City in Butler County, Missouri · 13.5 sq mi · 1,206 people per sq mi
About 16,000 people live in Poplar Bluff. The typical household earns $41,941, and the median resident is 37.3 years old.
2026 projection
From 16,277 in 2020
Poverty rate 20.76%
Men 34.9 · Women 40.9
1880–2026
16,278
2026 projection
0% 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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1880–2026
16,278
2026 projection
0% 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 | 16,278 | -17 | 0.10% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16,295 | +83 | 0.51% |
| 2024 | 16,212 | +6 | 0.04% |
| 2023 | 16,206 | -88 | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 16,294 | -23 | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 16,317 | +40 | 0.25% |
| 2020 | 16,277 | -703 | 4.14% |
| 2019 | 16,980 | -34 | 0.20% |
| 2018 | 17,014 | -19 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | 17,033 | -87 | 0.51% |
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U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 163 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 5 residents
38% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 38% | 42% | 35% |
| Never married | 35% | 41% | 29% |
| Divorced | 16% | 14% | 17% |
| Widowed | 7% | 2% | 13% |
| Separated | 4% | 2% | 6% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
10 sources, all from the U.S. Census Bureau