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Carterville, MO

2,074 Population
2.6 square miles 795.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.3 ±6.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 38.3 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$20,854 ±$3,015 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: $32,117 ±$827
  • about half the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$58,849 ±$8,834 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: $61,901 ±$1,735
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

18.3% ±11.9% (371  ±254) Persons below poverty line
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 15.7% 31,278 (±1% / ±2,045)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

21.1 minutes ±4.4 (15,315  ±4,805) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 20.4 1,747,125 (±0.6 / ±58,648)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

743 ±124 Number of households
  • the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 79,505 ±648
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.8 ±0.4 (2,074  ±438) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 2.5 199,941 (±0 / ±88)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4% ±4.1% (16  ±17) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 6.2% † 2,862 (±0.8% / ±358)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

825 ±131 Number of housing units
  • the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 88,475 ±71
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$97,600 ±$11,323 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: $165,500 ±$3,164
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

17.9% ±9.7% (368  ±214.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 13.8% 27,685 (±1.1% / ±2,168.4)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

84.2% ±21.2% (1,065  ±168.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 89.3% 121,413 (±1.7% / ±2,336)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.7% ±4.1% (135  ±57.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 24.2% 32,881 (±0.9% / ±1,274)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.9% ±2.6% (80  ±57) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 3.9% 7,888
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

8.2% ±3.6% (112  ±54) Population with veteran status
  • about the same as the rate in the Joplin, MO-KS Metro Area: 8% 12,327 (±0.5% / ±734)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
112 Total veterans ±54 112 Male ±54 N/A Female ±12

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