Poplar Bluff, MO Population

Overview

16,318

Total Population

37.2

Median age

52.54%

Female population %

90.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

15-19 years

Largest age group

66.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

442

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Poplar Bluff's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Poplar Bluff is 37.2, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Poplar Bluff's population under 18 was 25.47%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Poplar Bluff's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 19.68% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Poplar Bluff, 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.

There are 830 more females than males in Poplar Bluff:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.54% females and 47.46% males in Poplar Bluff, MO.
The Poplar Bluff, MO gender ratio is 90.3:100 i.e. 90.3 men to 100 women (0.903).
For male population, the largest age group is 15-19 years with a population of 716.
For the female population, the largest age group is 50-54 years with a population of 677.

Poplar Bluff's population has become increasingly diverse:

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.
Poplar Bluff's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 442 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 15,876 (97.29% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Poplar Bluff is White with a population of 13,328 (81.68% of the total population).

Poplar Bluff's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 17,837 in the year 2009
From 2000 to 2010, Poplar Bluff's population decreased by 611 (3.46%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Poplar Bluff's population decreased by 834 (4.90%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Poplar Bluff's population was lowest in year 2020 at 16,201.