus or minus 106
- Employed271 plus or minus 105
- Unemployed2 plus or minus 3
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.1
- Adults 25 and over526 plus or minus 129
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher81.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher4.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree0.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Morehouse
- Housing units428 plus or minus 93
- Occupied units369 plus or minus 92
- Vacant units59 plus or minus 40
- Vacancy rate13.8 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Owner occupied206 plus or minus 65
- Renter occupied163 plus or minus 60
- Ownership rate55.8 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$56,000 plus or minus $34,478
- Median gross rent, monthly$475 plus or minus $300
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.7 percent plus or minus 12.9
- Single family units275 plus or minus 79
- Share single family64.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more60 plus or minus 41
- Share in buildings of two or more14.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Mobile homes93 plus or minus 52
- Median year structure built1975
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Morehouse gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute268 plus or minus 105
- Commuting under 15 minutes102 plus or minus 56
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.1 percent plus or minus 14.8
- Commuting 30 minutes or more64 plus or minus 43
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more23.9 percent plus or minus 13.0
- Drove alone89.7 percent
- Carpooled9.2 percent plus or minus 7.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home1.1 percent plus or minus 2.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Flood risk in Morehouse
- NFIP communityCity of Morehouse
- NFIP community number290255
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date07/16/81
The City of Morehouse participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290255 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
New Madrid County, not Morehouse
New Madrid County context, not Morehouse figures
- Establishments in New Madrid County376
- Covered employment, New Madrid County7,504
- Average annual pay, New Madrid County$44,792
- Housing units permitted, New Madrid County11
Every figure in this section is published for New Madrid County as a whole and is not a measurement of Morehouse.
All New Madrid County figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Morehouse questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Morehouse, Missouri?
715, in 369 households. Morehouse city covers 0.80 square miles of land, which is 890 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Morehouse in?
New Madrid County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Morehouse?
$32,254. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $56,000. Median gross rent is $475 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Morehouse in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Morehouse appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Morehouse, city of, community 290255, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Morehouse figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for New Madrid County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Morehouse.
Is zoning published for Morehouse?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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