Overall, Poplar Bluff’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
One of the benefits of Poplar Bluff is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.80 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
In terms of college education, the citizens of Poplar Bluff rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.96% of adults 25 and older in Poplar Bluff have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.
The per capita income in Poplar Bluff in 2022 was $22,985, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,940 for a family of four. However, Poplar Bluff contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Poplar Bluff is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Poplar Bluff home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Poplar Bluff residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Poplar Bluff include Irish, German, English, Polish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Poplar Bluff is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Tagalog.
