CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Hannibal

Missouri · 17,951 residents · 16.0 sq mi

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With 17,951 people, Hannibal is a city in Missouri. The typical home is worth $32,300. Renters pay $249 a month at the median. Households here earn about 24% less than in Missouri as a whole. The median household earns $20,095, about 33% below the national median. The average commute runs 15 minutes.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 35.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

14% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 25%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

17,951

+1%vs 2000

vs 17,757 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

35.0

−3%vs 2000

vs 36.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.0 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(1,224)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,502)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 147.2%(1,287)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.1%(1,280)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245.9%(1,068)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.5%(2,606)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414%(2,505)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.3%(1,497)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(1,656)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.3%(1,673)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.3%(1,138)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.9%(515)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,095

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $29,892 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,050

−41%vs 2000

vs $16,902 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

19.2%

+5.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.1% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$32,300

−25%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $56,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$249

−11%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $367 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

67.0%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 66.8% in 2000

33.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic90%(15,978)

Black6.5%(1,163)

Hispanic / Latino1.1%(200)

Asian0.4%(63)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic92.5%(16,599)

Black6.5%(1,166)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(109)

Asian0.4%(76)

Other0.6%(110)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard2.2%(366)

Mexican0.6%(94)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.5%(78)

Chinese0.4%(70)

Korean0.1%(17)

Vietnamese0.1%(10)

Ancestry

German18.4%(3,088)

English15.2%(2,543)

Irish9.2%(1,536)

American8.5%(1,422)

Italian4.7%(794)

French1.6%(274)

Scotch-Irish1%(167)

Scottish1%(166)

Swedish0.8%(128)

Polish0.7%(120)

Dutch0.7%(116)

Welsh0.7%(110)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.4%(66)

Subsaharan African0.4%(60)

Norwegian0.3%(50)

French Canadian0.3%(48)

Nigerian0.3%(45)

British0.2%(41)

Arab0.2%(37)

Ukrainian0.2%(37)

Austrian0.2%(36)

Danish0.2%(36)

Russian0.2%(36)

West Indian0.2%(30)

Jamaican0.2%(30)

Egyptian0.1%(24)

Lebanese0.1%(13)

Turkish0.1%(12)

Finnish0.1%(11)

Swiss0%(7)

Hungarian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest Italian population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

13.9%

−1.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 15.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

68.4%

−8.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 77.0% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.0%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.1% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

+37%vs 2000

vs 10.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.5%(2,415)

Married46.2%(2,826)

Widowed2.9%(180)

Divorced11.4%(697)

Women 15+

Never married34.8%(2,589)

Married35.7%(2,656)

Widowed12.8%(955)

Divorced16.6%(1,237)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.5%

−4.0 ptssince 2013

from 14.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

46.8%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 49.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

11.8%

−1.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.6%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 21.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

26.7%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 25.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.6%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

57.2%

−4.2 ptssince 2020

from 61.4% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

44.4%

+1.8 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)12.5%(121)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)26.1%(252)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era32.1%(310)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War6.9%(67)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.4%(4)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 966 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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