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Poplar Bluff, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Poplar Bluff is a Census city of 16,254 people across 13.50 square miles of land, in Butler County. Median household income is $41,941, 53.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $18.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Poplar Bluff
What Poplar Bluff is
- Census place typecity
- Land area13.5 sq mi
- Water area0.06 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,204
- County holding the largest share of its areaButler County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Bluff
How many people live in Poplar Bluff
- Population16,254
- Median age37.3
- Population under 183,812
- Share under 1823.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,268
- Share 65 and over20.1 percent
- Households6,504
- Family households3,689
- Share of households that are families56.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Bluff
Income and work in Poplar Bluff
- Median household income$41,941
- Per capita income$22,619
- Civilian labor force6,640
- Employed6,316
- Unemployed324 plus or minus 145
- Unemployment rate4.9 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over11,049
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.0 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Poplar Bluff
- Housing units7,711
- Occupied units6,504
- Vacant units1,207 plus or minus 287
- Vacancy rate15.7 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Owner occupied3,451
- Renter occupied3,053
- Ownership rate53.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$119,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$760
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent
- Single family units5,902
- Share single family76.5 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,715 plus or minus 353
- Share in buildings of two or more22.2 percent plus or minus 4.5
- Mobile homes94 plus or minus 80
- Median year structure built1972
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Bluff
How Poplar Bluff gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute6,040
- Commuting under 15 minutes4,013
- Share commuting under 15 minutes66.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,016 plus or minus 328
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Drove alone77.2 percent
- Carpooled15.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Public transport0.8 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Walked1.8 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Poplar Bluff
SBA loans in Poplar Bluff (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$18,576,300
- Average approval$714,473
- Median approval$363,250
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,098,800
- Largest approval$3,490,000
- Jobs supported524
- Jobs per approval20.2
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full4
- Charged off0
- Median term124 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more23.1 percent
- Share to franchises19.2 percent
- Distinct lenders13
- Distinct industries by NAICS21
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poplar Bluff, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Poplar Bluff
SBA loans in Poplar Bluff (504)
- Approvals3
- Gross approval$3,434,000
- Average approval$1,144,667
- Median approval$1,157,000
- Largest approval$1,271,000
- Jobs supported6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poplar Bluff, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Poplar Bluff
Flood risk in Poplar Bluff
- NFIP communityCity of Poplar Bluff
- NFIP community number290047
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/26/10
The City of Poplar Bluff participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290047 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Butler County, not Poplar Bluff
Butler County context, not Poplar Bluff figures
- Establishments in Butler County1,030
- Covered employment, Butler County18,133
- Average annual pay, Butler County$46,285
- Housing units permitted, Butler County63
Every figure in this section is published for Butler County as a whole and is not a measurement of Poplar Bluff.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Poplar Bluff questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Poplar Bluff, Missouri?
16,254, in 6,504 households. Poplar Bluff city covers 13.50 square miles of land, which is 1,204 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Poplar Bluff in?
Butler County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Poplar Bluff?
$41,941. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,800. Median gross rent is $760 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Poplar Bluff businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $18.6 m since FY2020, across 13 lenders, median approval $363,250, plus 3 504 approvals worth $3.4 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Poplar Bluff, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Poplar Bluff borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Poplar Bluff. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Poplar Bluff in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Poplar Bluff appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Poplar Bluff, city of, community 290047, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Poplar Bluff figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Butler County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Poplar Bluff.
Is zoning published for Poplar Bluff?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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