Demographics of Sikeston city, Missouri

Sikeston city, Missouri had 15,983 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −282 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sikeston city, in four figures

15,983
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,320 ±318.; −1.7%
Change since July 2020: −282 people.; 38.2 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,915 ±$3,526
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.

Sikeston city, Missouri's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sikeston 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

Sikeston city, Missouri's population shrank 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sikeston 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	16,265	100.0	100.0
2021	16,166	99.4	100.2
2022	16,088	98.9	100.7
2023	16,085	98.9	101.6
2024	16,056	98.7	102.5
2025	15,983	98.3	103.1

Population of Sikeston city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,265	—
2021	16,166	−99
2022	16,088	−78
2023	16,085	−3
2024	16,056	−29
2025	15,983	−73

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 38.2 ±2.6: for men 36.8 ±4.0 and for women 39.2 ±2.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sikeston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,199 ±230	7.3% ±1.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,934 ±368	18.0% ±2.2	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,273 ±232	7.8% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,857 ±409	23.6% ±2.5	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,508 ±329	21.5% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	3,549 ±400	21.7% ±2.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,915 ±$3,526, and income per person $35,557 ±$3,363, 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 Sikeston city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,337 ±281	19.4% ±4.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,656 ±322	24.1% ±4.5	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,326 ±288	19.3% ±4.1	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	776 ±180	11.3% ±2.6	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	714 ±163	10.4% ±2.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	508 ±155	7.4% ±2.2	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	566 ±179	8.2% ±2.6	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 Sikeston city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,272 ±548	14.2% ±3.4	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	540 ±178	13.5% ±4.1	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,125 ±314	14.5% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	607 ±181	14.5% ±4.1	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sikeston city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sikeston city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	7,594 ±307	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	90.6% ±2.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	9.4% ±2.8	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	60.5% ±3.9	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	39.5% ±3.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$168,800 ±$11,218	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$891 ±$51	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1975 ±2	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 Sikeston city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	150 to 612	0.9% to 3.7%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,126 ±496	68.2% ±2.7	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	3,478 ±330	21.3% ±2.0	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3 to 51	< 0.1% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	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 19	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,308 ±326	8.0% ±2.0	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 Sikeston city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	12,387 ±508	75.9% ±2.7	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,654 ±433	22.4% ±2.6	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	18 to 114	0.1% to 0.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	213 ±103	1.3% ±0.6	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	61 to 205	0.4% to 1.3%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	12 to 148	0.1% to 0.9%	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%.

Sikeston city among the places of Missouri

51st 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 Sikeston city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Jackson city	15,659 ±61

Rankings this appears in

No. 14 Places in Missouri by median age
No. 14 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 45 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 53 Places in Missouri by homeownership rate
No. 66 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 71 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