Joplin, MO Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	45,504	100.0

Male	21,611	47.5
Female	23,893	52.5

Under 5 years	3,226	7.1
5 to 9 years	2,952	6.5
10 to 14 years	2,824	6.2
15 to 19 years	3,335	7.3
20 to 24 years	4,361	9.6
25 to 34 years	6,200	13.6
35 to 44 years	6,227	13.7
45 to 54 years	5,520	12.1
55 to 59 years	1,983	4.4
60 to 64 years	1,757	3.9
65 to 74 years	3,347	7.4
75 to 84 years	2,737	6.0
85 years and over	1,035	2.3

Median age (years)	34.7	(X)

18 years and over	34,965	76.8
Male	16,165	35.5
Female	18,800	41.3
21 years and over	32,221	70.8
62 years and over	8,127	17.9
65 years and over	7,119	15.6
Male	2,671	5.9
Female	4,448	9.8

RACE
One race	44,324	97.4
White	41,609	91.4
Black or African American	1,217	2.7
American Indian and Alaska Native	694	1.5
Asian	339	0.7
Asian Indian	72	0.2
Chinese	39	0.1
Filipino	58	0.1
Japanese	19	0.0
Korean	25	0.1
Vietnamese	100	0.2
Other Asian ¹	26	0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	17	0.0
Native Hawaiian	4	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	4	0.0
Samoan	2	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	7	0.0
Some other race	448	1.0
Two or more races	1,180	2.6

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	42,721	93.9
Black or African American	1,516	3.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	1,370	3.0
Asian	438	1.0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	51	0.1
Some other race	626	1.4

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	45,504	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	1,144	2.5
Mexican	723	1.6
Puerto Rican	146	0.3
Cuban	14	0.0
Other Hispanic or Latino	261	0.6
Not Hispanic or Latino	44,360	97.5
White alone	41,058	90.2

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	45,504	100.0
In households	43,598	95.8
Householder	19,101	42.0
Spouse	8,472	18.6
Child	11,700	25.7
Own child under 18 years	9,460	20.8
Other relatives	1,548	3.4
Under 18 years	640	1.4
Nonrelatives	2,777	6.1
Unmarried partner	1,167	2.6
In group quarters	1,906	4.2
Institutionalized population	676	1.5
Noninstitutionalized population	1,230	2.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	19,101	100.0
Family households (families)	11,511	60.3
With own children under 18 years	5,257	27.5
Married-couple family	8,472	44.4
With own children under 18 years	3,368	17.6
Female householder, no husband present	2,347	12.3
With own children under 18 years	1,479	7.7
Nonfamily households	7,590	39.7
Householder living alone	6,196	32.4
Householder 65 years and over	2,383	12.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	5,793	30.3
Households with individuals 65 years and over	4,923	25.8

Average household size	2.28	(X)
Average family size	2.89	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	21,328	100.0
Occupied housing units	19,101	89.6
Vacant housing units	2,227	10.4
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	56	0.3

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	3.5	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	10.8	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	19,101	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	10,993	57.6
Renter-occupied housing units	8,108	42.4

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.36	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.18	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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