Moving to Joplin, Missouri

About Joplin, Missouri
Joplin

Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bulk of the city is in Jasper County, while the southern portion is in Newton County. Joplin is the largest city located within both Jasper and Newton Counties – even though it is not the county seat of either county (Carthage is the seat of Jasper County while Neosho is the seat of Newton County). With a population of 51,762 as of the 2020 census, Joplin is the 12th most-populous city in the state. The city covers an area of 35.69 square miles (92.41 km2) on the outer edge of the Ozark Mountains. Joplin is the main hub of the three-county Joplin-Miami, Missouri-Oklahoma Metro area, which is home to 210,077 people; this makes the city the fifth largest metropolitan area in Missouri. In May 2011, a violent EF5 tornado killed more than 150 people and destroyed one-third of the city.

Gender
Gender Joplin Missouri Country
Female 50.9% 50.9% 50.8%
Male 49.1% 49.1% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Joplin Missouri Country
Less than $10,000 8% 6.1% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9.7% 4.5% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 10.8% 9.6% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 10.8% 10% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.6% 13.7% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20.4% 18.5% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6% 13% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.2% 14.2% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.2% 5.3% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.7% 5.1% 8.3%
Education


Education Joplin Missouri Country
< 9th Grade 2% 3% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 7% 7.0%
High School or GED 32% 31% 27.0%
Other College 25% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 8% 8% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 17% 18% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 2% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Joplin Missouri Country
White 81.4% 78.8% 60.1%
African American 3.5% 11.3% 12.2%
American Indian 1.2% 0.3% 0.6%
Asian 2.2% 2% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.6% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 4.4% 2.9% 2.8%
Hispanic 6.4% 4.3% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity