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Population (year 2000): 3,295. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,071 (-6.8% change)
Males: 1,510 (45.8%), Females: 1,785 (54.2%)
New Madrid County
Zip code:
63873
Median resident age: 36.7 years
Median household income: $26,729 (year 2000)
Median house value: $60,200 (year 2000)
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
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/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 certified for carrier operations nearest to
Portageville:
- CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 55 miles; CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MO; ID: CGI)
- MILLINGTON MUNI (about 76 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; ID:
NQA)
- BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 78 miles; PADUCAH, KY; ID:
PAH)
Other public-use airports nearest to Portageville:
- COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 11 miles; NEW MADRID, MO; ID:
EIW)
- GIDEON MEMORIAL (about 14 miles; GIDEON, MO; ID:
M85)
- MID CONTINENT (about 15 miles; HAYTI, MO; ID: M28)
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; FT enrollment: 5,131)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 79
miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; FT enrollment: 8,696)
- UNION UNIVERSITY (about 80 miles; JACKSON, TN; FT
enrollment: 2,144)
- JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
JACKSON, TN; FT enrollment: 2,534)
- SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS
(about 86 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; FT enrollment: 6,979)
- UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 87 miles; MEMPHIS, TN;
FT enrollment: 15,831)
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)
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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