Poplar Bluff, MO Demographic Data
Poplar Bluff, MO Summary
Poplar Bluff is located in Butler County in Missouri
- Population: 17,110
- Area: 12.98 sq. miles
- Land Area: 12.91 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.07 sq. miles
- Population Density: 1,318.48 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 348.10 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Poplar Bluff, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
9,368
55%
50.8
Male
7,830
46%
49.2
Total Population
17,198
323,128,000
Poplar Bluff, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,133
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,026
6.0%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,191
6.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
916
5.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,265
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,279
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,105
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,925
11.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,301
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,084
6.3%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,504
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,120
6.5%
4.4
85 Years and Over
349
2.0%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
13,370
77.7%
77.2
Female
7,325
54.8%
51.3
Male
6,045
45.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
12,582
73.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,623
21.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,973
17.3%
15.2
Female
1,885
63.4%
55.8
Male
1,088
36.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Poplar Bluff, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,674
97.0%
96.8
White
14,468
84.1%
72.6
Black or African American
1,853
10.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
30
0.2%
0.8
Asian
214
1.2%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
44
0.3%
1.3
Filipino
76
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
13
0.1%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
81
0.5%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
109
0.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
524
3.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
479
2.8%
17.8
Mexican
437
2.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
11
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
3
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
28
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,719
97.2%
82.2
Poplar Bluff, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
637
5.5%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,240
10.6%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,022
34.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
3,023
25.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,050
9.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
903
7.7%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
792
6.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,877
16.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,790
83.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,695
14.5%
31.2
Poplar Bluff, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,771
27.2%
33.7%
Now Married
5,862
42.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,483
17.9%
11.0%
Separated
504
3.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,228
8.9
5.8%
Poplar Bluff, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
15,591
97.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
474
3.0%
21.6%
Spanish
250
1.6%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
134
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
90
0.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Poplar Bluff, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
947
13.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
842
12.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,089
15.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
900
12.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,225
17.6%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,015
14.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
532
7.6%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
250
3.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
64
0.9%
5.8
$200,000 or more
103
1.5%
6.4
Median household income
31,675
57,617
Per capita income
18,967
31,128
Poplar Bluff, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
47
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
634
9.5%
9.8
Construction
307
4.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,339
34.9%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
406
6.1%
6.6
Information
30
0.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
895
13.4%
10.1
Other services except public administration
99
1.5%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
330
4.9%
11.4
Public administration
163
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
990
14.8%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
271
4.0%
5.2
Wholesale trade
187
2.8%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
320
4.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,618
24.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,325
19.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,853
27.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,582
23.6%
18.1%
Poplar Bluff, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
6,589
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,384
81.7%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
566
8.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
69
1.0%
5.1
Walked
283
4.3%
2.7
Other means
132
2.0%
1.8
Worked at home
155
2.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
13.5
26.6
Poplar Bluff, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,080
15.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,947
42.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,972
28.3%
37.1
3 or more
968
13.9%
21.0
Poplar Bluff, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,967
83.7%
87.6
Owner Occupied
3,349
48.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,618
51.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,361
16.3%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Poplar Bluff, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,328
1 room
59
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
235
2.8%
2.7
3 rooms
756
9.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,973
23.7%
16.5
5 rooms
1,530
18.4%
19.8
6 rooms
1,574
18.9%
17.8
7 rooms
808
9.7%
12.0
8 rooms
534
6.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
859
10.3%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Poplar Bluff, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
8,328
1-unit, detached
6,171
74.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
183
2.2%
5.9
2-units
623
7.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
299
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
457
5.5%
4.8
10 to 19 units
101
1.2%
4.4
20 or more units
325
3.9%
9.0
Mobile home
169
2.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Poplar Bluff, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
1,086
13.0%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
411
4.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,148
13.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,324
15.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,555
18.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
999
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
801
9.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
752
9.0%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
252
3.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Poplar Bluff, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,705
38.8%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
103
1.5%
4.7
Electricity
3,993
57.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
5
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
59
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
17
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
85
1.2%
1.1
Poplar Bluff, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,750
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
25
1.4%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
40
2.3%
20.1%
Less than $500
45
2.6%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
88
5.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
624
35.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
928
53.0%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
811
46.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
212
12.1%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
218
12.5%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
199
11.4%
7.0%
35.0% or more
310
17.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Poplar Bluff, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,464
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
0.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
217
6.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,006
29.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
2,227
64.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
154
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
665
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
276
8.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
428
12.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
404
12.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
416
12.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
302
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,526
45.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
266
0.0%
0.0%
Poplar Bluff, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
3,349
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
546
16.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,460
43.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
634
18.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
315
9.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
280
8.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
95
2.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
19
0.6%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
92,200
205,000
