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Hannibal, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hannibal, Missouri (Hannibal, MO — Census place “Hannibal city”) is 16,825 residents, ranking #51 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $54,071, the median home is worth $126,300 and median gross rent runs $821 a month. Looking for the Hannibal Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hannibal, MO: 63401.
- Population
- 16,825Hannibal city residents
- Median household income
- $54,071Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $126,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $821Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63.5%Owner-occupied households
Hannibal ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hannibal.
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What the numbers mean in Hannibal city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hannibal city median would spend about 18.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.3% of residents and 63.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hannibal city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hannibal city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 16,825 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #51 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 38.3 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Hannibal city earn a median of $54,071 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 3% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 17.3% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hannibal city is valued at $126,300, 58.4% below the national figure and 17% below the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $821 a month, 41.6% below the national figure, or roughly $9,852 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 63.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
- Lemay CDP 16,431
- Clayton city 17,282
- Poplar Bluff city 16,243
- Kirksville city 17,493
- Sikeston city 16,231
- Lake St. Louis city 17,538
- Grain Valley city 15,967
- Farmington city 17,999
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hannibal city?
- Hannibal city has 16,825 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #51 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Hannibal city?
- Median household income in Hannibal city is $54,071 a year, 31.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hannibal city?
- Median gross rent is $821 a month and the median home value is $126,300, so rent absorbs about 18.2% of median household income.
- Is Hannibal city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.3× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hannibal city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.2% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hannibal city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.