Morehouse, MO Profile

Morehouse, MO, population 960, is located in Missouri's New Madrid county, about 119.2 miles from Memphis and 126.3 miles from St Louis.

Through the 90's Morehouse's population has declined by about 5%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Morehouse has declined by about 5%.

Morehouse's property crime levels tend to be much lower than Missouri's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Morehouse tend to be about the same as Missouri's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	47%
	Females	53%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	97%
	African American	0%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	0%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	3%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	38.20
	Males	36.60
	Females	40.00

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	12.00%	Under 20:	13.00%
20 to 40	14.00%	20 to 40:	13.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	13.00%
Over 60	9.00%	Over 60:	14.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	1,015	N/A
2001	1,008	-0.69%
2002	993	-1.49%
2003	987	-0.60%
2004	978	-0.91%
2005	960	-1.84%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$24,931

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	292
2003	201
2004	1,301
2005	304
2006	103
2007	321
2008	651

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forcible Rape	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Robbery	-	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Aggravated Assault	-	3	2	13	3	1	3	4

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	N/A
2002	875
2003	705
2004	2,202
2005	1,417
2006	724
2007	856
2008	1,735

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	-	3	3	7	4	2	4	8
Larceny, Theft	-	6	1	13	9	4	3	6
Motor Vehicle Theft	-	0	3	2	1	1	1	2
Arson	-	0	0	1	1	3	0	0

Location

Elevation	302 feet above sea level
Land Area	0.8 Square Miles