City in Adair County, Missouri · 14.4 sq mi · 1,247 people per sq mi
About 18,000 people live in Kirksville. The typical household earns $50,071, and the median resident is 24.8 years old.
2026 projection
From 17,529 in 2020
Poverty rate 28.23%
Men 24.7 · Women 24.9
1860–2026
17,934
2026 projection
2.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1860–2026
17,934
2026 projection
2.3% since 2020 (increase)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 17,934 | +71 | 0.40% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17,863 | +49 | 0.28% |
| 2024 | 17,814 | +300 | 1.71% |
| 2023 | 17,514 | +68 | 0.39% |
| 2022 | 17,446 | -30 | 0.17% |
| 2021 | 17,476 | -53 | 0.30% |
| 2020 | 17,529 | -175 | 0.99% |
| 2019 | 17,704 | -20 | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 17,724 | +97 | 0.55% |
| 2017 | 17,627 | +175 | 1.00% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 176 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 4 residents
32% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 32% | 34% | 30% |
| Never married | 54% | 56% | 53% |
| Divorced | 8% | 7% | 8% |
| Widowed | 5% | 3% | 8% |
| Separated | <1% | <1% | <1% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau