Kirksville, MO

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2023 Population

17,493

0.228% 1-year decline

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

25.1

5.46% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

27.2%

8.9% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$48,063

17% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

7,065

8.61% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Kirksville, MO are White (Non-Hispanic) (85%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (6%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.18%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.57%), and White (Hispanic) (1.09%).

None of the households in Kirksville, 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.

95.5% of the residents in Kirksville, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Kirksville, MO are A T Still University of Health Sciences (1,234 degrees awarded in 2022), Truman State University (1,138 degrees), and Kirksville Area Technical Center (21 degrees).

Most people in Kirksville, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 13.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Kirksville, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Kirksville, MO is home to a population of 17.5k people, from which 95.5% are citizens. As of 2023, 5.85% of Kirksville, MO residents were born outside of the country (1.02k people).

In 2023, there were 14.2 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (14.9k people) in Kirksville, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.05k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 556 Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

95.5%

2023 Citizenship

95.7%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Kirksville, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Kirksville, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
14.9k ± 167
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.05k ± 104
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
556 ± 197

2.85%

Hispanic Population

498 people

2.85% of the people in Kirksville, MO are hispanic (498 people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Kirksville, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
37,430 ± 4,735 people
India
22,246 ± 3,655 people
China
18,085 ± 3,297 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 37,430 Missouri residents, followed by India with 22,246 and China with 18,085.

Foreign-Born Population

5.85%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.02k people

5.66%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

993 people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Kirksville, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
173 ± 105
Vietnam
115 ± 67
Gulf War (1990s)
98 ± 99

Kirksville, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.5 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Kirksville, MO employs 7.07k people. The largest industries in Kirksville, MO are Educational Services (1,584 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (995 people), and Retail Trade (917 people), and the highest paying industries are Management of Companies & Enterprises ($64,342), Transportation & Warehousing ($53,523), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($50,000).

Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

7.07k

2023 Value

± 606

8.61%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kirksville, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (960 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (917 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (778 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kirksville, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

7.07k

2023 Value

± 606

8.61%

1 Year growth

± 11.4%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kirksville, MO, are Educational Services (1,584 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (995 people), and Retail Trade (917 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Kirksville, MO, though some of these residents may live in Kirksville, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,395

Median earning men ± $6,478

$28,860

Median earning women ± $3,284

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($72,632), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($58,703), and Manufacturing ($56,724).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($50,278), Manufacturing ($47,605), and Information ($47,396).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

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.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Kirksville, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (40.1%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Kirksville, MO awarded 2,393 degrees. The student population of Kirksville, MO in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 2,903 male students and 4,800 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kirksville, MO are White (1,581 and 69.7%), followed by Asian (202 and 8.91%), Hispanic or Latino (171 and 7.54%), and Black or African American (118 and 5.21%).

The largest universities in Kirksville, MO by number of degrees awarded are A T Still University of Health Sciences (1,234 and 51.6%), Truman State University (1,138 and 47.6%), and Kirksville Area Technical Center (21 and 0.878%).

The most popular majors in Kirksville, MO are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (286 and 12%), General Public Health (226 and 9.44%), and Physician Assistant (141 and 5.89%).

The median tuition cost in Kirksville, MO for a public four year colleges is $8,690 for in-state students and $16,712 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2022 in Kirksville, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 45.2%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 32%. The number of students enrolled in 2022 was 7,703 (37.7% men and 62.3% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 7,703 students enrolled in Kirksville, MO, 37.7% men and 62.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 5,223 records, of which 61.9% were women and 38.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Kirksville, MO was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Kirksville, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

A T Still University of Health Sciences
1,234 degrees awarded
Truman State University
1,138 degrees awarded
Kirksville Area Technical Center
21 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was A T Still University of Health Sciences with 1,234 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 898 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kirksville, MO, which is 0.601 times less than the 1,495 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,581 degrees mean that there were 7.83 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 202 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($8,690) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($324) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,000) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Measure

In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Kirksville, MO have an average commute time of 13.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Kirksville, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Kirksville, MO is $48,063. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Kirksville, MO was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $55,500, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9509, with respective values of $31,341 and $28,598.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 9504
Census Tract 9503
Census Tract 9509

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Kirksville, MO was Census Tract 9504 with a value of $55,500, followed by Census Tract 9503 and Census Tract 9509, with respective values of $31,341 and $28,598.

The following map shows all of the places in Kirksville, MO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$48,063

Median Household Income

± $7,235

N/A

Number of Households

± 0

The following chart displays the households in Kirksville, 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 < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Kirksville, MO is from Missouri.

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (72.2%)
Carpooled (14.2%)
Worked At Home (6.84%)

In 2023, 72.2% of workers in Kirksville, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14.2%) and those who worked at home (6.84%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

13.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kirksville, MO have a shorter commute time (13.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.2% of the workforce in Kirksville, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Kirksville, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kirksville, MO (4.23k out of 15.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Males 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

92.4% of the population of Kirksville, MO has health coverage, with 56.7% on employee plans, 12.9% on Medicaid, 8.95% on Medicare, 13% on non-group plans, and 0.798% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Adair County, MO see 619 patients per year on average, which represents a 29.2% decrease from the previous year (874 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1199 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 355 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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619 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Adair County, MO

Primary care physicians in Adair County, MO see an average of 619 patients per year. This represents a 29.2% decrease from the previous year (874 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Adair County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.7% under 18 years, 38.9% between 18 and 34 years, 26.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.1% over 64 years.

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

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

7.57%

Uninsured

56.7%

Employer Coverage

12.9%

Medicaid

8.95%

Medicare

13%

Non-Group

0.798%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Kirksville, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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