Missouri · Census place 39026
Kirksville city, MO
Quick answer
Kirksville city has 17,493 residents, ranking #49 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $48,063, the median home is worth $145,300 and median gross rent runs $787 a month.
- Population
- 17,493Kirksville city residents
- Median household income
- $48,063Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $145,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $787Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 25.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 47.9%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Kirksville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Kirksville city median would spend about 19.6% 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 3.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 27.2% of residents and 47.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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- Concord CDP 18,028
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- Lemay CDP 16,431
- Poplar Bluff city 16,243
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