Kirksville city, MO

Adair County, MO

2022 population: 17,533 ( 28 from 2010 )
Land area: 14.4 square miles
Population density: 1218.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	15,015	85.64%	5.4%
Black:	1,031	5.88%	175.7%
Indian:	86	0.49%	168.8%
Asian:	452	2.58%	6.4%
2+ races:	437	2.49%	41.4%
Hispanic:	511	2.91%	8.0%

Total non-White:	2,518	14.36%	54.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-863	-6.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	891	6.2

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
17,505
15,878	90.71%
374	2.14%
32	0.18%
425	2.43%
309	1.77%
473	2.70%
1,627	9.29%

2000
16,905
15,809	93.52%
294	1.74%
47	0.28%
329	1.95%
191	1.13%
235	1.39%
1,096	6.48%

1990
17,152
16,530	96.37%
210	1.22%
25	0.15%
236	1.38%
n/a
151	0.88%
622	3.63%

1980
17,167
16,469	95.93%
288	1.68%
35	0.20%
258	1.50%
n/a
112	0.65%
698	4.07%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

69	0.4
531	3.1

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-721	-4.2
474	2.8

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

61	0.4
-76	-0.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Kirksville city, MO

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
23.8
2,969	16.9%
14,564	83.1%
2,191	12.5%

5,951
2.54

2,748	46.2%
2,062	75.0%
350	12.7%
3,203	53.8%

2010
Number	Percent
23.8
2,870	16.4%
14,635	83.6%
1,968	11.2%

6,714
2.18

3,066	45.7%
2,216	72.3%
401	13.1%
3,648	54.3%

2000
Number	Percent
24.4
2,595	15.4%
14,310	84.6%
2,019	11.9%

6,550
2.15

3,019	46.1%
2,367	78.4%
369	12.2%
3,531	53.9%

1990
Number	Percent
24.6
2,919	17.0%
14,233	83.0%
2,268	13.2%

6,291
2.21

3,233	51.4%
2,633	81.4%
337	10.4%
3,058	48.6%

1980
Number	Percent
24.6
3,148	18.3%
14,019	81.7%
2,214	12.9%

6,347
2.22

3,772	59.4%
3,138	83.2%
327	8.7%
2,575	40.6%

2022 Housing Data for Kirksville city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	998	16.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	384	6.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	337	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	390	6.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	252	4.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	256	4.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	328	5.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	103	1.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	302	5.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	419	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	600	10.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	581	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	286	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	212	3.6%
$150,000 to $199,999	168	2.8%
$200,000 or more	335	5.6%

Median Household Income	41,089
Per Capita Income	27,841

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	234	3.9%
Public Assistance	134	2.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	594	10.0%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	6,055	49.8%
Unemployed	404	3.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	6,459	53.1%
Not in Labor Force	5,701	46.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		50.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,322	1,749	57.0%
Non-Profit	343	552	38.3%
Self-Employed	282	134	67.8%

Local Government	169	214	44.1%
State Government	331	386	46.2%
Federal Government	8	9	47.1%

Total Private + Self	2,604	1,883	58.0%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	851	1,161	42.3%
Total	3,455	3,044	53.2%

Pct. Govt.	17.2%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	687	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,467	22.6%
Professional, Technical	1,965	30.2%
Service Occupations	1,070	16.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	27	0.4%
All others	1,316	20.2%

White Collar		63.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,376	21.2%
Health care and social assistance	970	14.9%
Manufacturing	758	11.7%
Retail trade	712	10.9%
Accommodation and food services	679	10.4%
Other services	366	5.6%
Construction	234	3.6%
Transportation and warehousing	227	3.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	206	3.2%
Finance and insurance	147	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	141	2.2%
Public administration	122	1.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	110	1.7%
Information	104	1.6%
Management	92	1.4%
Wholesale trade	91	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	87	1.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing	69	1.1%
Utilities	14	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	141	0.80%
Puerto Rican	69	0.39%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	114	0.65%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	84	0.48%
Nicaraguan	30	0.17%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	150	0.86%
Argentinean	24	0.14%
Bolivian	10	0.06%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	116	0.66%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	37	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	104	0.59%
Vietnamese	92	0.52%
Korean	79	0.45%
Indian	73	0.42%
Filipino	29	0.17%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	15,578	93.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	403	2.4%
Spanish	312	1.9%
Chinese	98	0.6%
Other Indo-European	85	0.5%
Vietnamese	74	0.4%
German, other Germanic	42	0.3%
Other	36	0.2%
Korean	21	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,612	20.6%
Irish	2,239	12.8%
English	1,624	9.3%
American	672	3.8%
French	406	2.3%
European	390	2.2%
Other Subsaharan African	365	2.1%
Italian	329	1.9%
African	263	1.5%
Scottish	238	1.4%
Dutch	227	1.3%
Polish	207	1.2%
Norwegian	181	1.0%
Scotch-Irish	156	0.9%
Swedish	117	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,775	95.7%
Not a citizen	758	4.3%

Native	16,540	94.3%
Foreign-born	993	5.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
199	2.4%	494	5.9%	2,429	28.8%	2,135	25.3%	1,345	15.9%	1,832	21.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	199	2.4%
9-12 Years	494	5.9%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,429	28.8%
Some College	2,135	25.3%
Bach. Degree	1,345	15.9%
Grad Degree	1,832	21.7%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +103	D +150	D + 2.9%
D +253
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	45%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,272	51.2%	Joe Biden (D)	2,957	46.3%	164	2.6%	6,393	-6	4	0.21%
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	3,169	50.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,704	42.7%	465	7.3%	6,338	-6	4	0.22%

2020 President, Kirksville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,957

46.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,272

51.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

116

1.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

6,393

Turnout: 45%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 4

2016 President, Kirksville city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,704

42.7%

Donald Trump (R)

3,169

50.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

314

5.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

118

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

6,338

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): -6	Diff (US): 4

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kirksville city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	44%	Mike Parson* (R)	3,391	53.3%	Nicole Galloway (D)	2,856	44.8%	121 [+]	1.9%	6,368	-4	0.21%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 89 (1.4%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 32 (0.5%);
2018	S1	38%	Josh Hawley (R)	2,624	48.6%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	2,609	48.3%	166 [+]	3.1%	5,399	-3	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 70 (1.3%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 59 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 37 (0.7%);
2016	S3	44%	Roy Blunt* (R)	3,077	48.2%	Jason Kander (D)	3,062	48.0%	242 [+]	3.8%	6,381	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 124 (1.9%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 76 (1.2%); Other (Write-in) 42 (0.7%);
2016	G	44%	Eric Greitens (R)	3,196	50.0%	Chris Koster (D)	3,005	47.1%	185 [+]	2.9%	6,386	-1	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 90 (1.4%); Other (Write-in) 55 (0.9%); Les Turilli (I) 40 (0.6%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	7,399
Median Value	$133,100

Occupied	5,951	80.4%
Vacant	1,448	19.6%

Owned	2,927	49.2%
Rented	3,024	50.8%
Median Rent	$761

Single-Family Units	4,693	63.4%
Detached	4,519	61.1%
Attached	174	2.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	675	9.1%
Mobile Homes	326	4.4%

Kirksville city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Kirksville city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Kirksville city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Kirksville city, MO

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Kirksville city, MO

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Kirksville city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Kirksville city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Kirksville city, MO