Rolla

Population: 20,144
Median household income: $42,518
Median home value: $177,400

Rolla is a community in Phelps County, Missouri, home to 20,144 residents. The median household income of $42,518 is below the Phelps County median ($55,427).

From 2019 to 2023, Rolla's population held roughly steady from 20,169 to 20,144, while its median home value rose 35.3% from $131,100 to $177,400.

Households average 2.16 people. The median gross rent is $790.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,144
Median age: 27.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,518
Median home value: $177,400
Median gross rent: $790
Housing units: 9,231
Homeownership rate: 40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

20,16920,144

Median household income

$37,600$42,518

Median home value

$131,100$177,400

Median gross rent

$737$790

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	20,169	$37,600	$131,100	$737
2020	20,273	$37,252	$143,700	$726
2021	19,949	$37,426	$142,900	$740
2022	20,025	$37,685	$161,500	$760
2023	20,144	$42,518	$177,400	$790

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2427.5%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 547.3%

55 to 647.7%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	969	4.8%
5 to 17	2,801	13.9%
18 to 24	5,538	27.5%
25 to 34	3,000	14.9%
35 to 44	1,964	9.7%
45 to 54	1,465	7.3%
55 to 64	1,559	7.7%
65 to 74	1,495	7.4%
75 and over	1,353	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,474	81.8%
Black or African American	709	3.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.1%
Asian	1,223	6.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	10	0.0%
Some other race	104	0.5%
Two or more races	870	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	738	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.8%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree17.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	735	6.8%
High school graduate	3,099	28.6%
Some college or associate's	3,158	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,917	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,927	17.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone73.5%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.2%

Walked4.6%

Bicycle1.6%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,689	73.5%
Carpooled	1,088	14.1%
Public transit	19	0.2%
Walked	353	4.6%
Bicycle	121	1.6%
Worked from home	420	5.4%
Other means	45	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,887	66.8%
15 to 29 min	1,586	21.7%
30 to 44 min	426	5.8%
45 to 59 min	223	3.0%
60+ min	193	2.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.16
Poverty rate: 23.8% (4,147 of 17,428)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,649	45.3%
Nonfamily households	4,415	54.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,064	87.4%
Vacant	1,167	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,291	40.8%
Renter-occupied	4,773	59.2%

1-unit, detached48.1%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units24.8%

5 to 19 units11.5%

20 or more units10.2%

Mobile home & other1.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,436	48.1%
1-unit, attached	342	3.7%
2 to 4 units	2,293	24.8%
5 to 19 units	1,064	11.5%
20 or more units	941	10.2%
Mobile home & other	155	1.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2962912
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 37.9459, -91.7612