Joplin metropolitan area

The Joplin, Missouri-Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), 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 (MSA) 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.

Joplin, Missouri
Metropolitan statistical area
Joplin, MO-KS, Metropolitan Statistical Area
Joplin-Miami, MO-OK CSA
Country	United States
State(s)	Missouri Kansas Oklahoma
Largest city	Joplin
Other cities	Carthage Miami Webb City Neosho Carl Junction Baxter Springs Columbus Galena
Area
• Total	1,859 sq mi (4,810 km2)
Population  (2024)
• Total	207,131
• Rank	240th (US)
• Combined Statistical Area (CSA)	237,535
Time zone	Central Standard Time (CST)
Area codes	417 (Missouri) 620 (Kansas) 918 (Oklahoma)

The Joplin–Miami, MO–KS-OK, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) includes the Miami, Oklahoma micropolitan statistical area, As of 2024, the Joplin-Miami (CSA) estimated population is 237,535.^[1]

CSA Counties

Missouri

Joplin, MO-KS MSA

• Jasper
• Newton

Kansas

Joplin, MO-KS MSA

• Cherokee

Oklahoma

Miami, Ok μSA

• Ottawa

Communities

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1970	112,746		—
1980	127,515		13.1%
1990	135,905		6.6%
2000	157,322		15.8%
2010	175,518		11.6%
2020	200,908		14.5%
2024 (est.)	207,131	[2]	3.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 2024 Estimate[4]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	207,366		—
2020	231,130		11.5%
2024 (est.)	237,535	[5]	2.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[3] 2024 Estimate[4] [6]

Communities are categorized based on their populations from the 2024 US Population Estimates.^[7]

Anchor cities of Joplin-Miami CSA

• Joplin, Missouri (Principal city) pop: 53,605^[8]
• Miami, Oklahoma pop: 12,886
  (County Seat of Ottawa County)

Places with 5,000 to 20,000 inhabitants

• Carthage, MO pop: 15,703
  (County Seat of Jasper County)
• Neosho, MO pop: 13,782
  (County Seat of Newton County)
• 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

• Dudenville
• Hornet
• Kendricktown
• Maxville
• Racine
• Scotland
• Spring City
• Tipton Ford
• Wanda

Ghost Towns

• Picher, OK (pop: 9726 at its peak in 1920)
• Cardin, OK (pop: 2640 at its peak in 1920)
• Monark Springs, MO
• Treece, KS pop: 137

Education

The Joplin, MO-KS-OK Combined Statistical Area (CSA) 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

 Colleges and Universities

• 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

 Kansas School Districts

• Baxter Springs USD 508
• Columbus USD 493
• Galena USD 499
• Riverton USD 404

 Oklahoma School Districts

• 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^[9] 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.

See also

• Missouri census statistical areas
• List of cities in Missouri
• List of villages in Missouri