With 17,563 people, Kirksville is a city in Missouri. The median age is 24.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. 28.2% of people here live below the federal poverty line. Owners hold 48% of the housing stock. The average commute runs 13 minutes. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $153,900.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $50,071, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 24.8
US median: 38.9
More educated
40% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Kirksville
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$35,382 → $50,071(+42%)US over the same years: +14%
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)26.5%(140)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.9%(100)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era25.5%(135)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.1%(27)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II3%(16)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 529 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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Over time
Kirksville, decade by decade
Kirksville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
17,152
$35,382
$103,443
26.4%
8.9
2000
16,988
$41,599
$126,969
33.3%
15.5
2010
17,505
$38,647
$128,321
28.9%
21.9
2020
17,530
$43,910
$141,203
32.5%
41.7
2024
17,563
$50,071
$153,900
40.3%
38.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
