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Population (year 2000): 10,505. Estimated
population in July 2005: 11,130 (+5.9% change)
Males: 4,956 (47.2%), Females: 5,549 (52.8%)
Newton County
Zip code:
64850
Median resident age: 35.3 years
Median household income: $31,225 (year 2000)
Median house value: $64,700 (year 2000)
Races in Neosho:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.8%)
- Hispanic (4.2%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Other race (2.7%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- Black (1.0%)
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (15.5%), United States
(15.2%), Irish (11.1%), English (9.7%), Dutch (3.1%),
Scotch-Irish (2.8%).
Elevation: 1035 feet
Land area: 14.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Neosho
- High school or higher: 78.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.9%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Neosho city
- Never married: 18.4%
- Now married: 57.3%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 13.5%
2.8% Foreign born (1.6% Latin America, 0.7%
Oceania, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +756 (+7.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Neosho:
- FREEMAN NEOSHO HOSPITAL (113 W HICKORY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Neosho:
- FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST (about 17
miles; JOPLIN, MO)
- ST JOHNS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles;
JOPLIN, MO)
- MCCUNE BROOKS HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; CARTHAGE,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Neosho:
- JOPLIN REGIONAL (about 22 miles; JOPLIN, MO; ID: JLN)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS RGNL (about 41 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE/SPRINGDALE/, AR; ID: XNA)
- DRAKE FIELD (about 61 miles; FAYETTEVILLE, AR; ID:
FYV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Neosho:
- NEOSHO HUGH ROBINSON (about 4 miles; NEOSHO, MO; ID:
EOS)
- MONETT MUNI (about 27 miles; MONETT, MO; ID: M58)
- GROVE MUNI (about 31 miles; GROVE, OK; ID: GMJ)
Colleges/Universities in Neosho:
- CROWDER COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,148;
Location: 601 LACLEDE AVE; Public; Website:
www.crowdercollege.net)
- NEOSHO BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 48;
Location: 116 N WOOD ST; Private, for-profit)
- OZARK BIBLE INSTITUTE AND COLLEGE (Location:
PO BOX 398; Private, not-for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Neosho:
- MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
JOPLIN, MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,569)
- NORTHWEST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36
miles; BENTONVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 2,197)
- PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 45 miles;
PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 59 miles;
FAYETTEVILLE, AR; FT enrollment: 13,324)
- NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles;
TAHLEQUAH, OK; FT enrollment: 6,610)
- OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 77 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, MO; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- DRURY UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; Springfield, MO;
FT enrollment: 3,125)
Public high school in Neosho:
- NEOSHO HIGH (Students: 1,242; Location: 511
NEOSHO BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Neosho:
- OZARK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 32;
Location: 906 SUMMIT PO BOX 786; Grades: KG - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Neosho:
- MIDDLE SCH. (Students: 992; Location: 1420
HALE MCGINTY DR; Grades: 05 - 07)
- BENTON ELEM. (Students: 529; Location: 1120
CARL SWEENEY PKWY; Grades: KG - 04)
- SOUTH ELEM. (Students: 481; Location: 1111
WORNALL ST; Grades: KG - 04)
- FIELD EARLY CHILD./KDGN. CTR. (Students: 374;
Location: 302 SMITH AVE; Grades: PK - KG)
- NEOSHO JR. HIGH (Students: 342; Location: 511
NEOSHO BLVD; Grades: 08 - 08)
- CENTRAL ELEM. (Students: 270; Location: 301
BIG SPRING DR; Grades: KG - 04)
- WESTVIEW ELEM. (Students: 154; Location: 7441
WESTVIEW RD; Grades: KG - 08)
- CROWDER AVTS (Location: 601 LACLEDE AVENUE;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Library in Neosho:
- NEOSHO-NEWTON COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating
income: $427,698; Location: 201 WEST SPRING ST.; 44,824
books; 618 audio materials; 2,731 video materials; 103
serial subscriptions)
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