Joplin, Missouri demographics

Joplin, MO demographics: median age 38.5; 26.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Joplin city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2937592. The survey estimates a population of 52,593 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Joplin is 38.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 22,710 households (±628). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	38.5 ±1.1	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	10,973 ±781	20.9% ±1.5 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	12,973 ±734	24.7% ±1.4 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	18,452 ±954	35.1% ±1.8 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	10,195 ±718	19.4% ±1.4 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	25,421 ±597	48.3% ±1.1 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	27,172 ±598	51.7% ±1.1 pp	50.7%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	43,559 ±728	82.8% ±1.4 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,622 ±390	3.1% ±0.7 pp	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	430 ±128	0.8% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	1,183 ±274	2.2% ±0.5 pp	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	232 ±172 · low precision	0.4% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	897 ±289	1.7% ±0.5 pp	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	4,670 ±685	8.9% ±1.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	49,259 ±569	93.7% ±1.1 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3,334 ±573	6.3% ±1.1 pp	5.2%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	8,471 ±574	37.3% ±2.3 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,486 ±372	6.5% ±1.6 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	2,581 ±357	11.4% ±1.5 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	8,015 ±688	35.3% ±2.9 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	2,157 ±400	9.5% ±1.7 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	5,851 ±419	25.8% ±1.7 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	16,859 ±775	74.2% ±2.7 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 22,710
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	8,015 ±688	35.3% ±2.9 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	8,144 ±702	35.9% ±2.9 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	2,973 ±404	13.1% ±1.7 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	1,858 ±328	8.2% ±1.4 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	1,142 ±230	5.0% ±1.0 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	399 ±137	1.8% ±0.6 pp	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	179 ±106 · low precision	0.8% ±0.5 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 52,593
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	50,528 ±361	96.1% ±0.7 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,065 ±366	3.9% ±0.7 pp	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 49,466
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	46,828 ±596	94.7% ±1.0 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	1,228 ±405	2.5% ±0.8 pp	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	113 ±90 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	167 ±107 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	49 ±71 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	397 ±205 · low precision	0.8% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	18 ±17 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	98 ±65 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	88 ±116 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	53 ±57 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	357 ±173	0.7% ±0.3 pp	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	32 ±49 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	38 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 36,002
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,251 ±447	9.0% ±1.2 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	11,677 ±941	32.4% ±2.5 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	9,000 ±766	25.0% ±2.1 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,478 ±370	6.9% ±1.0 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,605 ±633	18.3% ±1.7 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,991 ±404	8.3% ±1.1 pp	12.6%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 51,844
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	43,091 ±1,092	83.1% ±2.1 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	4,637 ±842	8.9% ±1.6 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	2,259 ±501	4.4% ±1.0 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,667 ±438	3.2% ±0.8 pp	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	190 ±117 · low precision	0.4% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

11.7% of Joplin residents (±1.3 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 88.6% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Joplin	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	11.7% ±1.3 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.6% ±1.6 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	8.1% ±1.1 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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