Kirksville is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Kirksville to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
Kirksville, while not large, also appears to be attractive to some younger, educated professionals, who help shape the character of the city.
One of the benefits of Kirksville is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 14.50 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.
The education level of Kirksville citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 37.94% of adults in Kirksville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Kirksville in 2022 was $33,895, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,580 for a family of four. However, Kirksville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Kirksville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Kirksville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Kirksville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Kirksville include German, Irish, English, Other Subsaharan African, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Kirksville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
