Demographics of Sullivan city, Missouri

Sullivan city, Missouri had 6,942 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +39 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Sullivan city, in four figures

6,942
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,310 ±342.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +39 people.; 39.4 ±4.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,370 ±$8,371
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.

Sullivan city, Missouri's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Sullivan 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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The figures

Sullivan city, Missouri's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Sullivan 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	6,903	100.0	100.0
2021	6,865	99.4	100.2
2022	6,846	99.2	100.7
2023	6,829	98.9	101.6
2024	6,941	100.6	102.5
2025	6,942	100.6	103.1

Population of Sullivan city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,903	—
2021	6,865	−38
2022	6,846	−19
2023	6,829	−17
2024	6,941	+112
2025	6,942	+1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±4.1: for men 34.1 ±6.1 and for women 42.1 ±3.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Sullivan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	191 to 583	3.0% to 9.2%	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,135 ±220	18.0% ±3.3	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	402 ±145	6.4% ±2.3	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,839 ±292	29.1% ±4.3	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,267 ±243	20.1% ±3.7	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,280 ±224	20.3% ±3.4	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<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%.

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,370 ±$8,371, and income per person $32,875 ±$3,075, 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 Sullivan city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	328 ±121	12.0% ±4.3	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	719 ±181	26.4% ±6.4	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	562 ±153	20.6% ±5.4	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	408 ±126	15.0% ±4.5	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	512 ±176	18.8% ±6.3	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	59 to 223	2.2% to 8.2%	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	14 to 90	0.5% to 3.3%	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 Sullivan city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	705 ±259	11.4% ±4.2	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	43 to 371	3.3% to 24.7%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	327 ±127	10.5% ±3.9	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	171 ±76	11.0% ±4.5	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Sullivan city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Sullivan city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	2,920 ±223	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±9.9	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.7% to 10.8%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.4% ±6.0	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.6% ±5.8	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,200 ±$6,699	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$919 ±$56	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Sullivan city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	0 to 107	0% to 1.7%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,532 ±473	87.7% ±5.8	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 200	0% to 3.2%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	626 ±293	9.9% ±4.6	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 Sullivan city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	4,973 ±443	78.8% ±5.6	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,266 ±231	20.1% ±3.5	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	1 to 123	< 0.1% to 1.9%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 23	0% to 0.4%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	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%.

Sullivan city among the places of Missouri

122nd 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 Sullivan city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Black Jack city	6,589 ±19
St. John city	6,527 ±33
Willard city	6,488 ±28
De Soto city	6,470 ±24
Shrewsbury city	6,316 ±18
Sullivan city	6,310 ±342
Battlefield city	6,165 ±33
Glendale city	6,114 ±19
Pevely city	6,055 ±28
Greenwood city	6,013 ±139
Richmond city	5,959 ±34

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