Living in Joplin School District Area

Explore Joplin School District with social, economic, demographic, and housing information.

Living Summary
23,839
households
57,394
Total Population
$125,900
Average House Value
$786
Average Housing Rent
$45,674
Average Household Income
88.41%
Health Insurance Coverage
100%
Household with Internet
Academic Summary view more
17
Schools
7,753
Total Students
PK-12
Grades Offered
14 to 1
Students to Teacher Ratio
33%
Percent Proficient - Math
42%
Percent Proficient - Reading/Language Arts

Overview

A total of 23,839 households are located in Joplin School District area. Among them, 7,127 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.05 people. The total number of children in the region is 15,331 and 14,654 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.
2% (864) of residents are non-citizens and 5% (3,064) of residents speak a language other than English at home.
Social Characteristics of Joplin School District, Missouri
Household23,839
Population57,394
Household with Child (age 18 and under)7,127
(30%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)15,331
Total Students14,654
Pre-Kindergarten659
Kindergarten843
Grade 1-85,919
Grade 9-122,778
College/Graduate School4,455
Veterans45,958
Non-citizen864
Non-English Home Language3,064
Internet Coverage100%

Employment Statistics

47,381 residents are over the age of 16 and 30,236 people are in labor force. Among them, 30,223 people are in civilian labor force and 13 are in armed labor force. 28,458 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.80%.
The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Joplin School District area.

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,122 for the 23,839 households in Joplin School District area, Missouri. The average income of a single worker is $27,172. 51,946 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 88.41%.

Housing

There are 27,394 housing units in Joplin School District area, Missouri with 23,839 units (87.02%) occupied. 14,110 houses (59.19%) are occupied by owner and 9,729 houses (40.81%) are rented. The average housing value is $125,900 and the average rental cost is $786. 977 houses (3.57%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 5,501 houses (20.08%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

Demographic

A total of 59,248 people lives in Joplin School District area, Missouri with 28,803 male and 30,445 female. The males to female ratio is 48.61 to 51.39. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.