Connelsville vs Kirksville

A side-by-side comparison of Connelsville and Kirksville: population, income, housing, and more.

Connelsville and Kirksville are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Kirksville has the higher population (17,493 vs 88 in Connelsville). Kirksville has the higher median home value ($145,300 vs $119,200 in Connelsville). Since 2019, Kirksville's population has grown faster (-0.3% vs -20.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Connelsville	Kirksville
Population	88	17,493
Median age	42.5 yrs	25.1 yrs
Median household income	—	$48,063
Median home value	$119,200	$145,300
Median gross rent	—	$787
Housing units	30	7,546
Homeownership rate	100.0%	47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	37.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Connelsville	Kirksville
Population	111 → 88 (-20.7%)	17,554 → 17,493 (-0.3%)
Median household income	—	$33,575 → $48,063 (+43.2%)
Median home value	$132,300 → $119,200 (-9.9%)	$118,400 → $145,300 (+22.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$643 → $787 (+22.4%)

Connelsville

Population

11188

Median home value

$132,300$119,200

Kirksville

Population

17,55417,493

Median household income

$33,575$48,063

Median home value

$118,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$643$787

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Connelsville	Kirksville
Under 5	12.5%	5.2%
5 to 17	0.0%	12.4%
18 to 24	11.4%	32.3%
25 to 34	19.3%	11.4%
35 to 44	13.6%	8.8%
45 to 54	0.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	19.3%	7.5%
65 to 74	14.8%	6.7%
75 and over	9.1%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Connelsville	Kirksville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Connelsville	Kirksville
No high school diploma	17.9%	7.3%
High school graduate	56.7%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	25.4%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	22.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Connelsville	Kirksville
Drove alone	100.0%	72.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	14.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	0.0%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	6.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Connelsville	Kirksville
1-unit, detached	63.3%	59.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	21.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.5%
Mobile home & other	36.7%	4.6%

Poverty & households

	Connelsville	Kirksville
Poverty rate	29.5%	27.2%
Average household size	2.93	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	31	14
Median year structure built	1955	1971