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The total population of Poplar Bluff is estimated to be 16,313 with 7,742 males (47.46%) and 8,571 females (52.54%). There are 829 more females than males in Poplar Bluff.
The median household income in Poplar Bluff was $39,150 in 2021, which marked an a decrease of 1,193(2.96%) from $40,343 in 2020. This income is 52.48% of the U.S. median household income of $74,606 (all incomes in 2022 inflation-adjusted dollars).
Per the latest American Community Survey by the Census Bureau, Poplar Bluff sees its highest median household income among householders in the age group of 25 to 44 years old, at $44,530. Overall, the median household income for the city of Poplar Bluff stands at $39,150.
In Poplar Bluff, the median income for all workers aged 15 years and older, regardless of work hours, was $25,204 for males and $18,680 for females. However, when specifically considering full-time, year-round workers within the same age group, the median income was $42,539 for males and $32,684 for females.
In Poplar Bluff, population is primarily represented by White households, reporting a median income of $44,039.
In 2022, the population of Poplar Bluff was 16,232, a 0.01% decrease year-by-year from 2021. Previously, in 2021, Poplar Bluff's population was 16,233, an increase of 0.20% compared to a population of 16,201 in 2020.
The median age in Poplar Bluff, MO is 37.2, as per 2021 ACS 5-Year Estimates. Of the total population, 20.28% were under the age of 15, 19.44% aged 15 to 29, 40.59% aged 30 to 64, 17.32% aged 65 to 84, and 2.36% were 85 years of age and older.
Racial distribution of Poplar Bluff population: 81.68% are White, 10.80% are Black or African American, 0.75% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.37% are Asian, 0.19% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.74% are some other race and 5.46% are multiracial.