Kirksville, MO

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

29,339

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

31.5

1.29% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

20%

2.68% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$61,485

8.88% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Kirksville, MO is home to a population of 29.3k people, from which 96.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 4.8% of Kirksville, MO residents were born outside of the country (1.41k people).

In 2024, there were 22.8 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (25.8k people) in Kirksville, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.13k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 698 Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

96.2%

2024 Citizenship

97.1%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 96.2% of Kirksville, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Kirksville, MO was 97.1%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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)
25.8k ± 102
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
1.13k ± 113
Two Races Excluding Other, & Three or More Races (Non-Hispanic)
698 ± 239

2.67%

Hispanic Population

784 people

2.67% of the people in Kirksville, MO are hispanic (784 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Kirksville, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

4.8%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

1.41k people

3.8%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

1.11k people

As of 2024, 4.8% of Kirksville, MO residents (1.41k 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 Kirksville, MO was 3.8%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Vietnam
377 ± 93
Gulf War (2001-)
263 ± 119
Gulf War (1990s)
210 ± 125

Kirksville, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Kirksville, MO.

Economy

The economy of Kirksville, MO employs 12.5k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Kirksville, MO were Educational Services (2,302 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,927 people), and Retail Trade (1,479 people), and the highest paying industries were Utilities ($100,781), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($63,616), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($60,151).

Employment

Occupations

12.5k

2024 Value

± 730

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 8.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kirksville, MO grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 12.3k employees to 12.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Kirksville, MO, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,365 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,335 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (1,151 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Kirksville, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

12.5k

2024 Value

± 730

1.65%

1 Year growth

± 8.13%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Kirksville, MO grew at a rate of 1.65%, from 12.3k employees to 12.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Kirksville, MO, are Educational Services (2,302 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,927 people), and Retail Trade (1,479 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

$44,878

Median earning men ± $4,179

$31,992

Median earning women ± $2,687

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,000), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($62,155), and Manufacturing ($56,522).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($54,042), Public Administration ($52,344), and Manufacturing ($50,473).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

64
Other Services (except Public Administration)
53
Retail Trade
33
Health Care and Social Assistance

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$82.7k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$48.6k
Manufacturing
$40.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Education

The student population of Kirksville, MO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 2,576 male students and 4,576 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Kirksville, MO are White (1,544 and 68.4%), Asian (249 and 11%), Hispanic or Latino (182 and 8.06%), and Black or African American (109 and 4.83%).

The largest universities in Kirksville, MO by number of degrees awarded are A T Still University of Health Sciences (1,420 and 60.4%), Truman State University (912 and 38.8%), and Kirksville Area Technical Center (18 and 0.766%).

The most popular majors in Kirksville, MO are Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy (305 and 13%), General Public Health (272 and 11.6%), and Physician Assistant (236 and 10%).

The median tuition cost for a public four year colleges is $9,500 for in-state students and $18,228 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Kirksville, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 83.7%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 26.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 7,152 (36% men and 64% 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 2024 there were 7,152 students enrolled in Kirksville, MO, 36% men and 64% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 4,725 records, of which 63.1% were women and 36.9% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Business Administration & Management
73 degrees awarded
General Psychology
64 degrees awarded
Kinesiology & Exercise Science
55 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Kirksville, MO was General Business Administration & Management with 73 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
1,420 degrees awarded
Truman State University
912 degrees awarded
Kirksville Area Technical Center
18 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was A T Still University of Health Sciences with 1,420 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 864 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Kirksville, MO, which is 0.581 times less than the 1,486 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 1,544 degrees mean that there were 6.2 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Asian, with 249 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 ($9,500) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($338) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,100) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Kirksville, MO was $162,200 in 2024, which is 0.488 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $155,500 to $162,200, a 4.31% increase. The homeownership rate in Kirksville, MO is 63.4%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Kirksville, MO have an average commute time of 17 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.

Housing

Property

$162,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$8,557

$6,613

Median Property Taxes

±$435

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 Kirksville, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Kirksville, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

63.4%

Homeownership

2024

60.4%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 63.4% of the housing units in Kirksville, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Kirksville, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

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

$61,485

Median Household Income

± $4,373

10.4k

Number of Households

± 605

In 2024, the median household income of the 10.4k households in Kirksville, MO grew to $61,485 from the previous year's value of $56,468.

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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. 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 2024

Drove Alone (78.3%)
Carpooled (9.81%)
Worked At Home (7.85%)

In 2024, 78.3% of workers in Kirksville, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.81%) and those who worked at home (7.85%).

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

17 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Kirksville, MO have a shorter commute time (17 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.9% 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

20% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Kirksville, MO (5.5k out of 27.4k 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 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 Hispanic 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

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

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

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