Sikeston city, MO

New Madrid County, MO
Scott County, MO

2022 population: 16,146 ( 172 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.3 square miles
Population density: 471.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,605	65.68%	5.6%
Black:	4,013	24.85%	5.5%
Indian:	8	0.05%	60.0%
Asian:	36	0.22%	74.3%
2+ races:	926	5.74%	210.7%
Hispanic:	558	3.46%	47.6%

Total non-White:	5,541	34.32%	8.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-626	-4.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	454	3.4

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
16,318
11,231	68.83%
4,246	26.02%
20	0.12%
140	0.86%
298	1.83%
378	2.32%
5,087	31.17%

2000
17,015
12,802	75.24%
3,766	22.13%
21	0.12%
57	0.33%
163	0.96%
205	1.20%
4,213	24.76%

1990
17,642
14,571	82.59%
2,913	16.51%
41	0.23%
27	0.15%
n/a
90	0.51%
3,071	17.41%

1980
17,421
15,136	86.88%
2,191	12.58%
6	0.03%
36	0.21%
n/a
52	0.30%
2,285	13.12%

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

-1,571	-9.2
874	5.1

Number	Rate
1990's
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-1,769	-10.0
1,142	6.5

Number	Rate
1980's
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-565	-3.2
786	4.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Sikeston 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
37.5
3,944	24.4%
12,202	75.6%
3,562	22.1%

6,836
2.31

4,270	62.5%
2,757	64.6%
744	17.4%
2,566	37.5%

2010
Number	Percent
38.5
4,102	25.1%
12,216	74.9%
2,618	16.0%

6,749
2.37

4,326	64.1%
2,776	64.2%
774	17.9%
2,423	35.9%

2000
Number	Percent
35.7
4,705	27.7%
12,310	72.3%
2,646	15.6%

6,770
2.46

4,675	69.1%
3,244	69.4%
866	18.5%
2,095	30.9%

1990
Number	Percent
33.2
5,036	28.5%
12,606	71.5%
2,638	15.0%

6,801
2.54

4,931	72.5%
3,840	77.9%
595	12.1%
1,870	27.5%

1980
Number	Percent
30.3
5,332	30.6%
12,089	69.4%
2,244	12.9%

6,342
2.70

4,777	75.3%
3,858	80.8%
584	12.2%
1,565	24.7%

2022 Housing Data for Sikeston city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	483	7.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	599	8.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	331	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	348	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	510	7.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	345	5.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	308	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	291	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	266	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	579	8.5%
$60,000 to $74,999	845	12.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	673	9.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	431	6.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	154	2.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	312	4.6%
$200,000 or more	361	5.3%

Median Household Income	49,517
Per Capita Income	29,229

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	544	8.0%
Public Assistance	164	2.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,672	24.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,976	68.8%
Unemployed	206	2.4%
In Armed Forces	14	0.2%

Total Labor Force	6,196	71.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,492	28.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		31.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,427	2,425	50.0%
Non-Profit	213	464	31.5%
Self-Employed	321	165	66.0%

Local Government	234	197	54.3%
State Government	122	201	37.8%
Federal Government	34	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	2,748	2,590	51.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	603	862	41.2%
Total	3,351	3,452	49.3%

Pct. Govt.	11.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	837	12.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,470	21.6%
Professional, Technical	1,279	18.8%
Service Occupations	1,429	21.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	61	0.9%
All others	1,797	26.4%

White Collar		52.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	1,600	27.4%
Manufacturing	899	15.4%
Retail trade	843	14.4%
Accommodation and food services	509	8.7%
Educational services	360	6.2%
Public administration	334	5.7%
Transportation and warehousing	329	5.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	323	5.5%
Finance and insurance	296	5.1%
Other services	264	4.5%
Wholesale trade	224	3.8%
Construction	189	3.2%
Utilities	155	2.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	130	2.2%
Information	124	2.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	91	1.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	85	1.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	42	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	15	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	370	2.29%
Puerto Rican	11	0.07%
Cuban	119	0.74%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	18	0.11%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	18	0.11%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	40	0.25%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	40	0.25%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	18	0.11%
Korean	9	0.06%
Japanese	8	0.05%
Thai	1	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	14,515	96.9%
Spanish	284	1.9%
Other Indo-European	88	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	63	0.4%
Other Asian	13	0.1%
Korean	9	0.1%
Tagalog	6	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	2,185	13.5%
English	1,548	9.6%
American	1,294	8.0%
Irish	972	6.0%
Scottish	425	2.6%
French	333	2.1%
European	229	1.4%
Dutch	219	1.4%
Italian	204	1.3%
Scotch-Irish	168	1.0%
Austrian	89	0.6%
Polish	67	0.4%
Swedish	45	0.3%
British	35	0.2%
Czech	29	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	16,073	99.5%
Not a citizen	73	0.5%

Native	15,975	98.9%
Foreign-born	171	1.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
470	4.3%	856	7.8%	4,168	37.9%	2,891	26.3%	1,578	14.3%	1,041	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	470	4.3%
9-12 Years	856	7.8%
H.S. Grad or GED	4,168	37.9%
Some College	2,891	26.3%
Bach. Degree	1,578	14.3%
Grad Degree	1,041	9.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -123	D +213	D + 2.9%
D +90
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	56%	Donald Trump* (R)	4,670	67.1%	Joe Biden (D)	2,229	32.0%	61	0.9%	6,960	10	20	0.23%
2016	58%	Donald Trump (R)	4,793	67.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,139	30.0%	191	2.7%	7,123	11	21	0.25%

2020 President, Sikeston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,229

32.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

4,670

67.1%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.1%

TOTAL

6,960

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 10	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Sikeston city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,139

30.0%

Donald Trump (R)

4,793

67.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

140

2.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.5%

Other

0.2%

TOTAL

7,123

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 21

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sikeston city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	56%	Mike Parson* (R)	4,589	66.5%	Nicole Galloway (D)	2,202	31.9%	106 [+]	1.5%	6,897	9	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 82 (1.2%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 24 (0.3%);
2018	S1	48%	Josh Hawley (R)	3,919	66.6%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	1,885	32.1%	76 [+]	1.3%	5,880	15	0.24%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 32 (0.5%); Craig O'Dear (I) 31 (0.5%); Other (Write-in) 13 (0.2%);
2016	S3	58%	Roy Blunt* (R)	4,248	59.9%	Jason Kander (D)	2,654	37.4%	185 [+]	2.6%	7,087	11	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 106 (1.5%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 53 (0.7%); Other (Write-in) 26 (0.4%);
2016	G	58%	Eric Greitens (R)	4,266	60.1%	Chris Koster (D)	2,682	37.8%	145 [+]	2.0%	7,093	9	0.25%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 71 (1.0%); Les Turilli (I) 46 (0.6%); Other (Write-in) 28 (0.4%);

*: 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	7,579
Median Value	$143,254

Occupied	6,836	90.2%
Vacant	743	9.8%

Owned	4,071	59.6%
Rented	2,765	40.4%
Median Rent	$824

Single-Family Units	5,790	76.4%
Detached	5,626	74.2%
Attached	164	2.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	686	9.1%
Mobile Homes	128	1.7%

Sikeston city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Sikeston city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Sikeston city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Sikeston city, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Sikeston city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Sikeston city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Sikeston city, MO