Humidity & wind
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Population
53,930
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$168,300
Owner-occupied units
Joplin, MO
Missouri · 37.075° N, 94.501° W · 38 sq mi
Joplin is a city in Missouri, with a population of 53,930 and about 1,416 residents per square mile. The median household earns $52,097 a year, and the median home is worth $168,300.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
38 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,416
People per square mile
Rank by population
#822
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#347
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$52,097
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$962
Per month
Homeownership
53.4%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
18 min
One way
People
Median age
38.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
26.7%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
3.9%
Households
22,710
2.24 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 25.1%
Retail trade 15.3%
Manufacturing 11.5%
Arts, food & hospitality 10.7%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Missouri
State bird
Eastern Bluebird
State flower
White Hawthorn Blossom
State capital
Jefferson City
Nickname
The Show-Me State
Compare Joplin with
- Joplin vs SpringfieldSide by side
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- Joplin vs RogersSide by side
- Joplin vs MinnetonkaSide by side
- Joplin vs Kansas CitySide by side
Cities near Joplin
- Bentonville, AR52 mi · 63,057
- Rogers, AR56 mi · 76,956
- Springdale, AR64 mi · 90,685
- Springfield, MO67 mi · 169,847
- Fayetteville, AR72 mi · 106,623
- Broken Arrow, OK101 mi · 124,991
- Tulsa, OK102 mi · 416,209
- Fort Smith, AR119 mi · 90,855
Cities about the same size
- Grand Island, NE53,943
- Minnetonka, MN53,969
- Rockwall, TX53,980
- Pensacola, FL53,817
- Wheaton, IL54,065
- Elkhart, IN54,092
- Arcadia, CA54,117
- Jeffersonville, IN54,134
More in Missouri
- Kansas City521,220
- St. Louis278,144
- Columbia130,851
- Independence121,675
- Lee's Summit107,514
- O'Fallon96,101
- St. Charles72,561
- St. Joseph71,001
Wealthiest person in Missouri
Name
David Steward
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$11.4B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
St. Louis
Source of wealth
IT services
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Missouri · private sector
Employer
BJC HealthCare
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Missouri
Company
Centene
Revenue
$163.1B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
St. Louis
Ticker
CNC
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.