Moving to Niangua, Missouri

Population: 445. Estimated population in July 2024: 484 (+8.8% change)
Males: 222 (49.9%), Females: 223 (50.1%)

Webster County

Zip code: 65713

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $26,000
Median house value: $39,600

Population by Race

Races in Niangua:

  • White Non-Hispanic (95.5%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (27.2%), Irish (11.0%), German (10.6%), English (5.4%), Italian (2.9%), Dutch (2.2%).

Elevation: 1435 feet

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Niangua

  • High school or higher: 68.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
  • Unemployed: 11.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Niangua city

  • Never married: 20.3%
  • Now married: 57.9%
  • Separated: 1.7%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 13.0%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -15 (-3.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Niangua:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Niangua:

  • SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL (about 40 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: SGF)
  • LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 52 miles; KAISER LAKE OZARK, MO; Abbreviation: AIZ)
  • WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 54 miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; Abbreviation: TBN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Niangua:

  • OWEN FIELD (about 16 miles; SEYMOUR, MO; Abbreviation: H58)
  • FLOYD W. JONES LEBANON (about 21 miles; LEBANON, MO; Abbreviation: LBO)
  • MANSFIELD MUNI (about 24 miles; MANSFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: 03B)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Niangua:

  • SOUTHWEST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 14,680)
  • DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; Springfield, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,125)
  • OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; SPRINGFIELD, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
  • SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; BOLIVAR, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,612)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 81 miles; ROLLA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)

Schools

Public high school in Niangua:

  • NIANGUA HIGH (Students: 118; Location: 301 RUMSEY ST; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Niangua:

  • NIANGUA ELEM. (Students: 133; Location: 301 RUMSEY ST; Grades: KG – 06)