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Joplin, MO Metro Area


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2022 population: 184,086   ( 8,568 from 2010 , 2,692 from 2020)
Land area: 1263.3 square miles
Population density: 145.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:152,825 83.02% 0.6%
Black:3,2311.76% 24.5%
Indian:3,3081.80% 14.0%
Asian:3,7062.01% 40.4%
2+ races:5,9103.21% 25.8%
Hispanic:15,1068.21% 43.0%
Total non-White:31,26116.98% 32.8%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:4,956 13.7
Deaths:5,15314.2
Net Migration: 2,4106.6
Net Immigration: 4031.1
Change in White population:839 0.5
Change in Non-White pop.:7,729 4.4




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
175,518
151,98686.59%
2,5951.48%
2,9031.65%
2,6391.50%
4,6992.68%
10,5646.02%
23,53213.41%

2000
157,322
143,97891.52%
1,8181.16%
2,4841.58%
1,0700.68%
3,1111.98%
4,7623.03%
13,3448.48%

1990
134,910
129,36795.89%
1,2480.93%
2,5531.89%
8820.65%
n/a
8600.64%
5,5434.11%

1980
127,513
124,17197.38%
1,2310.97%
9790.77%
4070.32%
n/a
6620.52%
3,3422.62%

1970
112,753
110,54798.04%
1,1401.01%
4740.42%
610.05%
n/a
4740.42%
2,206 1.96%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2000's
NumberRate
23,406 14.9
15,1099.6
7,9585.1
1,6871.1
8,008 5.1
10,188 6.5
1990's
NumberRate
21,532 16.0
15,64211.6
10,2427.6
6170.5
14,611 10.8
7,801 5.8
1980's
NumberRate
19,002 14.9
13,946 10.9
2,835 2.2
n/a
5,196 4.1
2,201 1.7
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
9,315 8.3
n/a
13,624 12.1
1,136 1.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

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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
NumberPercent
37.8
44,208 24.0%
139,878 76.0%
30,335 16.5%
69,472
2.57
45,543 65.6%
34,342 75.4%
4,345 9.5%
23,929 34.4%

2010
NumberPercent
36.4
45,041 25.7%
130,477 74.3%
24,571 14.0%
67,660
2.54
46,147 68.2%
34,840 75.5%
4,721 10.2%
21,513 31.8%

2000
NumberPercent
35.6
40,742 25.9%
116,580 74.1%
21,831 13.9%
61,634
2.49
42,876 69.6%
34,480 80.4%
4,097 9.6%
18,758 30.4%

1990
NumberPercent
34.3
34,987 25.9%
99,923 74.1%
20,516 15.2%
53,130
2.49
37,921 71.4%
32,022 84.4%
2,822 7.4%
15,209 28.6%

1980
NumberPercent
32.2
35,133 27.6%
92,380 72.4%
18,438 14.5%
48,634
2.57
35,952 73.9%
31,297 87.1%
2,196 6.1%
12,682 26.1%

2022 Housing Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units77,654 
Median Value$152,386 
Occupied69,47289.5%
Vacant8,18210.5%
Owned46,35666.7%
Rented23,11633.3%
Median Rent$847 
Single-Family Units60,12677.4%
    Detached58,56675.4%
    Attached1,5602.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units6,3868.2%
Mobile Homes6,4748.3%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0003,4635.0%
$10,000 to $14,9994,0565.8%
$15,000 to $19,9992,8284.1%
$20,000 to $24,9993,1464.5%
$25,000 to $29,9993,0994.5%
$30,000 to $34,9993,6635.3%
$35,000 to $39,9993,5745.1%
$40,000 to $44,9993,6845.3%
$45,000 to $49,9993,2074.6%
$50,000 to $59,9995,9488.6%
$60,000 to $74,9997,97511.5%
$75,000 to $99,9999,08813.1%
$100,000 to $124,9996,0108.7%
$125,000 to $149,9993,4425.0%
$150,000 to $199,9993,2304.6%
$200,000 or more3,0594.4%
Median Household Income56,656 
Per Capita Income29,802 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.75 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI3,8105.5%
Public Assistance1,1951.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps9,47713.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed73,08870.4%
Unemployed3,3543.2%
In Armed Forces340.0%
Total Labor Force76,47673.7%
Not in Labor Force27,31026.3%
Real Unemployment Rate 29.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector32,75325,50556.2%
Non-Profit2,7045,88531.5%
Self-Employed5,7402,90266.4%
Local Government1,7992,73039.7%
State Government1,2482,22435.9%
Federal Government52439457.1%
Total Private + Self38,49328,40757.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.6,27511,23335.8%
Total44,76839,64053.0%
Pct. Govt.10.6%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts10,94612.9%
Sales and Office Occupations18,39521.7%
Professional, Technical16,89120.0%
Service Occupations13,97516.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4310.5%
All others24,38828.8%
White Collar 54.7%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing14,59817.3%
Health care and social assistance11,90014.1%
Retail trade10,21412.1%
Educational services7,2558.6%
Accommodation and food services5,7736.8%
Construction5,1296.1%
Other services4,7435.6%
Transportation and warehousing4,3075.1%
Professional, scientific, technical3,5854.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3,3183.9%
Wholesale trade2,6203.1%
Finance and insurance2,4862.9%
Public administration2,2732.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation1,5101.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,2991.5%
Information1,2391.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing1,0901.3%
Utilities9521.1%
Management1640.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1400.2%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7,2133.97%
Puerto Rican7230.40%
Cuban740.04%
Dominican120.01%
Total Central American5,0742.79%
Costa Rican320.02%
Guatemalan4,1512.28%
Honduran2000.11%
Nicaraguan100.01%
Panamanian550.03%
Salvadoran6260.34%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American1360.07%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian150.01%
Chilean190.01%
Colombian620.03%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian110.01%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan290.02%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic8970.49%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Hmong5060.28%
Vietnamese4830.27%
Filipino4220.23%
Chinese2150.12%
Indian1320.07%
Korean750.04%
Taiwanese690.04%
Laotian630.03%
Thai610.03%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English159,19993.5%
Spanish7,4614.4%
Other Asian1,2670.7%
Other Indo-European5110.3%
Vietnamese4220.2%
German, other Germanic4020.2%
Other2380.1%
Chinese1800.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun1720.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German31,00117.1%
Irish21,79812.0%
English21,30611.7%
American14,3047.9%
Scottish3,7862.1%
Italian3,5512.0%
French3,4751.9%
European2,9111.6%
Dutch2,5951.4%
Scotch-Irish2,4731.4%
Polish1,8861.0%
Welsh1,5290.8%
Swedish1,5200.8%
Norwegian1,1510.6%
Scandinavian9700.5%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen177,31797.5%
Not a citizen4,4902.5%
Native174,64996.1%
Foreign-born7,1583.9%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
4,522 3.7%9,231 7.6%42,393 35.0%35,924 29.7%19,719 16.3%9,190 7.6%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 4,522 3.7%
9-12 Years 9,231 7.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 42,393 35.0%
Some College 35,924 29.7%
Bach. Degree 19,719 16.3%
Grad Degree 9,190 7.6%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 135,682 127,698 7,984 5.9%
1991 138,374 130,214 8,160 5.9%
1992 142,842 134,244 8,598 6.0%
1993 146,378 137,682 8,696 5.9%
1994 149,520 141,906 7,614 5.1%
1995 154,852 147,760 7,092 4.6%
1996 159,760 152,678 7,082 4.4%
1997 170,158 163,516 6,642 3.9%
1998 170,772 164,140 6,632 3.9%
1999 169,830 164,736 5,094 3.0%
2000 163,592 157,942 5,650 3.5%
2001 163,108 155,772 7,336 4.5%
2002 160,942 152,272 8,670 5.4%
2003 164,328 155,170 9,158 5.6%
2004 164,562 155,670 8,892 5.4%
2005 164,712 156,596 8,116 4.9%
2006 168,008 160,676 7,332 4.4%
2007 170,166 162,404 7,762 4.6%
2008 170,688 161,506 9,182 5.4%
2009 171,996 158,352 13,644 7.9%
2010 174,814 159,826 14,988 8.6%
2011 174,768 161,028 13,740 7.9%
2012 174,040 163,278 10,762 6.2%
2013 173,306 162,988 10,318 6.0%
2014 171,722 162,536 9,186 5.3%
2015 171,942 164,266 7,676 4.5%
2016 171,708 164,474 7,234 4.2%
2017 168,298 162,456 5,842 3.5%
2018 167,144 162,344 4,800 2.9%
2019 168,334 163,140 5,194 3.1%
2020 165,772 156,294 9,478 5.7%
2021 166,578 160,668 5,910 3.5%
2022 167,472 163,524 3,948 2.4%
2023 169,606 164,504 5,102 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com