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- Nixa is 0% more densely populated than Joplin.
- People are 29.3% more likely to be married in Nixa.
- The Median Age is 2.2 years younger in Nixa.
 Joplin, MONixa, MOUnited States
 Population  Unlock22,925329,725,481
 Female Population50.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock34.838.4
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 Population - 201050,893  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock12,124285,036,114
 Population - 199040,961  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock92.4%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now24.4%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,604.593.4
 Land Area37.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Joplin, MONixa, MOUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.3%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 146.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock12.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5410.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.7%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.8%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.4%1.9%
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 Race
 Joplin, MONixa, MOUnited States
 White81.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.1%12.2%
 Asian2.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.6%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.6%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock4.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Joplin, MONixa, MOUnited States
 Married Population46.9%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock59.2%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.6%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock39.4%50.2%
 Never Married31.0%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.2%10.8%
 Widowed6.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.732.60
 Households21,434  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock6,25580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children29.7%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock39.7%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,302  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.2%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.7%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Joplin    22 Reviews

Wow, this content is dated. Here's an update on Joplin: The Joplin community is rapidly becoming an affordable, livable version of the urban lifestyle that offers  More

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Over 10 years ago

Joplin is inexpensive to live in however humidity is through the roof if you have a roof due to the threat of tornados here. Winters are mild but usually instead of  More

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Over 12 years ago

Winter lasts about 4 months and is fairly cold. Mostly cloudy and dreary with very little if any snow. Spring lasts about 6 weeks and has plenty of rain. Summer lasts  More

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Reviews for Nixa    6 Reviews

Moved to Nixa from CA during the poandemic and moved back home again. At first it was beautiful in the fall climate. Then came the brutal midwest winter and -20F. Our  More

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Out of state resident opinion: Moved here from out of state. Weather is consistently humid. Rains every few days. Expect damage to your home and car yearly from flooding  More

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We moved here from the west coast over 15 years ago and love it. The first thing our family noticed was how friendly and helpful the people were here. People out west  More

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