Demographics of Rolla city, Missouri

Rolla city, Missouri had 20,588 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +676 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Rolla city, in four figures

20,588
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,287 ±43.; +3.4%
Change since July 2020: +676 people.; 28.2 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $46,204 ±$3,783
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.

Rolla city, Missouri's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Rolla 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Rolla city, Missouri's population grew 3.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Rolla 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	19,912	100.0	100.0
2021	20,083	100.9	100.2
2022	20,266	101.8	100.7
2023	20,409	102.5	101.6
2024	20,455	102.7	102.5
2025	20,588	103.4	103.1

Population of Rolla city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,912	—
2021	20,083	+171
2022	20,266	+183
2023	20,409	+143
2024	20,455	+46
2025	20,588	+133

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.2 ±0.9: for men 25.6 ±0.9 and for women 32.3 ±2.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Rolla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	887 ±214	4.4% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,857 ±414	14.1% ±2.0	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	5,364 ±436	26.4% ±2.1	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,162 ±480	25.4% ±2.4	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,152 ±363	15.5% ±1.8	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,865 ±376	14.1% ±1.9	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $46,204 ±$3,783, and income per person $25,226 ±$1,502, 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 Rolla city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	2,115 ±316	26.4% ±3.8	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	2,142 ±317	26.8% ±3.8	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,475 ±266	18.4% ±3.2	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	776 ±175	9.7% ±2.2	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	870 ±178	10.9% ±2.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	376 ±141	4.7% ±1.8	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	251 ±85	3.1% ±1.1	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 Rolla city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	4,143 ±528	23.6% ±3.0	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	709 ±314	19.1% ±8.1	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,945 ±387	28.4% ±3.3	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	489 ±162	13.9% ±4.4	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Rolla city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Rolla city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	9,238 ±324	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±1.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	39.4% ±3.4	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	60.6% ±3.5	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$187,000 ±$25,262	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$789 ±$27	$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 Rolla city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	936 ±170	4.6% ±0.8	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	16,003 ±294	78.9% ±1.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	984 ±189	4.9% ±0.9	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,474 ±154	7.3% ±0.8	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	11 to 89	0.1% to 0.4%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 46	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	28 to 246	0.1% to 1.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	688 ±208	3.4% ±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 Rolla city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,608 ±530	57.2% ±2.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	6,821 ±584	33.6% ±2.9	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	125 to 369	0.6% to 1.8%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,611 ±235	7.9% ±1.2	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	442 ±141	2.2% ±0.7	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,169 ±213	5.8% ±1.0	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%.

Rolla city among the places of Missouri

37th 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 Rolla city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Webster Groves city	23,712 ±27
Ozark city	22,417 ±31
Sedalia city	22,003 ±36
Arnold city	20,956 ±52
Old Jamestown CDP	20,651 ±1,626
Rolla city	20,287 ±43
Republic city	19,829 ±181
Warrensburg city	19,582 ±39
Affton CDP	19,052 ±1,216
Creve Coeur city	18,643 ±45
Concord CDP	18,368 ±1,277

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026