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Life Skills and Money Education in Longtown, MO

About 93 people live in Longtown, Missouri. Since 2020 it has added residents, rising 2.2% from 91 to 93. The median age is 44.8.

Among adults 25 and older in Longtown, 9.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. That sits 5.8 points below the Missouri average of 15.3%. Flip that figure and it describes 90.5% of the 63 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, about 57 people whose money skills came from somewhere other than a university.

Median household income is $78,125. That is $24,792 above the Missouri median. About 7.1% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $125,000, roughly 1.6× median household income.

Longtown by the numbers

MeasureValue
Population (2024)93
Change since 2020+2.2%
Median household income$78,125
Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree9.5%
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma85.7%
Median age44.8
Poverty rate7.1%
Unemployment rate0%
Median home value$125,000
Land area0.125 sq mi
Population density744 / sq mi

What Missouri teaches — and to whom

Missouri already requires 1 semester of personal finance for a high school diploma, a rule in force since the graduating class of 2010. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Longtown, is most of the people reading this.

LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.

Where to start in Longtown

Start with the money that moves every month

For most households in Longtown, the fastest gain is not an investing strategy — it is seeing the recurring outflows clearly, knowing what a credit score actually responds to, and understanding which line items on a payslip are negotiable.

Questions people ask about Longtown

Do high school students in Longtown, Missouri have to take a personal finance class?

Yes. Missouri requires 1 semester to graduate, in force since the class of 2010.

How many adults in Longtown, Missouri have a college degree?

9.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 90.5% are managing their finances without one.

What is the median household income in Longtown, Missouri?

$78,125, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.

Where can adults in Longtown, Missouri learn personal finance?

Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.

Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.

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Population and demographic figures: U.S. Census Bureau — 2024 Gazetteer, Vintage 2024 Population Estimates, and the American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Graduation-requirement status: NGPF Live U.S. Dashboard, read 2026-09-14. Figures marked as unavailable are suppressed by the Census Bureau for small populations.