Rolla city, MO

Phelps County, MO

2022 population: 20,025 ( 466 from 2010 )
Land area: 12.1 square miles
Population density: 1651.0 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	16,405	81.92%	1.1%
Black:	740	3.70%	5.4%
Indian:	25	0.12%	64.8%
Asian:	1,146	5.72%	1.9%
2+ races:	770	3.85%	67.0%
Hispanic:	748	3.74%	46.1%

Total non-White:	3,620	18.08%	21.9%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-185	-1.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	651	4.0

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
19,559
16,590	84.82%
782	4.00%
71	0.36%
1,125	5.75%
461	2.36%
512	2.62%
2,969	15.18%

2000
16,540
14,480	87.55%
534	3.23%
206	1.25%
720	4.35%
240	1.45%
351	2.12%
2,060	12.45%

1990
14,090
12,753	90.51%
526	3.73%
61	0.43%
564	4.00%
n/a
186	1.32%
1,337	9.49%

1980
13,303
12,506	94.01%
253	1.90%
21	0.16%
296	2.23%
n/a
201	1.51%
797	5.99%

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

2,110	12.8
909	5.5

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

1,727	12.3
723	5.1

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

247	1.9
540	4.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Rolla 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
26.9
3,533	17.6%
16,492	82.4%
2,930	14.6%

8,222
2.09

3,813	46.4%
2,628	68.9%
511	13.4%
4,409	53.6%

2010
Number	Percent
26.2
3,550	18.2%
16,009	81.8%
2,260	11.6%

7,574
2.24

3,765	49.7%
2,667	70.8%
530	14.1%
3,809	50.3%

2000
Number	Percent
28.9
3,347	20.2%
13,193	79.8%
2,167	13.1%

6,544
2.22

3,625	55.4%
2,761	76.2%
441	12.2%
2,919	44.6%

1990
Number	Percent
27.1
2,764	19.6%
11,326	80.4%
1,898	13.5%

5,262
2.26

3,051	58.0%
2,504	82.1%
341	11.2%
2,211	42.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.0
2,529	19.0%
10,774	81.0%
1,374	10.3%

4,501
2.41

2,826	62.8%
2,398	84.9%
225	8.0%
1,675	37.2%

2022 Housing Data for Rolla city, MO

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	917	11.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	606	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	467	5.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	709	8.6%
$25,000 to $29,999	820	10.0%
$30,000 to $34,999	439	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	253	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	219	2.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	203	2.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	683	8.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	726	8.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,052	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	391	4.8%
$125,000 to $149,999	310	3.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	241	2.9%
$200,000 or more	186	2.3%

Median Household Income	37,685
Per Capita Income	23,040

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	365	4.4%
Public Assistance	21	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	1,078	13.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	7,540	56.7%
Unemployed	339	2.5%
In Armed Forces	19	0.1%

Total Labor Force	7,898	59.4%
Not in Labor Force	5,403	40.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		43.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	2,295	1,977	53.7%
Non-Profit	390	622	38.5%
Self-Employed	144	285	33.6%

Local Government	375	317	54.2%
State Government	805	429	65.2%
Federal Government	231	77	75.0%

Total Private + Self	2,439	2,262	51.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	1,801	1,445	55.5%
Total	4,240	3,707	53.4%

Pct. Govt.	28.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	837	10.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	1,605	20.1%
Professional, Technical	2,677	33.6%
Service Occupations	1,660	20.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	14	0.2%
All others	1,193	15.0%

White Collar		64.2%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	1,999	25.1%
Health care and social assistance	1,042	13.1%
Retail trade	965	12.1%
Accommodation and food services	951	11.9%
Manufacturing	738	9.3%
Public administration	544	6.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	304	3.8%
Other services	303	3.8%
Construction	242	3.0%
Transportation and warehousing	213	2.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	187	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	115	1.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	91	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	88	1.1%
Finance and insurance	81	1.0%
Wholesale trade	34	0.4%
Information	28	0.4%
Utilities	27	0.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	20	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	259	1.29%
Puerto Rican	21	0.10%
Cuban	67	0.33%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	64	0.32%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	64	0.32%
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	163	0.81%
Argentinean	5	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	147	0.73%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.05%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	174	0.87%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Chinese	646	3.23%
Indian	187	0.93%
Vietnamese	67	0.33%
Filipino	42	0.21%
Korean	18	0.09%
Thai	5	0.02%
Taiwanese	5	0.02%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	17,528	92.0%
Chinese	417	2.2%
Other Asian	178	0.9%
French, Haitian, Cajun	175	0.9%
Other Indo-European	175	0.9%
Spanish	163	0.9%
Arabic	157	0.8%
German, other Germanic	73	0.4%
Vietnamese	67	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	3,434	17.1%
Irish	2,012	10.0%
English	1,946	9.7%
American	1,785	8.9%
French	767	3.8%
Italian	579	2.9%
European	491	2.5%
Scottish	264	1.3%
Polish	237	1.2%
Dutch	222	1.1%
Swedish	150	0.7%
British	139	0.7%
Scotch-Irish	100	0.5%
Nigerian	89	0.4%
Czech	88	0.4%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	18,890	94.3%
Not a citizen	1,135	5.7%

Native	18,480	92.3%
Foreign-born	1,545	7.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
247	2.3%	432	4.0%	2,728	25.3%	3,423	31.7%	2,023	18.8%	1,931	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	247	2.3%
9-12 Years	432	4.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	2,728	25.3%
Some College	3,423	31.7%
Bach. Degree	2,023	18.8%
Grad Degree	1,931	17.9%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R -14	D +672	D + 12.9%
D +658
How to interpret this table

Year	Turnout	Winner	Runner-Up	Other	Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	43%	Donald Trump* (R)	3,626	54.3%	Joe Biden (D)	2,828	42.4%	219	3.3%	6,673	-2	8	0.22%
2016	40%	Donald Trump (R)	3,640	57.4%	Hillary Clinton (D)	2,170	34.2%	528	8.3%	6,338	1	12	0.22%

2020 President, Rolla city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

2,828

42.4%

Donald Trump* (R)

3,626

54.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

182

2.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

6,673

Turnout: 43%	Diff (St): -2	Diff (US): 8

2016 President, Rolla city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

2,170

34.2%

Donald Trump (R)

3,640

57.4%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

378

6.0%

Jill Stein (Grn)

101

1.6%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

6,338

Turnout: 40%	Diff (St): 1	Diff (US): 12

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rolla city, MO

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	G	42%	Mike Parson* (R)	3,642	55.0%	Nicole Galloway (D)	2,781	42.0%	202 [+]	3.0%	6,625	-2	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Rik Combs (Libertarian) 173 (2.6%); Jerome Bauer (Green) 29 (0.4%);
2018	S1	35%	Josh Hawley (R)	2,849	52.3%	Claire McCaskill* (D)	2,336	42.9%	264 [+]	4.8%	5,449	1	0.22%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Craig O'Dear (I) 113 (2.1%); Japheth Campbell (Libertarian) 108 (2.0%); Other (Write-in) 43 (0.8%);
2016	S3	40%	Roy Blunt* (R)	3,301	52.0%	Jason Kander (D)	2,708	42.7%	337 [+]	5.3%	6,346	3	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Jonathan Dine (Libertarian) 210 (3.3%); Johnathan McFarland (Green) 82 (1.3%); Other (Write-in) 45 (0.7%);
2016	G	40%	Eric Greitens (R)	3,512	55.2%	Chris Koster (D)	2,551	40.1%	305 [+]	4.8%	6,368	4	0.23%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Cisse Spragins (Libertarian) 150 (2.4%); Les Turilli (I) 107 (1.7%); Other (Write-in) 48 (0.8%);

*: 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	9,365
Median Value	$161,500

Occupied	8,222	87.8%
Vacant	1,143	12.2%

Owned	3,326	40.5%
Rented	4,896	59.5%
Median Rent	$760

Single-Family Units	4,787	51.1%
Detached	4,468	47.7%
Attached	319	3.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	2,068	22.1%
Mobile Homes	152	1.6%

Rolla city, MO

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Rolla city, MO

2022 Housing Data for Rolla city, MO

2022 Income & Employment Data for Rolla city, MO

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Rolla city, MO

Historical Presidential Election Results for Rolla city, MO

Historical Statewide Election Results for Rolla city, MO