New Madrid, Missouri Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 3,334. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,131 (-6.1% change)
Males: 1,558 (46.7%), Females: 1,776 (53.3%)

New Madrid County

Zip code: 63869

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.3 years
Median household income: $27,422
Median house value: $57,400

Population by Race

Races in New Madrid:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.0%)
  • Black (26.5%)
  • Hispanic (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (25.2%), English (10.0%), Irish (7.4%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%), Subsaharan African (1.5%).

Elevation: 305 feet

Land area: 4.5 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in New Madrid

  • High school or higher: 70.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 2.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Madrid city

  • Never married: 25.4%
  • Now married: 52.5%
  • Separated: 2.7%
  • Widowed: 8.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

0.8% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +6 (+0.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near New Madrid:

  • MISSOURI DELTA MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles; SIKESTON, MO)
  • PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 29 miles; HAYTI, MO)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 34 miles; DEXTER, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to New Madrid:

  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 44 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 62 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 82 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to New Madrid:

Colleges and Universities

College/University in New Madrid:

  • NEW MADRID COUNTY R1 AREA VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL SCH (Full-time enrollment: 82; Location: 310 US HWY 61; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to New Madrid:

  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 60 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 81 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
  • JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 87 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)

Schools

Public high schools in New Madrid:

  • CENTRAL HIGH (Students: 523; Location: 310 US HWY 61; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • NEW MADRID R-I TECH SKILLS CTR (Location: 310 US HWY 61; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in New Madrid:

  • CENTRAL MIDDLE (Students: 443; Location: 308 US HWY 61; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • NEW MADRID ELEM. (Students: 389; Location: 955 US HWY 61; Grades: PK – 05)
  • NEW MADRID BEND YOUTH CTR. (Students: 24; Location: 7960 US HWY 61; Grades: 06 – 12)

Private primary/middle school in New Madrid:

  • IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SCHOOL (Students: 43; Location: 560 POWELL ST; Grades: PK – 8)