2024 population: 187,998 ( 6,598 from 2020)
Land area: 1263.3 square miles
Population density: 148.8 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	152,862	81.31%	1.0%
Black:	3,363	1.79%	11.9%
Indian:	3,408	1.81%	4.7%
Asian:	4,339	2.31%	29.9%
2+ races:	6,187	3.29%	11.4%
Hispanic:	17,839	9.49%	19.6%

Total non-White:	35,136	18.69%	16.8%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	9,622	13.3
Deaths:	9,626	13.3
Net Migration:	4,960	6.8
Net Immigration:	1,561	2.2

Change in White population:	1,535	0.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	5,063	2.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
181,400
151,327	83.42%
3,006	1.66%
3,255	1.79%
3,341	1.84%
5,554	3.06%
14,917	8.22%
30,073	16.58%

2010
175,518
151,986	86.59%
2,595	1.48%
2,903	1.65%
2,639	1.50%
4,699	2.68%
10,564	6.02%
23,532	13.41%

2000
157,322
143,978	91.52%
1,818	1.16%
2,484	1.58%
1,070	0.68%
3,111	1.98%
4,762	3.03%
13,344	8.48%

1990
134,910
129,367	95.89%
1,248	0.93%
2,553	1.89%
882	0.65%
n/a
860	0.64%
5,543	4.11%

1980
127,513
124,171	97.38%
1,231	0.97%
979	0.77%
407	0.32%
n/a
662	0.52%
3,342	2.62%

1970
112,753
110,547	98.04%
1,140	1.01%
474	0.42%
61	0.05%
n/a
474	0.42%
2,206	1.96%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
22,013	12.5
16,703	9.5
-2,364	-1.3
1,212	0.7

-659	-0.4
6,541	3.7

Number	Rate
2000's
23,406	14.9
15,109	9.6
7,958	5.1
1,687	1.1

8,008	5.1
10,188	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
21,532	16.0
15,642	11.6
10,242	7.6
617	0.5

14,611	10.8
7,801	5.8

Number	Rate
1980's
19,002	14.9
13,946	10.9
2,835	2.2
n/a

5,196	4.1
2,201	1.7

Number	Rate
1970's
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
Number	Percent
37.8
44,208	23.5%
143,790	76.5%
30,335	16.1%

69,472
2.57

45,543	65.6%
34,342	75.4%
4,345	9.5%
23,929	34.4%

2010
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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
Number	Percent
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

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3,463	5.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,056	5.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	2,828	4.1%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,146	4.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,099	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,663	5.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,574	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,684	5.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,207	4.6%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,948	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,975	11.5%
$75,000 to $99,999	9,088	13.1%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,010	8.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	3,442	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	3,230	4.6%
$200,000 or more	3,059	4.4%

Median Household Income	56,656
Per Capita Income	29,802

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	75

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	3,810	5.5%
Public Assistance	1,195	1.7%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	9,477	13.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	73,088	70.4%
Unemployed	3,354	3.2%
In Armed Forces	34	0.0%

Total Labor Force	76,476	73.7%
Not in Labor Force	27,310	26.3%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	32,753	25,505	56.2%
Non-Profit	2,704	5,885	31.5%
Self-Employed	5,740	2,902	66.4%

Local Government	1,799	2,730	39.7%
State Government	1,248	2,224	35.9%
Federal Government	524	394	57.1%

Total Private + Self	38,493	28,407	57.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,275	11,233	35.8%
Total	44,768	39,640	53.0%

Pct. Govt.	10.6%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,946	12.9%
Sales and Office Occupations	18,395	21.7%
Professional, Technical	16,891	20.0%
Service Occupations	13,975	16.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	431	0.5%
All others	24,388	28.8%

White Collar		54.7%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	14,598	17.3%
Health care and social assistance	11,900	14.1%
Retail trade	10,214	12.1%
Educational services	7,255	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	5,773	6.8%
Construction	5,129	6.1%
Other services	4,743	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	4,307	5.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	3,585	4.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3,318	3.9%
Wholesale trade	2,620	3.1%
Finance and insurance	2,486	2.9%
Public administration	2,273	2.7%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,510	1.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	1,299	1.5%
Information	1,239	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,090	1.3%
Utilities	952	1.1%
Management	164	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	140	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	7,213	3.97%
Puerto Rican	723	0.40%
Cuban	74	0.04%
Dominican	12	0.01%

Total Central American	5,074	2.79%
Costa Rican	32	0.02%
Guatemalan	4,151	2.28%
Honduran	200	0.11%
Nicaraguan	10	0.01%
Panamanian	55	0.03%
Salvadoran	626	0.34%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	136	0.07%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	15	0.01%
Chilean	19	0.01%
Colombian	62	0.03%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	11	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	29	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	897	0.49%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	506	0.28%
Vietnamese	483	0.27%
Filipino	422	0.23%
Chinese	215	0.12%
Indian	132	0.07%
Korean	75	0.04%
Taiwanese	69	0.04%
Laotian	63	0.03%
Thai	61	0.03%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	159,199	93.5%
Spanish	7,461	4.4%
Other Asian	1,267	0.7%
Other Indo-European	511	0.3%
Vietnamese	422	0.2%
German, other Germanic	402	0.2%
Other	238	0.1%
Chinese	180	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	172	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	31,001	17.1%
Irish	21,798	12.0%
English	21,306	11.7%
American	14,304	7.9%
Scottish	3,786	2.1%
Italian	3,551	2.0%
French	3,475	1.9%
European	2,911	1.6%
Dutch	2,595	1.4%
Scotch-Irish	2,473	1.4%
Polish	1,886	1.0%
Welsh	1,529	0.8%
Swedish	1,520	0.8%
Norwegian	1,151	0.6%
Scandinavian	970	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	177,317	97.5%
Not a citizen	4,490	2.5%

Native	174,649	96.1%
Foreign-born	7,158	3.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
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

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. 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%
2024	177,824	171,456	6,368	3.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	77,654
Median Value	$152,386

Occupied	69,472	89.5%
Vacant	8,182	10.5%

Owned	46,356	66.7%
Rented	23,116	33.3%
Median Rent	$847

Single-Family Units	60,126	77.4%
Detached	58,566	75.4%
Attached	1,560	2.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	6,386	8.2%
Mobile Homes	6,474	8.3%

Joplin, MO Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

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

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Joplin, MO Metro Area