Joplin city, MO

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 51,848 ( 1,698 from 2010 )
Land area: 76.2 square miles
Population density: 680.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	42,714	82.38%	0.4%
Black:	1,411	2.72%	13.0%
Indian:	323	0.62%	61.2%
Asian:	1,188	2.29%	26.0%
2+ races:	2,396	4.62%	54.6%
Hispanic:	3,731	7.20%	66.5%

Total non-White:	9,134	17.62%	26.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-190	-0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,888	4.6

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
50,150
42,904	85.55%
1,622	3.23%
832	1.66%
943	1.88%
1,550	3.09%
2,241	4.47%
7,246	14.45%

2000
45,566
41,147	90.30%
1,044	2.29%
736	1.62%
358	0.79%
998	2.19%
1,222	2.68%
4,419	9.70%

1990
40,961
38,677	94.42%
817	1.99%
805	1.97%
357	0.87%
n/a
300	0.73%
2,284	5.58%

1980
38,869
37,398	96.22%
793	2.04%
331	0.85%
156	0.40%
n/a
179	0.46%
1,471	3.78%

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

1,757	3.9
2,827	6.2

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

2,470	6.0
2,135	5.2

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

1,279	3.3
813	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Joplin 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
36.7
11,423	22.0%
40,425	78.0%
9,636	18.6%

21,274
2.35

12,115	56.9%
8,525	70.4%
1,432	11.8%
9,159	43.1%

2010
Number	Percent
35.0
11,331	22.6%
38,819	77.4%
7,415	14.8%

20,860
2.31

12,212	58.5%
8,362	68.5%
1,658	13.6%
8,648	41.5%

2000
Number	Percent
34.7
10,557	23.2%
35,009	76.8%
7,101	15.6%

19,196
2.27

11,627	60.6%
8,752	75.3%
1,455	12.5%
7,569	39.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.3
9,395	22.9%
31,566	77.1%
7,055	17.2%

17,559
2.25

11,048	62.9%
8,695	78.7%
1,170	10.6%
6,511	37.1%

1980
Number	Percent
32.5
9,426	24.3%
29,443	75.7%
6,175	15.9%

16,012
2.35

10,596	66.2%
8,825	83.3%
872	8.2%
5,416	33.8%

2022 Housing Data for Joplin city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	1,033	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	1,728	8.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,201	5.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,031	4.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,202	5.7%
$30,000 to $34,999	1,230	5.8%
$35,000 to $39,999	969	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,130	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	980	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	2,027	9.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	2,555	12.0%
$75,000 to $99,999	2,112	9.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	1,547	7.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	825	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	785	3.7%
$200,000 or more	919	4.3%

Median Household Income	51,304
Per Capita Income	29,259

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	1,222	5.7%
Public Assistance	475	2.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	3,255	15.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	20,579	69.1%
Unemployed	1,177	4.0%
In Armed Forces	18	0.1%

Total Labor Force	21,774	73.1%
Not in Labor Force	7,993	26.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		30.8%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	9,665	7,168	57.4%
Non-Profit	1,009	2,175	31.7%
Self-Employed	1,138	555	67.2%

Local Government	498	680	42.3%
State Government	281	812	25.7%
Federal Government	114	63	64.4%

Total Private + Self	10,803	7,723	58.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,902	3,730	33.8%
Total	12,705	11,453	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	10.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	3,327	13.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	5,207	21.5%
Professional, Technical	5,372	22.2%
Service Occupations	4,772	19.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	84	0.3%
All others	5,563	22.9%

White Collar		57.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	3,875	125.4%
Manufacturing	3,626	117.3%
Retail trade	3,025	97.9%
Accommodation and food services	2,503	81.0%
Educational services	2,077	67.2%
Other services	1,453	47.0%
Transportation and warehousing	1,044	33.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	979	31.7%
Wholesale trade	882	28.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	840	27.2%
Construction	791	25.6%
Public administration	696	22.5%
Finance and insurance	683	22.1%
Information	575	18.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	539	17.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	381	12.3%
Utilities	118	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	80	2.6%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	55	1.8%
Management	19	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,298	4.43%
Puerto Rican	267	0.51%
Cuban	65	0.13%
Dominican	7	0.01%

Total Central American	840	1.62%
Costa Rican	21	0.04%
Guatemalan	486	0.94%
Honduran	168	0.32%
Nicaraguan	10	0.02%
Panamanian	46	0.09%
Salvadoran	109	0.21%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	29	0.06%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.06%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	225	0.43%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	259	0.50%
Indian	97	0.19%
Chinese	79	0.15%
Filipino	56	0.11%
Japanese	34	0.07%
Taiwanese	13	0.03%
Thai	12	0.02%
Hmong	8	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	46,151	94.9%
Spanish	1,072	2.2%
Other Indo-European	332	0.7%
Other Asian	250	0.5%
Vietnamese	223	0.5%
Arabic	165	0.3%
German, other Germanic	155	0.3%
Chinese	108	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	79	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	9,321	18.0%
Irish	7,259	14.0%
English	7,229	13.9%
American	3,464	6.7%
Scottish	1,741	3.4%
French	1,084	2.1%
Italian	1,082	2.1%
European	935	1.8%
Welsh	764	1.5%
Scotch-Irish	745	1.4%
Polish	738	1.4%
Dutch	708	1.4%
British	404	0.8%
Swedish	304	0.6%
Russian	294	0.6%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	50,979	98.3%
Not a citizen	869	1.7%

Native	50,102	96.6%
Foreign-born	1,746	3.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
864	2.5%	2,662	7.7%	11,375	33.0%	10,675	31.0%	6,039	17.5%	2,826	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	864	2.5%
9-12 Years	2,662	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	11,375	33.0%
Some College	10,675	31.0%
Bach. Degree	6,039	17.5%
Grad Degree	2,826	8.2%
Average years of education: 13.3

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -69	D +1,585	D + 12.2%
D +1,516
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	46%	Donald Trump* (R)	10,969	61.0%	Joe Biden (D)	6,534	36.3%	477	2.7%	17,980	4	14	0.59%
2016	44%	Donald Trump (R)	11,038	64.2%	Hillary Clinton (D)	5,018	29.2%	1,124	6.5%	17,180	8	18	0.61%

2020 President, Joplin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

6,534

36.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

10,969

61.0%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

372

2.1%

Other

105

0.6%

TOTAL

17,980

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 4	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Joplin city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

5,018

29.2%

Donald Trump (R)

11,038

64.2%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

766

4.5%

Jill Stein (Grn)

234

1.4%

Other

124

0.7%

TOTAL

17,180

Turnout: 44%	Diff (St): 8	Diff (US): 18

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Joplin city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	46%	Mike Parson* (R)	11,000	61.5%	Nicole Galloway (D)	6,354	35.5%	522 [+]	2.9%	17,876	4	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 393 (2.2%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 129 (0.7%);
2018	S1	37%	Josh Hawley (R)	8,519	59.0%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	5,129	35.5%	796 [+]	5.5%	14,444	8	0.59%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 332 (2.3%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 257 (1.8%); Other (Write-in) 207 (1.4%);
2016	S3	44%	Roy Blunt* (R)	10,251	59.5%	Jason Kander (D)	6,009	34.9%	966 [+]	5.6%	17,226	10	0.61%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 487 (2.8%); Other (Write-in) 246 (1.4%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 233 (1.4%);
2016	G	45%	Eric Greitens (R)	10,678	61.8%	Chris Koster (D)	5,849	33.9%	739 [+]	4.3%	17,266	11	0.62%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 340 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 211 (1.2%); Les Turilli (I) 188 (1.1%);

*: 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	24,142
Median Value	$152,632

Occupied	21,274	88.1%
Vacant	2,868	11.9%

Owned	12,245	57.6%
Rented	9,029	42.4%
Median Rent	$865

Single-Family Units	18,551	76.8%
Detached	17,635	73.0%
Attached	916	3.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	3,296	13.7%
Mobile Homes	323	1.3%

Joplin city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Joplin city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Joplin city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Joplin city, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Joplin city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Joplin city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Joplin city, MO