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Missouri · Census place 59096

Poplar Bluff city, MO

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Poplar Bluff city has 16,243 residents, ranking #53 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $42,035, the median home is worth $109,700 and median gross rent runs $760 a month.

Population
16,243Poplar Bluff city residents
Median household income
$42,035Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$109,700Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$760Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
36.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
51.4%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Poplar Bluff city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Poplar Bluff city median would spend about 21.7% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 23.5% of residents and 51.4% 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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