Sikeston, Missouri demographics

Sikeston, MO demographics: median age 38.2; 27.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Sikeston city, Missouri · Incorporated city · GEOID 2967790. The survey estimates a population of 16,320 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Sikeston is 38.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 6,883 households (±320). 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	38.2 ±2.6	39.0 ±0.2	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Under 18	4,133 ±434	25.3% ±2.6 pp	22.3%	22.0%
18–34	3,420 ±375	21.0% ±2.3 pp	22.3%	22.8%
35–64	5,218 ±434	32.0% ±2.6 pp	37.5%	38.0%
65 and older	3,549 ±400	21.7% ±2.4 pp	17.9%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Male	7,422 ±353	45.5% ±2.0 pp	49.3%	49.5%
Female	8,898 ±324	54.5% ±1.7 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: 16,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
White alone	11,272 ±465	69.1% ±2.5 pp	77.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	3,487 ±329	21.4% ±2.0 pp	11.0%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.9%
Asian alone	27 ±24 · low precision	0.2% ±0.1 pp · low precision	2.1%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	7.1%
Two or more races	1,534 ±370	9.4% ±2.3 pp	7.1%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	15,939 ±393	97.7% ±1.5 pp	94.8%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	381 ±231 · low precision	2.3% ±1.4 pp · low precision	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: 6,883
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,719 ±293	39.5% ±3.8 pp	46.5%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	336 ±148	4.9% ±2.1 pp	4.6%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,011 ±178	14.7% ±2.5 pp	11.0%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	2,556 ±354	37.1% ±4.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	261 ±122	3.8% ±1.8 pp	6.7%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,883
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,170 ±210	31.5% ±2.7 pp	28.5%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	4,713 ±353	68.5% ±4.0 pp	71.5%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 6,883
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	2,556 ±354	37.1% ±4.8 pp	31.1%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,998 ±303	29.0% ±4.2 pp	35.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	952 ±218	13.8% ±3.1 pp	14.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	623 ±174	9.1% ±2.5 pp	11.6%	12.6%
Five-person households	530 ±196	7.7% ±2.8 pp	5.2%	5.9%
Six-person households	110 ±76 · low precision	1.6% ±1.1 pp · low precision	1.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	114 ±73 · low precision	1.7% ±1.1 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: 16,320
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Native	16,107 ±326	98.7% ±0.5 pp	95.5%	85.9%
Foreign born	213 ±103	1.3% ±0.6 pp	4.5%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,121
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
English only	14,610 ±393	96.6% ±1.2 pp	93.3%	77.7%
Spanish	306 ±164 · low precision	2.0% ±1.1 pp · low precision	2.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	62 ±68 · low precision	0.4% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	19 ±29 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	20 ±31 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.5%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	72 ±80 · low precision	0.5% ±0.5 pp · low precision	0.6%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	5 ±9 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3 ±5 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.5%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±19 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	24 ±45 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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: 10,914
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	1,129 ±231	10.3% ±2.1 pp	8.1%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,271 ±386	39.1% ±3.2 pp	30.2%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,024 ±304	18.5% ±2.7 pp	20.8%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	487 ±157	4.5% ±1.4 pp	8.4%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,775 ±296	16.3% ±2.6 pp	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,228 ±271	11.3% ±2.5 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: 16,041
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Missouri	U.S.
Same house	14,144 ±612	88.2% ±3.3 pp	87.4%	87.7%
Moved within same county	899 ±287	5.6% ±1.8 pp	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	818 ±338	5.1% ±2.1 pp	3.6%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	152 ±128 · low precision	0.9% ±0.8 pp · low precision	2.5%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	28 ±42 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

12.1% of Sikeston residents (±2.7 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 8.8% in Missouri and 8.4% nationally. 92.8% 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	Sikeston	Missouri	U.S.	Compared with Missouri
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	12.1% ±2.7 pp	8.8%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.8% ±2.4 pp	89.3%	91.0%	Higher
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.1% ±1.6 pp	7.3%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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