Hannibal, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population
16,771
US Senator
Josh Hawley
Republican Party
US Senator
Eric Schmitt
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
38.5
0.522% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
19.5%
12.6% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$53,721
0.647% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$127,700
1.11% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,899
1.88% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Hannibal, 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.

99.8% of the residents in Hannibal, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hannibal, MO are Hannibal-LaGrange University (159 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Hannibal, MO was $127,700, and the homeownership rate was 62.2%.

Most people in Hannibal, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 15.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Hannibal, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Hannibal, MO is home to a population of 16.8k people, from which 99.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 0.572% of Hannibal, MO residents were born outside of the country (96 people).

In 2024, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in Hannibal, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 963 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 366 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%
2024 Citizenship
99.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Hannibal, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Hannibal, MO was 99.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hannibal, MO
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    14.6k ± 287
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    963 ± 205
  3. Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic)
    366 ± 267
2.74%
Hispanic Population
460 people

In 2024, there were 15.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.6k people) in Hannibal, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 963 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 366 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.74% of the people in Hannibal, MO are hispanic (460 people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    41,951 ± 5,011 people
  2. India
    23,410 ± 3,749 people
  3. China
    17,257 ± 3,221 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 41,951 Missouri residents, followed by India with 23,410 and China with 17,257.

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Foreign-Born Population

0.572%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
96 people
0.88%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
148 people

As of 2024, 0.572% of Hannibal, MO residents (96 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hannibal, MO was 0.88%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    310 ± 112
  2. Gulf War (1990s)
    216 ± 120
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    121 ± 74

Hannibal, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.44 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Hannibal, MO employs 6.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Hannibal, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,330 people), Retail Trade (1,170 people), and Manufacturing (1,167 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($60,161), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,719), and Transportation & Warehousing ($56,523).

Employment

Occupations

6.9k
2024 Value
± 560
−1.88%
1 Year decline
± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hannibal, MO declined at a rate of −1.88%, from 7.03k employees to 6.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hannibal, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (809 people), Sales & Related Occupations (636 people), and Production Occupations (620 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hannibal, MO.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.9k
2024 Value
± 560
−1.88%
1 Year decline
± 11.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Hannibal, MO declined at a rate of −1.88%, from 7.03k employees to 6.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hannibal, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,330 people), Retail Trade (1,170 people), and Manufacturing (1,167 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hannibal, MO, though some of these residents may live in Hannibal, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$45,355
Median earning men ± $5,300
$30,431
Median earning women ± $2,547

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Other Services Except Public Administration ($63,750), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,295), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($56,680).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($77,813), Public Administration ($54,643), and Manufacturing ($50,833).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
2.17%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Hannibal, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (40.1%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Chase Oliver (0.797%)
    Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

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Josh Hawley
Senator from Missouri1
Assumed office on January 3, 2019
Eric Schmitt
Senator from Missouri3
Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Hannibal, MO awarded 159 degrees. The student population of Hannibal, MO in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 217 male students and 224 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hannibal, MO are White (128 and 84.8%), Hispanic or Latino (7 and 4.64%), Black or African American (6 and 3.97%), and Unknown (5 and 3.31%).

The largest universities in Hannibal, MO by number of degrees awarded are Hannibal-LaGrange University (159 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hannibal, MO are Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (24 and 15.1%), Registered Nursing (18 and 11.3%), and Elementary Education & Teaching (14 and 8.81%).

The median tuition cost in Hannibal, MO for private four year colleges is $25,200.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University
Measure

In 2023 in Hannibal, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 58.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 30.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 441 (49.2% men and 50.8% women).

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Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 441 students enrolled in Hannibal, MO, 49.2% men and 50.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 309 records, of which 59.9% were women and 40.1% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Elementary Education & Teaching
    14 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    11 degrees awarded
  3. Kinesiology & Exercise Science
    8 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hannibal, MO was Elementary Education & Teaching with 14 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Hannibal-LaGrange University
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
159 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Hannibal-LaGrange University with 159 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 47 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hannibal, MO, which is 0.42 times less than the 112 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 128 degrees mean that there were 18.3 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 7 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($25,200) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,680) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Hannibal, MO was $127,700 in 2024, which is 0.384 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $126,300 to $127,700, a 1.11% increase. The homeownership rate in Hannibal, MO is 62.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Hannibal, MO have an average commute time of 15.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Hannibal, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$127,700
Median Property Value 2024
±$15,304
$4,287
Median Property Taxes
±$434

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hannibal, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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Rent vs Own

62.2%
Homeownership
2024
65.9%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 62.2% of the housing units in Hannibal, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 63.5%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$53,721
Median Household Income
± $5,857
6.89k
Number of Households
± 565

In 2024, the median household income of the 6.89k households in Hannibal, MO declined from $53,721 from the previous year's value of $54,071.

The following chart displays the households in Hannibal, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Hannibal, MO is from Missouri.
0.451
2023 Wage GINI in Missouri
0.455
2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2023, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.451 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.848% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (76.9%)
  2. Carpooled (11.2%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.37%)

In 2024, 76.9% of workers in Hannibal, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.2%) and those who worked at home (6.37%).

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Commute Time

15.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hannibal, MO have a shorter commute time (15.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.35% of the workforce in Hannibal, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hannibal, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hannibal, MO have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

19.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hannibal, MO (3.13k out of 16.1k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 55 - 64 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hannibal, MO is White, followed by Black and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

89.5% of the population of Hannibal, MO has health coverage, with 41.7% on employee plans, 22.9% on Medicaid, 13.7% on Medicare, 9.63% on non-group plans, and 1.59% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.1% under 18 years, 21.8% between 18 and 34 years, 34% between 35 and 64 years, and 19% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 46.2% were men and 53.8% were women.

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Uninsured People

10.5%
Uninsured
41.7%
Employer Coverage
22.9%
Medicaid
13.7%
Medicare
9.63%
Non-Group
1.59%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hannibal, MO grew by 6.4% from 9.88% to 10.5%.

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