Joplin metropolitan area
The Joplin, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of Jasper, Newton, and Cherokee counties in southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas anchored by the city of Joplin. The estimated 2024 population of the Joplin, MO-KS is 207,131. As of March 2023, The U.S. Census Bureau MSA delineation report added Cherokee County, Kansas to the Joplin, MO MSA making it the Joplin, MO-KS MSA.
The Joplin–Miami, MO–KS-OK, Combined Statistical Area includes the Miami, Oklahoma micropolitan statistical area, As of 2024, the Joplin-Miami estimated population is 237,535.
CSA Counties
Missouri
Joplin, MO-KS MSAKansas
Joplin, MO-KS MSAOklahoma
Miami, Ok μSACommunities
Communities are categorized based on their populations from the 2024 US Population Estimates.Anchor cities of Joplin-Miami CSA
- Joplin, Missouri pop: 53,605
- Miami, Oklahoma pop: 12,886
Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants
- Carthage, MO pop: 15,703
- Neosho, MO pop: 13,782
- Webb City, MO pop: 13,391
- Carl Junction, MO pop: 8,435
Places with 1,000 to 4,999 inhabitants
- Baxter Springs, KS pop: 3,844
- Oronogo, MO pop: 3,159
- Columbus, KS pop: 2,878
- Galena, KS pop: 2,767
- Seneca, MO pop: 2,416
- Duquesne, MO Pop: 2,332
- Commerce, OK pop: 2,268
- Granby, MO pop: 2,097
- Duenweg, MO pop: 2,003
- Carterville, MO pop: 1,866
- Sarcoxie, MO pop: 1,420
- Fairland, OK pop: 1,109
- Loma Linda, MO pop: 1,005
Places with 500 to 999 inhabitants
- Diamond, MO pop: 890
- Jasper, MO pop: 878
- Quapaw, OK pop: 829
- Airport Drive, MO pop: 813
- Afton, OK pop: 752
- Leawood, MO pop: 634
- Alba, MO pop: 571
- Weir, KS pop: 570
Places with less than 500 inhabitants
- Wyandotte, OK pop: 495
- Fairview, MO pop: 430
- Shoal Creek Drive, MO pop: 369
- Scammon, KS pop: 368
- Saginaw, MO pop: 327
- Purcell, MO pop: 318
- North Miami, OK pop: 295
- Carytown, MO pop: 290
- Neck City, MO pop: 234
- Fidelity, MO pop: 231
- Newtonia, MO pop: 213
- Asbury, MO pop: 195
- Stella, MO pop: 169
- Redings Mill, MO pop: 166
- West Mineral, KS pop: 147
- La Russell, MO pop: 134
- Peoria, OK pop: 130
- Stark City, MO pop: 130
- Shoal Creek Estates, MO pop: 109
- Grand Falls Plaza, MO pop: 106
- Avilla, MO pop: 100
- Brooklyn Heights, MO pop: 99
- Wentworth, MO pop: 99
- Reeds, MO pop: 96
- Roseland, KS pop: 74
- Waco, MO pop: 74
- Ritchey, MO pop: 68
- Dennis Acres, MO pop: 56
- Cliff Village, MO pop: 36
Census Designated Places
- Riverton, KS pop: 771
- Lowell, KS pop: 244
- Crestline, KS pop: 116
- Dotyville, OK pop: 101
- Hallowell, KS pop: 101
- Narcissa, OK pop: 92
Unincorporated places
Ghost towns
- Picher, OK
- Cardin, OK
- Monark Springs, MO
- Treece, KS pop: 137
Education
The Joplin, MO-KS-OK Combined Statistical Area is served by many different school districts and higher education institutions such as the following:Missouri School Districts
- Avilla R-13
- Carl Junction R-1
- Carthage R-9
- Diamond R-4
- East Newton R-6
- Jasper County R-5
- Joplin Catholic Schools
- Joplin R-8
- Neosho R-5
- Sarcoxie R-2
- Seneca R-7
- Webb City R-7
- Westview C-6
- Crowder College
- Kansas City University - Joplin
- Missouri Southern State University
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
- Ozark Christian College
- Pittsburg State University- Pittsburg, KS* *Outside of Joplin, MO-KS-OK CSA
- Baxter Springs USD 508
- Columbus USD 493
- Galena USD 499
- Riverton USD 404
- Afton Public Schools
- Bluejacket Public School
- Cleora Public Schools
- Commerce Public Schools
- Fairland Public Schools
- Miami Public Schools
- Quapaw Public Schools
- Turkey Ford Public Schools
- Wyandotte Public Schools
Demographics (Joplin, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area)
As of the census of 2020, there were 204,787 people, 64,286 households, and 44,270 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 93.5% White, 1.5% African American, 1.6% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.45% from other races, and 2.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population. For every 100 females there are 95.3 males.The median income for a household in the MSA was $37,158, and the median income for a family was $44,564. Males had a median income of $29,315 versus $20,883 for females.