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Population (2000): 48,554
Land Area (2000): 123.012 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.280 square kilometers
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 32.3186 (0.2) / (-17.8)
Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 80.0186 (26.7) / 90.2186 (32.3)
Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 4,303
Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 1,560
Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 43 inches

Joplin Population By Year

Year	Population	Year	Population	Year	Population
1999	44,856	2002	46,133	2005	47,202
2000	46,060	2003	46,447	2006	47,528
2001	45,785	2004	46,781	2007	48,261

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	47,038	96.34%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	1,787	3.66%

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Joplin Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	20,458	19,250	1,208	5.90%	59
1991	20,943	19,667	1,277	6.10%	61
1992	21,639	20,351	1,288	5.95%	60
1993	22,239	20,854	1,385	6.23%	62
1994	22,691	21,516	1,174	5.18%	52
1995	23,226	22,153	1,073	4.62%	46
1996	23,908	22,823	1,085	4.54%	45
1997	25,457	24,435	1,022	4.02%	40
1998	25,401	24,398	1,004	3.95%	40
1999	25,228	24,466	762	3.02%	30
2000	23,377	22,583	794	3.40%	34
2001	23,447	22,383	1,064	4.54%	45
2002	23,086	21,831	1,255	5.44%	55
2003	23,478	22,163	1,315	5.60%	56
2004	23,492	22,195	1,296	5.52%	55
2005	23,439	22,249	1,189	5.07%	51
2006	23,886	22,817	1,069	4.48%	45
2007	24,156	23,022	1,135	4.70%	47
2008	24,102	22,791	1,311	5.44%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	20,032	18,891	1,141	5.70%	57
Feb 1990	20,058	18,836	1,222	6.09%	61
Mar 1990	20,031	18,930	1,101	5.50%	55
Apr 1990	20,362	19,253	1,109	5.45%	54
May 1990	20,485	19,380	1,105	5.39%	54
Jun 1990	21,009	19,697	1,312	6.24%	62
Jul 1990	20,500	19,146	1,354	6.60%	66
Aug 1990	20,135	19,182	953	4.73%	47
Sep 1990	20,623	19,153	1,470	7.13%	71
Oct 1990	20,833	19,498	1,335	6.41%	64
Nov 1990	20,722	19,502	1,220	5.89%	59
Dec 1990	20,702	19,532	1,170	5.65%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	20,530	19,338	1,192	5.81%	58
Feb 1991	20,774	19,371	1,403	6.75%	68
Mar 1991	20,714	19,437	1,277	6.16%	62
Apr 1991	20,803	19,655	1,148	5.52%	55
May 1991	20,792	19,466	1,326	6.38%	64
Jun 1991	21,168	19,807	1,361	6.43%	64
Jul 1991	20,855	19,591	1,264	6.06%	61
Aug 1991	20,892	19,669	1,223	5.85%	59
Sep 1991	21,040	19,688	1,352	6.43%	64
Oct 1991	21,194	19,856	1,338	6.31%	63
Nov 1991	21,246	20,062	1,184	5.57%	56
Dec 1991	21,310	20,060	1,250	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	21,613	20,324	1,289	5.96%	60
Feb 1992	21,505	20,158	1,347	6.26%	63
Mar 1992	21,630	20,308	1,322	6.11%	61
Apr 1992	21,669	20,353	1,316	6.07%	61
May 1992	21,792	20,400	1,392	6.39%	64
Jun 1992	22,134	20,692	1,442	6.51%	65
Jul 1992	21,787	20,443	1,344	6.17%	62
Aug 1992	21,524	20,238	1,286	5.97%	60
Sep 1992	21,355	20,088	1,267	5.93%	59
Oct 1992	21,507	20,416	1,091	5.07%	51
Nov 1992	21,558	20,430	1,128	5.23%	52
Dec 1992	21,596	20,366	1,230	5.70%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	21,882	20,475	1,407	6.43%	64
Feb 1993	21,988	20,487	1,501	6.83%	68
Mar 1993	22,050	20,629	1,421	6.44%	64
Apr 1993	22,008	20,652	1,356	6.16%	62
May 1993	22,386	20,897	1,489	6.65%	67
Jun 1993	22,788	21,129	1,659	7.28%	73
Jul 1993	22,322	20,926	1,396	6.25%	63
Aug 1993	22,190	20,941	1,249	5.63%	56
Sep 1993	22,107	20,819	1,288	5.83%	58
Oct 1993	22,338	21,028	1,310	5.86%	59
Nov 1993	22,412	21,139	1,273	5.68%	57
Dec 1993	22,399	21,126	1,273	5.68%	57

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	22,442	21,063	1,379	6.14%	61
Feb 1994	22,501	21,097	1,404	6.24%	62
Mar 1994	22,526	21,114	1,412	6.27%	63
Apr 1994	22,513	21,336	1,177	5.23%	52
May 1994	22,722	21,605	1,117	4.92%	49
Jun 1994	22,970	21,774	1,196	5.21%	52
Jul 1994	22,721	21,618	1,103	4.85%	49
Aug 1994	22,701	21,554	1,147	5.05%	51
Sep 1994	22,707	21,658	1,049	4.62%	46
Oct 1994	22,777	21,784	993	4.36%	44
Nov 1994	22,949	21,913	1,036	4.51%	45
Dec 1994	22,757	21,679	1,078	4.74%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	23,007	21,803	1,204	5.23%	52
Feb 1995	23,133	21,961	1,172	5.07%	51
Mar 1995	23,281	22,080	1,201	5.16%	52
Apr 1995	23,386	22,223	1,163	4.97%	50
May 1995	23,354	22,164	1,190	5.10%	51
Jun 1995	23,417	22,190	1,227	5.24%	52
Jul 1995	23,147	22,025	1,122	4.85%	48
Aug 1995	22,999	21,945	1,054	4.58%	46
Sep 1995	23,199	22,215	984	4.24%	42
Oct 1995	23,187	22,346	841	3.63%	36
Nov 1995	23,248	22,432	816	3.51%	35
Dec 1995	23,353	22,446	907	3.88%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	23,496	22,472	1,024	4.36%	44
Feb 1996	23,666	22,590	1,076	4.55%	45
Mar 1996	24,065	22,911	1,154	4.80%	48
Apr 1996	24,052	22,937	1,115	4.64%	46
May 1996	24,073	22,964	1,109	4.61%	46
Jun 1996	24,277	23,141	1,136	4.68%	47
Jul 1996	23,885	22,765	1,120	4.69%	47
Aug 1996	23,708	22,617	1,091	4.60%	46
Sep 1996	23,596	22,539	1,057	4.48%	45
Oct 1996	24,019	22,993	1,026	4.27%	43
Nov 1996	24,045	22,991	1,054	4.38%	44
Dec 1996	24,015	22,960	1,055	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	25,149	24,038	1,111	4.42%	44
Feb 1997	25,466	24,329	1,137	4.46%	45
Mar 1997	25,557	24,481	1,076	4.21%	42
Apr 1997	25,401	24,455	946	3.72%	37
May 1997	25,349	24,381	968	3.82%	38
Jun 1997	25,584	24,526	1,058	4.14%	41
Jul 1997	25,633	24,723	910	3.55%	36
Aug 1997	25,470	24,399	1,071	4.20%	42
Sep 1997	25,092	24,043	1,049	4.18%	42
Oct 1997	25,536	24,530	1,006	3.94%	39
Nov 1997	25,610	24,649	961	3.75%	38
Dec 1997	25,638	24,663	975	3.80%	38

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	24,939	23,821	1,118	4.48%	45
Feb 1998	25,488	24,384	1,104	4.33%	43
Mar 1998	25,565	24,468	1,097	4.29%	43
Apr 1998	25,680	24,634	1,046	4.07%	41
May 1998	25,821	24,731	1,090	4.22%	42
Jun 1998	25,993	24,876	1,117	4.30%	43
Jul 1998	25,456	24,557	899	3.53%	35
Aug 1998	25,432	24,323	1,109	4.36%	44
Sep 1998	24,973	24,060	913	3.66%	37
Oct 1998	25,043	24,190	853	3.41%	34
Nov 1998	25,140	24,265	875	3.48%	35
Dec 1998	25,287	24,463	824	3.26%	33

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	25,111	24,364	747	2.97%	30
Feb 1999	25,255	24,448	807	3.20%	32
Mar 1999	25,381	24,597	784	3.09%	31
Apr 1999	25,406	24,491	915	3.60%	36
May 1999	25,185	24,394	791	3.14%	31
Jun 1999	25,495	24,543	952	3.73%	37
Jul 1999	25,343	24,482	861	3.40%	34
Aug 1999	25,105	24,315	790	3.15%	31
Sep 1999	25,202	24,491	711	2.82%	28
Oct 1999	25,041	24,539	502	2.00%	20
Nov 1999	25,093	24,470	623	2.48%	25
Dec 1999	25,118	24,454	664	2.64%	26

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	23,298	22,570	728	3.12%	31
Feb 2000	23,377	22,604	773	3.31%	33
Mar 2000	23,399	22,596	803	3.43%	34
Apr 2000	23,331	22,632	699	3.00%	30
May 2000	23,389	22,637	752	3.22%	32
Jun 2000	23,530	22,684	846	3.60%	36
Jul 2000	23,436	22,660	776	3.31%	33
Aug 2000	23,148	22,357	791	3.42%	34
Sep 2000	23,145	22,285	860	3.72%	37
Oct 2000	23,415	22,567	848	3.62%	36
Nov 2000	23,405	22,619	786	3.36%	34
Dec 2000	23,649	22,783	866	3.66%	37

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	23,828	22,725	1,103	4.63%	46
Feb 2001	23,797	22,673	1,124	4.72%	47
Mar 2001	23,817	22,637	1,180	4.95%	50
Apr 2001	23,641	22,621	1,020	4.31%	43
May 2001	23,586	22,628	958	4.06%	41
Jun 2001	23,720	22,565	1,155	4.87%	49
Jul 2001	23,692	22,649	1,043	4.40%	44
Aug 2001	23,170	22,139	1,031	4.45%	44
Sep 2001	23,050	22,014	1,036	4.49%	45
Oct 2001	23,117	22,129	988	4.27%	43
Nov 2001	22,999	21,935	1,064	4.63%	46
Dec 2001	22,945	21,875	1,070	4.66%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	23,048	21,786	1,262	5.48%	55
Feb 2002	23,299	22,000	1,299	5.58%	56
Mar 2002	23,254	21,892	1,362	5.86%	59
Apr 2002	23,135	21,929	1,206	5.21%	52
May 2002	22,818	21,665	1,153	5.05%	51
Jun 2002	23,177	21,723	1,454	6.27%	63
Jul 2002	23,218	21,922	1,296	5.58%	56
Aug 2002	22,894	21,630	1,264	5.52%	55
Sep 2002	22,918	21,700	1,218	5.31%	53
Oct 2002	23,139	21,983	1,156	5.00%	50
Nov 2002	23,098	21,885	1,213	5.25%	53
Dec 2002	23,029	21,853	1,176	5.11%	51

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	23,294	21,928	1,366	5.86%	59
Feb 2003	23,263	21,953	1,310	5.63%	56
Mar 2003	23,313	22,018	1,295	5.55%	56
Apr 2003	23,533	22,245	1,288	5.47%	55
May 2003	23,632	22,268	1,364	5.77%	58
Jun 2003	24,077	22,455	1,622	6.74%	67
Jul 2003	23,807	22,393	1,414	5.94%	59
Aug 2003	23,462	22,134	1,328	5.66%	57
Sep 2003	23,412	22,127	1,285	5.49%	55
Oct 2003	23,360	22,126	1,234	5.28%	53
Nov 2003	23,398	22,235	1,163	4.97%	50
Dec 2003	23,183	22,068	1,115	4.81%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	23,397	22,084	1,313	5.61%	56
Feb 2004	23,313	22,035	1,278	5.48%	55
Mar 2004	23,344	22,028	1,316	5.64%	56
Apr 2004	23,334	22,106	1,228	5.26%	53
May 2004	23,287	22,005	1,282	5.51%	55
Jun 2004	23,754	22,236	1,518	6.39%	64
Jul 2004	23,908	22,561	1,347	5.63%	56
Aug 2004	23,518	22,190	1,328	5.65%	56
Sep 2004	23,519	22,220	1,299	5.52%	55
Oct 2004	23,537	22,281	1,256	5.34%	53
Nov 2004	23,561	22,344	1,217	5.17%	52
Dec 2004	23,426	22,252	1,174	5.01%	50

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	23,318	22,007	1,311	5.62%	56
Feb 2005	23,354	21,999	1,355	5.80%	58
Mar 2005	23,314	21,983	1,331	5.71%	57
Apr 2005	23,379	22,187	1,192	5.10%	51
May 2005	23,400	22,187	1,213	5.18%	52
Jun 2005	23,596	22,225	1,371	5.81%	58
Jul 2005	23,738	22,544	1,194	5.03%	50
Aug 2005	23,373	22,325	1,048	4.48%	45
Sep 2005	23,449	22,345	1,104	4.71%	47
Oct 2005	23,542	22,457	1,085	4.61%	46
Nov 2005	23,492	22,371	1,121	4.77%	48
Dec 2005	23,310	22,363	947	4.06%	41

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	23,569	22,530	1,039	4.41%	44
Feb 2006	23,713	22,554	1,159	4.89%	49
Mar 2006	23,685	22,619	1,066	4.50%	45
Apr 2006	23,637	22,698	939	3.97%	40
May 2006	23,730	22,761	969	4.08%	41
Jun 2006	24,144	22,929	1,215	5.03%	50
Jul 2006	24,037	22,897	1,140	4.74%	47
Aug 2006	23,789	22,651	1,138	4.78%	48
Sep 2006	23,744	22,662	1,082	4.56%	46
Oct 2006	24,115	23,024	1,091	4.52%	45
Nov 2006	24,268	23,221	1,047	4.31%	43
Dec 2006	24,199	23,255	944	3.90%	39

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	24,100	23,018	1,082	4.49%	45
Feb 2007	24,171	22,981	1,190	4.92%	49
Mar 2007	24,170	23,062	1,108	4.58%	46
Apr 2007	23,941	22,981	960	4.01%	40
May 2007	23,962	22,923	1,039	4.34%	43
Jun 2007	24,489	23,227	1,262	5.15%	52
Jul 2007	24,295	23,102	1,193	4.91%	49
Aug 2007	24,034	22,859	1,175	4.89%	49
Sep 2007	24,170	22,961	1,209	5.00%	50
Oct 2007	24,157	22,992	1,165	4.82%	48
Nov 2007	24,222	23,112	1,110	4.58%	46
Dec 2007	24,163	23,040	1,123	4.65%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	24,070	22,861	1,209	5.02%	50
Feb 2008	24,079	22,816	1,263	5.25%	52
Mar 2008	24,143	22,812	1,331	5.51%	55
Apr 2008	23,942	22,884	1,058	4.42%	44
May 2008	24,185	22,901	1,284	5.31%	53
Jun 2008	24,528	23,114	1,414	5.76%	58
Jul 2008	24,214	22,732	1,482	6.12%	61
Aug 2008	23,767	22,364	1,403	5.90%	59
Sep 2008	23,989	22,638	1,351	5.63%	56
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Joplin Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	998	8.24%
2.	Health Care	878	7.25%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	848	7.00%
4.	Truck Transportation	796	6.57%
5.	Educational Services	561	4.63%
6.	Metal Manufactuing	495	4.08%
7.	Food Manufacturing	493	4.07%
8.	Repair and Maintenance	427	3.52%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	365	3.01%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	336	2.77%
11.	Department and Other General Stores	324	2.67%
12.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	298	2.46%
13.	Finance and Insurance	266	2.20%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	266	2.20%
15.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	256	2.11%
16.	Furniture and Related Manufacturing	252	2.08%
17.	Public Administration	244	2.01%
18.	Electrical Equipment / Appliances / Components Manufacturing	224	1.85%
19.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	208	1.72%
20.	Broadcasting and Telecommunications	205	1.69%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	1,975	18.26%
2.	Educational Services	1,268	11.72%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,167	10.79%
4.	Department and Other General Stores	558	5.16%
5.	Finance and Insurance	418	3.86%
6.	Social Assistance	382	3.53%
7.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	305	2.82%
8.	Personal and Laundry Services	301	2.78%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	291	2.69%
10.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	258	2.38%
11.	Public Administration	243	2.25%
12.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	230	2.13%
13.	Food Manufacturing	228	2.11%
14.	Truck Transportation	223	2.06%
15.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	214	1.98%
16.	Metal Manufactuing	177	1.64%
17.	Food and Beverage Stores	167	1.54%
18.	Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes	159	1.47%
19.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	139	1.28%
20.	Other Direct Selling Estab	119	1.10%

Joplin Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	874	7.21%
2.	Other Production Occupations	832	6.87%
3.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	669	5.52%
4.	Other Installation / Maintenance	512	4.23%
5.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	472	3.90%
6.	Other Management Occupations	449	3.71%
7.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	429	3.54%
8.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	384	3.17%
9.	Vehicle Mechanics	375	3.09%
10.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	373	3.08%
11.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	355	2.93%
12.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	290	2.39%
13.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	285	2.35%
14.	Other Office and Admin Support	236	1.95%
15.	Operations Managers Non Finance	232	1.91%
16.	Other Construction Trades	207	1.71%
17.	Top Executives	202	1.67%
18.	Physicians and Surgeons	196	1.62%
19.	Assemblers and Fabricators	193	1.59%
20.	Carpenters	188	1.55%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	653	6.04%
2.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	523	4.83%
3.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	518	4.79%
4.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	516	4.77%
5.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	512	4.73%
6.	Other Office and Admin Support	491	4.54%
7.	Waiters and Waitresses	380	3.51%
8.	Other Production Occupations	370	3.42%
9.	Cashiers	369	3.41%
10.	Health Technologists and Technicians	348	3.22%
11.	Other Management Occupations	343	3.17%
12.	Registered Nurses	332	3.07%
13.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	309	2.86%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	303	2.80%
15.	Customer Service Representatives	295	2.73%
16.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	290	2.68%
17.	Child Care Workers	257	2.38%
18.	Counselors / Social Workers / Etc.	232	2.14%
19.	Other Food Preparation and Servers	195	1.80%
20.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	187	1.73%

Joplin Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	20,153	52.42%
15-35 hours	5,605	14.58%
1-14 hours	1,143	2.97%
No regular hours	11,541	30.02%

Joplin Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	671	3.04%
5 AM-5:29 AM	435	1.97%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	902	4.09%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,162	5.27%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,022	9.17%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,885	13.08%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,835	21.92%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,924	8.72%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	960	4.35%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,415	6.42%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	638	2.89%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	243	1.10%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,845	8.37%
4 PM-11:59 PM	2,119	9.61%

Joplin Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	1,213	5.50%
5-9	4,705	21.33%
10-14	6,522	29.57%
15-19	4,640	21.04%
20-24	1,858	8.42%
25-29	564	2.56%
30-34	1,188	5.39%
35-39	112	0.51%
40-44	207	0.94%
45-59	549	2.49%
60-89	272	1.23%
At least 90	226	1.02%

Joplin Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	62	0.28%	19,440	88.14%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,507	6.83%
45-59	12	0.05%	537	2.43%
At least 60	0	0.00%	498	2.26%

Joplin Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	86	0.38%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,472	10.93%
Car / truck / van, solo	18,695	82.68%
Motorcycle	35	0.15%
Other	133	0.59%
Public transportation	74	0.33%
Walked	561	2.48%
Worked at home	556	2.46%

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Joplin Family Information Back to top
: 20,395 (46,890 people)
: 12,530 (36,335 people)
: 4,540
: 20,053
Joplin Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,487	12.19%
$10,000-$14,999	1,947	9.55%
$15,000-$19,999	1,861	9.12%
$20,000-$24,999	1,829	8.97%
$25,000-$29,999	1,802	8.84%
$30,000-$34,999	1,531	7.51%
$35,000-$39,999	1,363	6.68%
$40,000-$44,999	1,323	6.49%
$45,000-$49,999	945	4.63%
$50,000-$59,999	1,641	8.05%
$60,000-$74,999	1,598	7.84%
$75,000-$99,999	896	4.39%
$100,000-$124,999	576	2.82%
$125,000-$149,999	153	0.75%
$150,000-$199,999	196	0.96%
$200,000 or more	247	1.21%

Joplin Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,464	31.82%
Family, 2 people	5,947	29.28%
Nonfamily, 2 people	1,188	5.85%
Family, 3 people	2,878	14.17%
Nonfamily, 3 people	196	0.96%
Family, 4 people	2,215	10.90%
Nonfamily, 4 people	52	0.26%
Family, 5 people	911	4.48%
Nonfamily, 5 people	14	0.07%
Family, 6 people	280	1.38%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	164	0.81%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.01%

Joplin Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	16,059	29.65%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	6,783	12.52%
Public Assistance	827	1.53%
Retirement	3,180	5.87%
Self Employment	2,033	3.75%
Social Security	6,029	11.13%
Supplemental Security	1,090	2.01%
Wage / Salary	15,352	28.34%
Other	2,813	5.19%

Joplin Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,607	58.85%
With children under 18	3,921	41.15%

Joplin Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,124	11.67%
Married	10,922	60.03%
Never Married	4,624	25.41%
Widowed	525	2.89%

Joplin Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,916	13.99%
Married	11,093	53.22%
Never Married	4,404	21.13%
Widowed	2,429	11.65%

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Joplin Education Information Back to top
Joplin Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	1,633	4.37%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,482	14.67%
High school diploma or equivalent	11,619	31.10%
Some college, no degree	10,105	27.05%
Associate degree	1,756	4.70%
Bachelors degree	4,555	12.19%
Graduate or professional degree	2,209	5.91%

Joplin Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	412	0.85%	294	0.61%	706	1.45%
Kindergarten	565	1.16%	101	0.21%	666	1.37%
Grades 1-4	2,359	4.86%	339	0.70%	2,698	5.56%
Grades 5-8	2,096	4.32%	297	0.61%	2,393	4.93%
Grades 9-12	1,740	3.58%	360	0.74%	2,100	4.33%
Undergrad college	2,117	4.36%	961	1.98%	3,078	6.34%
Graduate or professional school	303	0.62%	53	0.11%	356	0.73%
Total	9,592	19.76%	2,405	4.95%	11,997	24.71%

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Joplin Business Information Back to top
: $1,108,502,000
: $126,693,000

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Joplin Public Benefits Information Back to top
Joplin Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	40,034	85.35%
Below Poverty Level	6,869	14.65%

Joplin Government Finances By Year

Year	Property Taxes	Other Taxes	Intergov. Revenue	Utility Revenue	Employee Retirement Revenue	Other Revenue	Total Revenue	Salaries & Wages	Total Debt	Total Cash & Securities
1951	$553	$243	$15	$0	$7	$161	$736	$524	$1,602	$0
1952	$601	$361	$14	$0	$8	$145	$768	$603	$1,660	$0
1953	$584	$378	$0	$0	$8	$143	$735	$690	$1,547	$0
1954	$85	$353	$1	$0	$7	$150	$243	$628	$1,447	$936
1955	$617	$435	$14	$0	$10	$200	$841	$752	$1,536	$1,202
1956	$669	$435	$157	$0	$12	$219	$1,057	$791	$1,737	$1,032
1957	$693	$441	$169	$0	$13	$221	$1,096	$820	$1,608	$943
1958	$819	$457	$18	$0	$15	$203	$1,055	$916	$2,909	$2,369
1959	$975	$495	$23	$0	$14	$234	$1,246	$947	$2,733	$1,962
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$1,142	$655	$348	$0	$20	$866	$2,376	$1,298	$6,481	$2,834
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$1,278	$1,011	$302	$0	$20	$986	$2,586	$1,668	$13,111	$7,240
1971	$1,342	$1,061	$317	$0	$20	$1,036	$2,715	$1,752	$13,767	$7,596
1972	$1,164	$2,382	$1,150	$0	$27	$1,475	$3,816	$1,974	$13,404	$3,871
1973	$975	$2,582	$975	$0	$27	$1,407	$3,384	$2,034	$12,897	$3,102
1974	$1,004	$2,851	$4,114	$0	$27	$1,499	$6,644	$2,654	$10,833	$3,528
1975	$1,036	$3,057	$3,328	$0	$27	$1,668	$6,059	$3,075	$10,573	$3,188
1976	$1,048	$3,205	$3,638	$0	$27	$1,645	$6,358	$3,415	$9,508	$3,449
1977	$1,284	$3,472	$3,823	$0	$125	$1,805	$7,037	$3,763	$10,861	$6,394
1978	$1,420	$3,942	$3,205	$0	$147	$1,858	$6,630	$3,685	$10,047	$6,764
1979	$1,610	$4,966	$4,338	$0	$182	$2,409	$8,539	$3,969	$9,185	$7,523
1980	$1,687	$5,314	$4,740	$0	$231	$2,474	$9,132	$4,408	$8,315	$8,621
1981	$1,678	$5,742	$3,385	$0	$260	$2,897	$8,220	$4,559	$7,431	$9,322
1982	$1,818	$6,110	$3,693	$0	$0	$1,726	$7,237	$4,648	$2,945	$6,480
1983	$1,895	$6,627	$3,034	$0	$375	$3,150	$8,454	$5,463	$5,537	$11,083
1984	$2,060	$7,017	$5,799	$0	$401	$2,921	$11,181	$6,736	$4,734	$14,155
1985	$790	$9,136	$9,776	$0	$455	$3,297	$14,318	$7,399	$3,822	$14,807
1986	$818	$9,845	$8,356	$0	$546	$3,402	$13,122	$7,733	$2,386	$17,823
1987	$724	$9,858	$7,328	$0	$643	$3,607	$12,302	$6,721	$1,687	$19,412
1988	$765	$10,281	$5,939	$0	$716	$3,306	$10,726	$8,538	$1,240	$20,360
1989	$740	$10,785	$5,172	$0	$746	$2,915	$9,573	$8,813	$817	$22,032
1990	$791	$11,598	$4,807	$0	$841	$5,458	$11,897	$9,025	$400	$20,526
1991	$806	$12,321	$3,258	$0	$893	$6,811	$11,768	$8,267	$200	$21,625
1992	$800	$12,586	$2,073	$0	$847	$6,139	$9,859	$7,936	$0	$25,545
1993	$771	$13,259	$2,846	$0	$1,091	$6,276	$10,984	$10,220	$0	$28,465
1994	$752	$14,763	$2,336	$0	$948	$5,277	$9,313	$8,876	$0	$30,258
1995	$833	$16,380	$3,885	$0	$1,091	$6,469	$12,278	$17,113	$0	$34,086
1996	$895	$17,571	$4,224	$0	$1,091	$7,001	$13,211	$19,191	$0	$35,852
1997	$572	$17,957	$3,631	$0	$1,333	$9,184	$14,720	$13,319	$20,000	$48,271
1998	$821	$18,691	$5,335	$0	$1,333	$8,772	$16,261	$12,995	$19,308	$53,229
1999	$818	$20,205	$4,209	$0	$1,051	$15,893	$21,971	$12,535	$18,584	$59,513
2000	$1,066	$19,871	$4,541	$0	$1,077	$8,575	$15,259	$12,307	$17,827	$56,975
2001	$1,343	$20,524	$6,347	$0	$1,077	$8,218	$16,985	$14,137	$20,156	$55,804
2002	$989	$21,375	$4,762	$0	$0	$9,512	$15,263	$16,387	$17,625	$52,182
2003	$1,023	$23,107	$5,596	$0	$169	$8,657	$15,445	$15,854	$16,652	$49,978
2004	$1,419	$25,916	$7,146	$0	$0	$7,888	$16,453	$18,389	$22,087	$33,983
2005	$1,598	$26,334	$6,161	$52	$0	$11,376	$19,187	$19,592	$20,911	$30,693
2006	$1,777	$29,548	$9,275	$60	$0	$14,004	$25,116	$17,969	$19,696	$31,023

Year	Education	Financial Control	Public Buildings	Public Health	Transportation	Parks & Recreation	Total Expenses
Year	Protective Services	Welfare	Interest On General Debt	Utilities	Employee Retirement	Other	Total Expenses
1951	$0	$78	$46	$25	$94	$74	$798
1951	$230	$32	$26	$0	$7	$186	$798
1952	$0	$105	$36	$26	$150	$68	$943
1952	$274	$31	$26	$0	$16	$211	$943
1953	$0	$84	$37	$26	$154	$95	$1,133
1953	$363	$31	$27	$0	$16	$300	$1,133
1954	$0	$77	$33	$21	$151	$75	$913
1954	$283	$24	$23	$0	$15	$211	$913
1955	$0	$108	$26	$34	$173	$72	$1,069
1955	$346	$26	$22	$0	$22	$240	$1,069
1956	$0	$100	$33	$41	$499	$95	$1,592
1956	$439	$21	$28	$0	$26	$310	$1,592
1957	$0	$110	$22	$41	$487	$77	$1,619
1957	$469	$24	$31	$0	$28	$330	$1,619
1958	$0	$100	$23	$47	$218	$86	$1,422
1958	$463	$6	$51	$0	$30	$398	$1,422
1959	$0	$108	$0	$51	$241	$82	$2,287
1959	$472	$5	$69	$0	$35	$1,224	$2,287
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1960	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1961	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1962	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1963	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1964	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1965	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1966	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1967	$0	$121	$104	$94	$445	$153	$2,969
1967	$842	$12	$191	$0	$51	$956	$2,969
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1968	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1969	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
1970	$0	$161	$70	$127	$606	$215	$4,681
1970	$902	$0	$280	$0	$51	$2,269	$4,681
1971	$0	$169	$74	$133	$637	$226	$4,913
1971	$947	$0	$294	$0	$51	$2,382	$4,913
1972	$0	$206	$331	$129	$1,346	$297	$5,922
1972	$1,016	$8	$589	$0	$87	$1,913	$5,922
1973	$0	$228	$605	$127	$530	$277	$6,141
1973	$1,043	$8	$504	$0	$87	$2,732	$6,141
1974	$0	$284	$67	$218	$803	$527	$7,223
1974	$1,302	$5	$510	$0	$87	$3,420	$7,223
1975	$0	$326	$474	$152	$841	$428	$7,987
1975	$1,712	$25	$481	$0	$87	$3,461	$7,987
1976	$0	$388	$101	$171	$946	$683	$8,427
1976	$1,826	$87	$460	$0	$87	$3,678	$8,427
1977	$0	$379	$81	$232	$1,564	$2,208	$10,292
1977	$1,977	$90	$430	$0	$201	$3,130	$10,292
1978	$0	$434	$136	$225	$1,029	$778	$8,580
1978	$2,147	$130	$543	$0	$230	$2,928	$8,580
1979	$0	$428	$110	$231	$3,538	$691	$12,321
1979	$2,149	$118	$465	$0	$333	$4,258	$12,321
1980	$0	$447	$95	$253	$3,281	$1,295	$13,169
1980	$2,658	$152	$417	$0	$335	$4,236	$13,169
1981	$0	$531	$140	$303	$2,959	$795	$13,428
1981	$2,903	$266	$388	$0	$341	$4,802	$13,428
1982	$0	$562	$207	$345	$1,743	$560	$11,454
1982	$3,261	$0	$146	$0	$0	$4,630	$11,454
1983	$0	$607	$219	$389	$3,195	$935	$13,631
1983	$3,086	$49	$300	$0	$457	$4,394	$13,631
1984	$0	$577	$619	$414	$2,420	$1,149	$14,751
1984	$3,120	$501	$256	$0	$396	$5,299	$14,751
1985	$0	$644	$330	$467	$3,038	$909	$20,353
1985	$3,349	$218	$219	$0	$420	$10,759	$20,353
1986	$0	$904	$169	$488	$3,472	$1,053	$17,615
1986	$4,052	$168	$164	$0	$473	$6,672	$17,615
1987	$0	$893	$140	$388	$3,413	$1,082	$21,627
1987	$4,934	$169	$128	$0	$514	$9,966	$21,627
1988	$0	$889	$139	$317	$3,809	$1,466	$18,970
1988	$4,387	$220	$138	$0	$557	$7,048	$18,970
1989	$0	$973	$168	$422	$3,485	$1,184	$18,963
1989	$4,794	$230	$96	$0	$559	$7,052	$18,963
1990	$0	$1,144	$184	$768	$5,796	$1,396	$22,908
1990	$4,727	$776	$28	$0	$594	$7,495	$22,908
1991	$0	$1,244	$205	$833	$6,003	$1,738	$21,265
1991	$5,386	$893	$17	$0	$609	$4,337	$21,265
1992	$0	$1,103	$304	$618	$2,766	$1,656	$17,728
1992	$5,236	$373	$6	$0	$774	$4,892	$17,728
1993	$0	$1,511	$256	$514	$3,579	$1,385	$23,860
1993	$5,675	$366	$0	$0	$843	$9,731	$23,860
1994	$0	$1,917	$229	$503	$3,590	$1,147	$20,995
1994	$6,263	$419	$0	$0	$924	$6,003	$20,995
1995	$0	$2,166	$252	$553	$4,295	$1,286	$23,467
1995	$6,932	$457	$0	$0	$843	$6,683	$23,467
1996	$0	$2,406	$272	$596	$5,132	$1,417	$25,984
1996	$7,525	$490	$0	$0	$843	$7,303	$25,984
1997	$0	$2,395	$286	$681	$6,796	$1,607	$41,685
1997	$7,456	$278	$1,162	$3	$1,517	$19,504	$41,685
1998	$0	$2,816	$368	$787	$6,217	$2,126	$34,479
1998	$8,470	$295	$1,000	$0	$1,517	$10,883	$34,479
1999	$0	$2,518	$362	$1,078	$6,634	$2,353	$32,105
1999	$8,823	$56	$1,652	$0	$1,046	$7,583	$32,105
2000	$0	$2,190	$691	$1,255	$7,455	$2,263	$32,227
2000	$9,160	$325	$1,186	$0	$1,096	$6,606	$32,227
2001	$0	$1,503	$503	$780	$11,179	$3,091	$39,694
2001	$10,699	$6	$1,255	$0	$1,096	$9,582	$39,694
2002	$0	$2,333	$560	$1,247	$11,987	$3,489	$42,497
2002	$11,509	$0	$1,011	$0	$1,947	$8,414	$42,497
2003	$0	$2,286	$626	$1,342	$7,518	$6,322	$39,306
2003	$10,184	$0	$945	$0	$1,721	$8,362	$39,306
2004	$0	$2,515	$4,111	$1,350	$7,888	$5,201	$43,848
2004	$10,795	$211	$907	$0	$0	$10,870	$43,848
2005	$0	$4,717	$2,629	$1,603	$8,631	$3,964	$50,674
2005	$11,775	$265	$1,033	$711	$0	$15,346	$50,674
2006	$0	$4,687	$3,435	$1,479	$12,726	$4,527	$67,519
2006	$10,642	$236	$990	$714	$0	$28,083	$67,519

Joplin Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Joplin Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year

Year	Aggravated Assault	Forcible Rape	Murder / Manslaughter	Robbery	Total Violent Crimes	Arson	Burglary	Larceny / Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft	Total Property Crimes
1999	1.627	0.334	0.067	0.713	2.742	0.647	16.074	49.982	5.128	71.830
2000	2.888	0.521	0.043	0.999	4.451	0.825	15.653	66.109	5.905	88.493
2001	2.271	0.786	0.066	1.529	4.652	0.502	15.485	61.396	6.137	83.521
2002	2.384	0.694	0.022	1.366	4.465	0.520	13.396	57.421	4.682	76.019
2003	2.347	0.624	0.108	1.033	4.112	0.409	13.801	60.348	5.060	79.209
2004	2.394	0.919	0.021	2.031	5.365	0.406	15.776	65.881	7.076	88.733
2005	4.237	0.720	0.042	1.843	6.843	0.530	13.898	66.650	8.559	89.106
2006	5.597	1.136	0.084	1.999	8.816	0.778	15.422	60.533	5.828	81.783
2007	5.014	0.787	0.021	1.886	7.708	0.767	17.509	73.641	8.558	99.708

Joplin Law Enforcement Employeess

Year	Officers	Civilian
2004	9	79
2005	11	76
2006	10	76
2007	11	77

Joplin Crime Index

Year	Index
1999	3,345
2000	4,281
2001	4,037
2002	3,713

Joplin Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

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Joplin Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,582	13.56%
10-19 Years	6,551	13.49%
20-29 Years	8,121	16.73%
30-39 Years	6,436	13.26%
40-49 Years	6,416	13.21%
50-59 Years	5,091	10.49%
60-69 Years	3,628	7.47%
70-79 Years	3,496	7.20%
80-89 Years	1,843	3.80%
90+ Years	390	0.80%

Joplin Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	23,141	47.66%
Female	25,413	52.34%

Joplin Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	43,932	90.48%
African-American	1,207	2.49%
Hispanic/Latino	1,199	2.47%
Multiracial	1,101	2.27%
Amerindian	698	1.44%
Asian	362	0.75%
Other Race	39	0.08%
Pacific Islander	16	0.03%

Joplin Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	8,376	23.61%
2.	United States Or American	6,431	18.13%
3.	Irish	5,874	16.56%
4.	English	4,723	13.32%
5.	French Non-Basque	1,370	3.86%
6.	Scotch Irish	1,258	3.55%
7.	Dutch	1,186	3.34%
8.	Italian	1,073	3.03%
9.	Scottish	898	2.53%
10.	Swedish	604	1.70%

Joplin Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	43,156	95.12%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,279	2.82%
3.	French	164	0.36%
4.	German	164	0.36%
5.	Other Indic	95	0.21%
6.	Russian	82	0.18%
7.	Chinese	75	0.17%
8.	Serbo Croatian	46	0.10%
9.	Arabic	41	0.09%
10.	Gujarathi	34	0.07%

Joplin Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	47,879	98.06%
Naturalized immigrant	382	0.78%
Not a citizen	564	1.16%

Joplin Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Joplin Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Joplin Zip Codes Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

64801	64803
64802	64804