Sikeston, MO Demographic Data
Sikeston, MO Summary
Sikeston is located in Scott County in Missouri
- Population: 16,414
- Area: 17.48 sq. miles
- Land Area: 17.32 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.16 sq. miles
- Population Density: 938.85 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 324.80 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Sikeston, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
8,709
53%
50.8
Male
7,755
47%
49.2
Total Population
16,464
323,128,000
Sikeston, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,123
6.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,503
9.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
761
4.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,214
7.4%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
805
4.9%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
2,220
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,733
10.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,255
13.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,046
6.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
821
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,729
10.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
870
5.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
384
2.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
12,285
74.6%
77.2
Female
6,770
55.1%
51.3
Male
5,515
44.9%
48.7
21 Years and over
11,702
71.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,498
21.2%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,983
18.1%
15.2
Female
1,752
58.7%
55.8
Male
1,231
41.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Sikeston, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
16,173
98.2%
96.8
White
11,508
69.9%
72.6
Black or African American
4,581
27.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
52
0.3%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
32
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
291
1.8%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
253
1.5%
17.8
Mexican
106
0.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
63
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
84
0.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
16,211
98.5%
82.2
Sikeston, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
544
4.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
960
8.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,295
38.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,503
22.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
597
5.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
1,223
11.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
936
8.5%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,504
13.6%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
9,554
86.4%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
2,159
19.6%
31.2
Sikeston, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,765
28.8%
33.7%
Now Married
5,986
45.8%
47.5
Divorced
1,776
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
345
2.6%
2.0
Widowed
1,205
9.2
5.8%
Sikeston, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
14,975
97.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
366
2.4%
21.6%
Spanish
199
1.3%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
67
0.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24
0.2%
3.5%
Other Languages
76
0.5%
1.1%
Sikeston, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
715
10.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
571
8.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
857
12.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
870
13.0%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,249
18.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
992
14.9%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
780
11.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
335
5.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
146
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
152
2.3%
6.4
Median household income
37,831
57,617
Per capita income
21,949
31,128
Sikeston, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
141
2.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
514
7.2%
9.8
Construction
133
1.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,074
29.1%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
311
4.4%
6.6
Information
166
2.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,052
14.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
257
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
462
6.5%
11.4
Public administration
441
6.2%
4.6
Retail trade
955
13.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
345
4.8%
5.2
Wholesale trade
264
3.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
484
6.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
2,083
29.3%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,239
17.4%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,726
24.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,583
22.2%
18.1%
Sikeston, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
7,074
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,964
84.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
736
10.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
23
0.3%
5.1
Walked
78
1.1%
2.7
Other means
55
0.8%
1.8
Worked at home
218
3.1%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
15.2
26.6
Sikeston, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
437
6.6%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,784
41.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
2,537
38.1%
37.1
3 or more
909
13.6%
21.0
Sikeston, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
6,667
89.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,048
60.7%
63.1
Renter Occupied
2,619
39.3%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
779
10.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Sikeston, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,446
1 room
74
1.0%
2.4
2 rooms
194
2.6%
2.7
3 rooms
488
6.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,625
21.8%
16.5
5 rooms
1,707
22.9%
19.8
6 rooms
1,420
19.1%
17.8
7 rooms
853
11.5%
12.0
8 rooms
431
5.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
654
8.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Sikeston, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,446
1-unit, detached
5,725
76.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
183
2.5%
5.9
2-units
585
7.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
188
2.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
381
5.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
50
0.7%
4.4
20 or more units
221
3.0%
9.0
Mobile home
113
1.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Sikeston, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
458
6.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
571
7.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
504
6.8%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,430
19.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,950
26.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
883
11.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
752
10.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
761
10.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
112
1.5%
2.8%
2014 or later
25
0.3%
1.4%
Sikeston, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
2,286
34.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
128
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
4,246
63.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Sikeston, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,419
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
51
2.1%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
67
2.8%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
139
5.7%
20.1%
Less than $500
311
12.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
596
24.6%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,255
51.9%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,344
55.6%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
275
11.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
307
12.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
209
8.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
284
11.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Sikeston, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,463
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
35
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
134
5.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
693
28.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,601
65.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
156
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
641
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
348
14.3%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
401
16.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
204
8.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
377
15.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
217
8.9%
9.0%
35.0% or more
882
36.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
190
0.0%
0.0%
Sikeston, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,048
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
821
20.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,071
26.5%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,010
25.0%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
489
12.1%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
407
10.1%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
213
5.3%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
28
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
9
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
106,100
205,000
