Kirksville

Population: 17,493
Median household income: $48,063
Median home value: $145,300

Located in Adair County, Missouri, Kirksville is a community with a population of 17,493. At $48,063, its median household income sits below Adair County's $56,583.

From 2019 to 2023, Kirksville's population held roughly steady from 17,554 to 17,493, while its median home value rose 22.7% from $118,400 to $145,300.

37.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 47.9% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,493
Median age: 25.1 yrs
Median household income: $48,063
Median home value: $145,300
Median gross rent: $787
Housing units: 7,546
Homeownership rate: 47.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.9%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,55417,493

Median household income

$33,575$48,063

Median home value

$118,400$145,300

Median gross rent

$643$787

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,554	$33,575	$118,400	$643
2020	17,645	$36,228	$116,500	$642
2021	17,600	$37,362	$118,800	$700
2022	17,533	$41,089	$133,100	$761
2023	17,493	$48,063	$145,300	$787

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 2432.3%

25 to 3411.4%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 746.7%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	908	5.2%
5 to 17	2,175	12.4%
18 to 24	5,643	32.3%
25 to 34	1,986	11.4%
35 to 44	1,541	8.8%
45 to 54	1,706	9.8%
55 to 64	1,307	7.5%
65 to 74	1,168	6.7%
75 and over	1,059	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,862	85.0%
Black or African American	1,049	6.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	77	0.4%
Asian	450	2.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	556	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	498	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.3%

High school graduate31.4%

Some college or associate's23.3%

Bachelor's degree15.9%

Graduate or professional degree22.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	640	7.3%
High school graduate	2,755	31.4%
Some college or associate's	2,046	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,395	15.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,931	22.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone72.2%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home6.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,023	72.2%
Carpooled	988	14.2%
Public transit	8	0.1%
Walked	369	5.3%
Bicycle	15	0.2%
Worked from home	476	6.8%
Other means	77	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,747	73.3%
15 to 29 min	905	14.0%
30 to 44 min	455	7.0%
45 to 59 min	207	3.2%
60+ min	166	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 27.2% (4,232 of 15,557)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,946	48.6%
Nonfamily households	3,120	51.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,066	80.4%
Vacant	1,480	19.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,906	47.9%
Renter-occupied	3,160	52.1%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units21.9%

5 to 19 units6.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,487	59.5%
1-unit, attached	292	3.9%
2 to 4 units	1,655	21.9%
5 to 19 units	504	6.7%
20 or more units	262	3.5%
Mobile home & other	346	4.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2939026
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 40.1982, -92.5746