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Moving to Portageville, Missouri

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Population: 3,295. Estimated population in July 2024: 3,071 (-6.8% change)
Males: 1,510 (45.8%), Females: 1,785 (54.2%)

New Madrid County

Zip code: 63873

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $26,729
Median house value: $60,200

Population by Race

Races in Portageville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.5%)
  • Black (16.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Hispanic (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (16.6%), Irish (9.2%), German (8.0%), English (6.2%), Dutch (4.1%), French (3.9%).

Elevation: 281 feet

Land area: 2.0 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Portageville

  • High school or higher: 64.5%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 4.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Portageville city

  • Never married: 23.1%
  • Now married: 52.4%
  • Separated: 2.1%
  • Widowed: 12.9%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -150 (-4.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Portageville:

  • PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HAYTI, MO)
  • TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 28 miles; KENNETT, MO)
  • MISSOURI SOUTHERN HEALTHCARE (about 31 miles; DEXTER, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Portageville:

  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 55 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 76 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
  • BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 78 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Portageville:

  • COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; NEW MADRID, MO; Abbreviation: EIW)
  • GIDEON MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; GIDEON, MO; Abbreviation: M85)
  • MID CONTINENT (about 15 miles; HAYTI, MO; Abbreviation: M28)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Portageville:

  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 68 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 79 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • UNION UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
  • JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; JACKSON, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,534)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 86 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)

Schools

Public high school in Portageville:

  • PORTAGEVILLE HIGH (Students: 271; Location: 904 KING AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Portageville:

  • PORTAGEVILLE ELEM. (Students: 319; Location: 904 KING AVE; Grades: PK – 04)
  • PORTAGEVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 254; Location: 902 KING AVE; Grades: 05 – 08)
  • ROSS ELEM. (Students: 168; Location: 128 STATE HWY A; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Portageville:

  • ST EUSTACHIUS ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 75; Location: 214 WEST FOURTH ST; Grades: PK – 8)

Libraries

Library in Portageville:

  • NEW MADRID COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $454,334; Location: 309 E. MAIN ST.; 69,584 books; 257 audio materials; 1,255 video materials; 72 serial subscriptions)

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