Poplar Bluff

Population: 16,243
Median household income: $42,035
Median home value: $109,700

Poplar Bluff, a community in Butler County, Missouri, has 16,243 residents. At $42,035, its median household income sits below Butler County's $49,213.

Between 2019 and 2023, Poplar Bluff's population declined 4.6% from 17,023 to 16,243, while its median home value rose 18.7% from $92,400 to $109,700.

16.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,243
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $42,035
Median home value: $109,700
Median gross rent: $760
Housing units: 7,654
Homeownership rate: 51.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,02316,243

Median household income

$30,370$42,035

Median home value

$92,400$109,700

Median gross rent

$677$760

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,023	$30,370	$92,400	$677
2020	16,979	$35,603	$104,300	$646
2021	16,318	$36,219	$101,300	$668
2022	16,313	$37,448	$102,700	$707
2023	16,243	$42,035	$109,700	$760

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7410.4%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,312	8.1%
5 to 17	2,598	16.0%
18 to 24	1,422	8.8%
25 to 34	2,335	14.4%
35 to 44	1,958	12.1%
45 to 54	1,495	9.2%
55 to 64	2,035	12.5%
65 to 74	1,685	10.4%
75 and over	1,403	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,608	77.6%
Black or African American	1,443	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	80	0.5%
Asian	264	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	29	0.2%
Some other race	300	1.8%
Two or more races	1,133	7.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	386	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.6%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,807	16.6%
High school graduate	4,531	41.5%
Some college or associate's	2,832	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,156	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	585	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked2.5%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,012	79.1%
Carpooled	793	12.5%
Public transit	42	0.7%
Walked	160	2.5%
Bicycle	23	0.4%
Worked from home	220	3.5%
Other means	88	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,316	70.5%
15 to 29 min	882	14.4%
30 to 44 min	399	6.5%
45 to 59 min	89	1.5%
60+ min	432	7.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 23.5% (3,674 of 15,612)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,504	55.3%
Nonfamily households	2,829	44.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,333	82.7%
Vacant	1,321	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,252	51.4%
Renter-occupied	3,081	48.6%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units14.6%

5 to 19 units4.3%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other1.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,795	75.7%
1-unit, attached	88	1.1%
2 to 4 units	1,117	14.6%
5 to 19 units	329	4.3%
20 or more units	248	3.2%
Mobile home & other	77	1.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2959096
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 14 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 36.7633, -90.4140