A city of 52,593, settled in 1873. Home to 30 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Joplin does most differently from other towns.
1908 · Connor Hotel, Joplin, Mo., c. 1908 (cro…12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 30 places on the National Register.
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Ordered by what stands out in Joplin. Another town gets a different order.
50% of Joplin’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Springfield (5%), Carthage (4%) and Webb City (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
The typical Joplin home is worth about $207,000, up 2% in a year, 23% below the Missouri typical home.
Joplin reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 95% report less.
14 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Schifferdecker Park | 4.6 mi | 151 |
| 2. Murphy Boulevard Park | 1.7 mi | 77 |
| 3. Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center | 1.3 mi | 91 |
Joplin beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12.
| What stands out | Joplin | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 10.8% | 8.4% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 17.5% | 13.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 10.8% | 8.7% |
The public schools Joplin’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 82% of Missouri’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Floyd Elem. | K–5 | 532 | C |
| Irving Elementary | PK–5 | 434 | C− |
| Dover Hill Elementary | K–5 | 412 | Not graded |
| Stapleton Elem. | K–5 | 400 | B |
| McKinley Elem. | K–5 | 324 | D |
| Kelsey Norman Elem. | K–5 | 300 | B+ |
Joplin has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 57% of U.S. communities.
2 colleges in town.
30 places in Joplin on the National Register of Historic Places.
49 notable people were born in Joplin.
City in Missouri, United States
Joplin is a city in Jasper and Newton counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city lies in Jasper County, with the southern portion of Joplin extending into Newton County. With a population of 51,762 at the 2020 census, Joplin is the 12th most-populous city in the state. The city covers an area of 38.21 square miles (99.0 km2) on the outer edge of the Ozark Mountains in southwestern Missouri. Joplin is the principal city of the three-county Joplin metropolitan area, which is home to 210,077 people and is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Missouri. In May 2011, a violent EF5 tornado killed more than 150 people and destroyed one-third of the city.
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9 towns share a border with Joplin.
