COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ellington vs Poplar Bluff
PLACE A
Ellington, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Ellington is 95% smaller than Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff earns more, with a median household income $5,736 higher. Poplar Bluff has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -20%).
ELLINGTONPOPLAR BLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population77716,295−95% vs Poplar Bluff
Population density5311,240−709
Population growth-20.0%-4.7%−15.3 pts
Median age44.137.3+6.8
Male47.2%48.2%−1.0 pts
Female52.8%51.8%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%78.5%+13.8 pts
Black1.8%9.1%−7.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%2.4%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other4.8%9.1%−4.2 pts
Median household income$36,205$41,941−$5,736
Per capita income$22,872$22,619+$253
Poverty rate13.5%20.8%−7.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3510.461−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%14.4%−4.8 pts
Graduate degree1.7%5.0%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate40.5%4.9%+35.7 pts
Labor force participation53.1%51.6%+1.5 pts
Median home value$71,300$119,800−$48,500
Median gross rent$674$760−$86
Owner-occupied56.3%53.1%+3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.1%15.7%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households31.2%50.0%−18.8 pts
Average commute24.217.6+6.6
Worked from home0.4%3.7%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured19.6%15.2%+4.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025