Neosho is a medium-sized city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,328 people and five associated neighborhoods, Neosho is the 65th largest community in Missouri.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Neosho is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Neosho is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Neosho who work in sales jobs (12.06%), office and administrative support (8.58%), and management occupations (7.12%). Being a small city, Neosho does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Neosho are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.11% of adults in Neosho having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Neosho in 2022 was $25,637, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $102,548 for a family of four. However, Neosho contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Neosho is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Neosho home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Neosho residents report their race to be White, followed by Native Hawaiian. Neosho also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 11.33% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Neosho include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and Dutch. The most common language spoken in Neosho is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and West Germanic languages.
