What percentage of people rent in Morehouse, MO?

Name: Renters and owners in Morehouse, MO, 2020–2024
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44.2% (±11.2 points) of the occupied homes in Morehouse, MO are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 163 renting households against 206 that own their home.

In Morehouse, the share of households that rent went from 39.4% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 44.2% (±11.2 points)
Renting households: 163 (±60)
Median renter income: $30,404 (±$11,678)

Who rents and who owns in Morehouse

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Morehouse	New Madrid County	Missouri	United States
Renter-occupied share	44.2% (±11.2 points)	35.8% (±3.1 points)	31.9% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	163 (±60)	2,395 (±257)	799,814 (±5,177)	45,017,354
Owning households	206 (±65)	4,300 (±210)	1,708,413 (±9,125)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.5 (±0.3)	2.4 (±0.2)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.3 (±0.6)	2.3 (±0.1)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$30,404 (±$11,678)	$32,138 (±$3,560)	$43,288 (±$509)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$43,958 (±$17,662)	$67,386 (±$5,888)	$87,780 (±$425)	$100,009

In Morehouse, the renter share is not measurably different from New Madrid County (35.8%).

It is also higher than in Missouri (31.9%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In New Madrid County, Morehouse ranks 5 of 14 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 177 of 1,244.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Morehouse has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	39.4% (±11.3 points)	44.2% (±11.2 points)	+4.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$549 (±$43)	$475 (±$300)	−13.5%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$29,491 (±$10,484)	$32,254 (±$11,867)	+9.4%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Morehouse

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Morehouse
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Morehouse	—	44.2% (±11.2 points)	—
Richland Township (Stoddard County)	5.3 mi	27.5% (±9.3 points)	Lower
Sikeston	6.3 mi	39.5% (±3.6 points)	Not measurably different
Canalou	6.4 mi	19.0% (±14.1 points)	Lower
Penermon	8.6 mi	4.3% (±10.0 points)	Lower
Matthews	9.2 mi	36.8% (±16.7 points)	Not measurably different
Miner	9.5 mi	20.1% (±8.6 points)	Lower
Essex	9.8 mi	31.3% (±15.4 points)	Not measurably different
Vanduser	10.0 mi	37.1% (±21.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Richland Township (Stoddard County), MO (27.5%), Canalou, MO (19.0%), Penermon, MO (4.3%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across New Madrid County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	North Lilbourn	100.0% (±92.8 points)
2	Howardville	70.9% (±16.8 points)
3	Marston	58.5% (±17.7 points)
4	Lilbourn	46.6% (±13.8 points)
5	Morehouse	44.2% (±11.2 points)
6	New Madrid	40.0% (±9.1 points)
7	Portageville	39.8% (±9.6 points)
8	Parma	38.5% (±12.1 points)
9	Matthews	36.8% (±16.7 points)
10	Gideon	33.3% (±9.1 points)
11	Tallapoosa	26.3% (±25.7 points)

Showing 11 of 14 places in New Madrid County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Morehouse

How many renters are there in Morehouse?

Morehouse has an estimated 163 (±60) renting households, 44.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Morehouse?

In Morehouse, the share of households that rent went from 39.4% in 2015–2019 to 44.2% in 2020–2024 (+4.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Morehouse?

A renting household in Morehouse has 1.5 people on average, against 2.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Morehouse?

The median renting household in Morehouse, MO has an income of $30,404 (±$11,678) a year, against $43,958 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Morehouse city, Missouri (place:49898, in state:29).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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