Demographics of Joplin city, Missouri

Joplin city, Missouri had 53,930 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +2,194 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Joplin city, in four figures

53,930
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 52,593 ±47.; +4.2%
Change since July 2020: +2,194 people.; 38.5 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,097 ±$3,671
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.

Joplin city, Missouri's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Joplin 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

Joplin city, Missouri's population grew 4.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Joplin 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	51,736	100.0	100.0
2021	51,896	100.3	100.2
2022	52,430	101.3	100.7
2023	53,081	102.6	101.6
2024	53,583	103.6	102.5
2025	53,930	104.2	103.1

Population of Joplin city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	51,736	—
2021	51,896	+160
2022	52,430	+534
2023	53,081	+651
2024	53,583	+502
2025	53,930	+347

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.5 ±1.1: for men 37.2 ±1.9 and for women 40.1 ±1.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Joplin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	3,127 ±350	5.9% ±0.7	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	7,846 ±698	14.9% ±1.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,618 ±491	10.7% ±0.9	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	14,044 ±802	26.7% ±1.5	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	11,763 ±752	22.4% ±1.4	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	10,195 ±718	19.4% ±1.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,097 ±$3,671, and income per person $32,024 ±$1,894, 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 Joplin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	5,190 ±616	22.9% ±2.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	5,749 ±605	25.3% ±2.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	4,321 ±526	19.0% ±2.3	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,524 ±366	11.1% ±1.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,898 ±438	12.8% ±1.9	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	825 ±238	3.6% ±1.0	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,203 ±307	5.3% ±1.3	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Joplin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	8,605 ±1,036	16.9% ±2.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,067 ±512	19.1% ±4.5	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	4,735 ±634	17.5% ±2.2	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,803 ±294	13.8% ±2.0	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Joplin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Joplin city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	25,398 ±610	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	89.4% ±1.2	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	10.6% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.4% ±2.4	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.6% ±2.4	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,300 ±$7,003	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$962 ±$28	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1985 ±3	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 Joplin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,334 ±573	6.3% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	42,720 ±745	81.2% ±1.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,548 ±388	2.9% ±0.7	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,144 ±268	2.2% ±0.5	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	321 ±104	0.6% ±0.2	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	60 to 404	0.1% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	30 to 188	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	3,185 ±503	6.1% ±1.0	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 Joplin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	29,576 ±1,269	56.2% ±2.4	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	20,526 ±1,269	39.0% ±2.4	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	426 ±153	0.8% ±0.3	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,065 ±366	3.9% ±0.7	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	924 ±236	1.8% ±0.4	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,141 ±330	2.2% ±0.6	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Joplin city among the places of Missouri

11th 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 Joplin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
O'Fallon city	93,801 ±84
St. Charles city	71,508 ±99
St. Joseph city	71,236 ±30
Blue Springs city	59,965 ±52
St. Peters city	59,092 ±49
Joplin city	52,593 ±47
Florissant city	51,773 ±99
Chesterfield city	49,574 ±48
Wentzville city	47,061 ±39
Jefferson City city	42,488 ±65
Cape Girardeau city	40,344 ±70

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Joplin city, Missouri

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 15 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 23 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 38 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 63 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 65 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