With 45,194 people, Rolla is a metro area. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $206,500. The foreign-born share is 4%. Renters pay $798 a month at the median. The median age is 35.8, younger than the US median of 38.9. The average commute runs 19 minutes.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $58,396, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 35.8
US median: 38.9
Average education
32% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rolla
What changed most since 1990
White share95.2% → 84.9%(−10.3 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
Among the 25 metro and micro areas based in Missouri
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)26.8%(810)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)30.9%(935)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era32.8%(994)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.3%(99)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0.5%(14)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,026 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
Rolla, decade by decade
Rolla 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
35,248
$50,125
$112,803
18.3%
11.7
2000
39,825
$53,517
$132,616
21.1%
17.6
2010
45,156
$57,917
$165,004
25.3%
22.7
2020
44,638
$54,526
$177,200
29.9%
34.2
2024
45,194
$58,396
$206,500
32.4%
34.2
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.
