Joplin

Population: 52,218
Median household income: $51,154
Median home value: $159,700

Located in Jasper County, Missouri, Joplin is a community with a population of 52,218. At $51,154, its median household income sits below Jasper County's $57,525.

From 2019 to 2023, Joplin's population grew 3.6% from 50,386 to 52,218, while its median home value rose 26.8% from $125,900 to $159,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 82.0% of the population. 78.4% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 52,218
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $51,154
Median home value: $159,700
Median gross rent: $889
Housing units: 24,966
Homeownership rate: 55.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

50,38652,218

Median household income

$45,449$51,154

Median home value

$125,900$159,700

Median gross rent

$789$889

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	50,386	$45,449	$125,900	$789
2020	50,580	$45,091	$125,400	$774
2021	51,539	$46,849	$129,100	$817
2022	51,848	$50,996	$147,000	$873
2023	52,218	$51,154	$159,700	$889

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,099	5.9%
5 to 17	7,896	15.1%
18 to 24	5,912	11.3%
25 to 34	7,562	14.5%
35 to 44	6,211	11.9%
45 to 54	5,552	10.6%
55 to 64	6,203	11.9%
65 to 74	5,736	11.0%
75 and over	4,047	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	42,841	82.0%
Black or African American	1,434	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	342	0.7%
Asian	1,056	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	242	0.5%
Some other race	94	0.2%
Two or more races	2,849	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,360	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's31.8%

Bachelor's degree17.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,494	9.9%
High school graduate	11,261	31.9%
Some college or associate's	11,244	31.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,220	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3,092	8.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.2%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	18,887	78.4%
Carpooled	2,363	9.8%
Public transit	49	0.2%
Walked	553	2.3%
Bicycle	30	0.1%
Worked from home	2,046	8.5%
Other means	159	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,171	50.7%
15 to 29 min	7,442	33.8%
30 to 44 min	2,125	9.6%
45 to 59 min	509	2.3%
60+ min	794	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 17.9% (9,060 of 50,492)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,374	55.9%
Nonfamily households	9,779	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	22,153	88.7%
Vacant	2,813	11.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	12,375	55.9%
Renter-occupied	9,778	44.1%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	17,932	71.8%
1-unit, attached	596	2.4%
2 to 4 units	2,495	10.0%
5 to 19 units	1,898	7.6%
20 or more units	1,691	6.8%
Mobile home & other	354	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2937592
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 38 sq mi
Water area: 0.13 sq mi
Center point: 37.0752, -94.5013