Joplin.
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Missouri·Jasper County
18 tracts·46K people·$168K median·1,220/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 6 · Multiracial 6 · Black 3 · Asian 2 · Other 1
Married couple 37 · Living alone 35 · Other 27
Health 26 · Retail 22 · Professional 19 · Manufacturing 18 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 1 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 37 · Sales · office 21 · Service 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 77 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 9 · Walk 3 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Joplin is $168,300 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Joplin has 52,593 residents across 12 census tracts and 12 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.5; the population is 81.2% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Multiracial, 2.9% Black, 2.2% Asian and 1.3% Other; the average household has 2.2 people; 26.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 16.9% (Census ACS).
JEFFERSON ELEM. (52%), STAPLETON ELEM. (50%) and KELSEY NORMAN ELEM. (46%) lead the elementary schools; NORTH MIDDLE is the middle school with reported scores (36%); JOPLIN HIGH is the high school with reported scores (49%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $962/month, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Joplin is $52,097 a year, 39% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Joplin, median rent is $962/month and the median home value is $168,300 (Census ACS).
Joplin reported 4.9 violent crimes and 50.8 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 89°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 71 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 47 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Joplin are ice storm (97), tornado (97) and heat wave (92), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.10g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Joplin, 2.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).