Demographics of Hannibal city, Missouri

Hannibal city, Missouri had 16,804 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −260 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hannibal city, in four figures

16,804
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,771 ±84.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −260 people.; 38.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $53,721 ±$5,857
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hannibal city, Missouri's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hannibal city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hannibal city, Missouri's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hannibal city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	17,064	100.0	100.0
2021	17,044	99.9	100.2
2022	16,945	99.3	100.7
2023	16,793	98.4	101.6
2024	16,795	98.4	102.5
2025	16,804	98.5	103.1

Population of Hannibal city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,064	—
2021	17,044	−20
2022	16,945	−99
2023	16,793	−152
2024	16,795	+2
2025	16,804	+9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±2.0: for men 36.3 ±1.4 and for women 40.4 ±1.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hannibal city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,310 ±220	7.8% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,588 ±327	15.4% ±1.9	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,735 ±216	10.3% ±1.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,876 ±312	23.1% ±1.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,964 ±360	23.6% ±2.1	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,298 ±357	19.7% ±2.1	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $53,721 ±$5,857, and income per person $26,203 ±$1,863, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hannibal city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,770 ±294	25.7% ±4.1	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,499 ±277	21.8% ±3.9	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,437 ±260	20.9% ±3.7	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	950 ±180	13.8% ±2.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	795 ±167	11.5% ±2.4	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	142 to 456	2.1% to 6.6%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	141 ±63	2.0% ±0.9	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hannibal city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,128 ±578	19.5% ±3.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	714 ±263	18.4% ±6.4	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,757 ±329	22.4% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	657 ±183	15.1% ±4.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hannibal city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hannibal city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	7,835 ±251	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.0% ±2.4	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.0% ±2.6	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.2% ±4.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.8% ±4.1	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$127,700 ±$15,304	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$805 ±$65	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±4	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hannibal city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	460 ±179	2.7% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,643 ±287	87.3% ±1.7	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	963 ±205	5.7% ±1.2	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	185 ±86	1.1% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2 to 44	< 0.1% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 83	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	458 ±177	2.7% ±1.1	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hannibal city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,940 ±540	71.2% ±3.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,677 ±502	27.9% ±3.0	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 123	0% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	13 to 179	0.1% to 1.1%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 129	0% to 0.8%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2 to 76	< 0.1% to 0.5%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Hannibal city among the places of Missouri

50th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Hannibal city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Manchester city	18,160 ±52
Lake St. Louis city	18,066 ±32
Spanish Lake CDP	17,873 ±1,543
Kirksville city	17,563 ±34
Clayton city	17,380 ±44
Hannibal city	16,771 ±84
Sikeston city	16,320 ±318
Grain Valley city	16,271 ±27
Poplar Bluff city	16,254 ±28
Lemay CDP	16,228 ±1,765
Overland city	15,695 ±29

Rankings this appears in

No. 5 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 14 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 34 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 49 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 77 Places in Missouri by median household income
No. 90 Places in Missouri by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026