Facts
- Population
- 15,212 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- -7.4 %
- Net migration
- -178 (2023)
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1 % (2025)
- State
- Missouri
- Population base, April 2020
- 16,429 (2020)
- Births
- 177 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 11.6
- Deaths
- 295 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 19.4
- Natural change, 2023
- -118
- International migration
- 0 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -178 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- -11.7
- Postal code
- MO
- FIPS code
- 29143
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.1 % |
| 2024 | 5.6 % |
| 2023 | 3.9 % |
| 2022 | 3.3 % |
| 2021 | 4.7 % |
| 2020 | 6.3 % |
| 2019 | 4.5 % |
| 2018 | 5.1 % |
| 2017 | 7.0 % |
| 2016 | 9.8 % |
| 2015 | 6.3 % |
| 2014 | 7.5 % |
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15,212 |
| 2023 | 15,388 |
| 2022 | 15,686 |
| 2021 | 16,039 |
| 2020 | 16,329 |