In 2020, Poplar Bluff, MO had a population of 17k people with a median age of 36.2 and a median household income of $35,603. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Poplar Bluff, MO declined from 17,023 to 16,979, a −0.258% decrease and its median household income grew from $30,370 to $35,603, a 17.2% increase.
The 5 largest ethnic groups in Poplar Bluff, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (80.3%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (9.64%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (4.55%), White (Hispanic) (2.19%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.9%).
None of the households in Poplar Bluff, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.
99.6% of the residents in Poplar Bluff, MO are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Poplar Bluff, MO are Three Rivers College (939 degrees awarded in 2020) and Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center (3 degrees).
In 2020, the median property value in Poplar Bluff, MO was $104,300, and the homeownership rate was 48.7%.
Most people in Poplar Bluff, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 14.6 minutes. The average car ownership in Poplar Bluff, MO was 2 cars per household.
