Demographics of Poplar Bluff city, Missouri

Poplar Bluff city, Missouri had 16,295 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +18 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Poplar Bluff city, in four figures

16,295
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,254 ±28.; +0.1%
Change since July 2020: +18 people.; 37.3 ±1.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $41,941 ±$5,318
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.

Poplar Bluff city, Missouri's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Poplar Bluff 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

Poplar Bluff city, Missouri's population grew 0.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Poplar Bluff 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	16,277	100.0	100.0
2021	16,317	100.2	100.2
2022	16,294	100.1	100.7
2023	16,206	99.6	101.6
2024	16,212	99.6	102.5
2025	16,295	100.1	103.1

Population of Poplar Bluff city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,277	—
2021	16,317	+40
2022	16,294	−23
2023	16,206	−88
2024	16,212	+6
2025	16,295	+83

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.3 ±1.9: for men 34.9 ±2.5 and for women 40.9 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Poplar Bluff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,238 ±203	7.6% ±1.3	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,574 ±355	15.8% ±2.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,393 ±264	8.6% ±1.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,201 ±465	25.8% ±2.9	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,580 ±455	22.0% ±2.8	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,268 ±402	20.1% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $41,941 ±$5,318, and income per person $22,619 ±$1,653, 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 Poplar Bluff city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,141 ±371	32.9% ±5.5	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,627 ±306	25.0% ±4.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,123 ±285	17.3% ±4.3	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	521 ±153	8.0% ±2.3	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	771 ±271	11.9% ±4.1	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	119 to 353	1.8% to 5.4%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	10 to 160	0.2% to 2.5%	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 Poplar Bluff city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	3,246 ±503	20.8% ±3.2	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	896 ±249	24.2% ±6.0	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,606 ±290	21.0% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	744 ±208	17.3% ±4.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Poplar Bluff city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Poplar Bluff city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	7,711 ±338	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.3% ±1.4	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.7% ±3.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	53.1% ±5.2	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	46.9% ±4.7	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$119,800 ±$12,628	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$760 ±$70	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1972 ±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 Poplar Bluff city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	395 ±185	2.4% ±1.1	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,759 ±455	78.5% ±2.8	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,479 ±322	9.1% ±2.0	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	31 to 269	0.2% to 1.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	17 to 135	0.1% to 0.8%	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 545	0% to 3.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,179 ±354	7.3% ±2.2	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 Poplar Bluff city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	10,769 ±595	66.3% ±3.7	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,022 ±577	30.9% ±3.5	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	42 to 420	0.3% to 2.6%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	93 to 371	0.6% to 2.3%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	35 to 219	0.2% to 1.3%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 217	0% to 1.3%	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%.

Poplar Bluff city among the places of Missouri

53rd 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 Poplar Bluff city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Jackson city	15,659 ±61
Carthage city	15,574 ±30
Fort Leonard Wood CDP	15,432 ±713

Rankings this appears in

No. 3 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 27 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 38 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 74 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 98 Places in Missouri by median rent
No. 109 Places in Missouri by median household income

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