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Joplin, MO
Missouri
Joplin is a mid-size city in Missouri with a population of 52,218. Residents earn $51,154 per year, which is 32% below the national average.
3.1
/5.0
B
Good
52,218
Population
1,371/sq mi density
$51,154
Median Income
$30,344 per capita
$159,700
Home Value
$199,941 Zillow
$889
Median Rent
30.4% income on rent
57°F
Avg Temperature
256 sunny days/yr
606
Violent Crime/100K
7,262 property/100K
B
Overall
3.1 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.5 / 5.0
$51,154 median income, 3.6% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.9 / 5.0
$159,700 home value, $889/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
606 violent crimes/100K (60% above avg)
B
Education
3.1 / 5.0
26.4% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
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Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
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UFO Sightings Near Joplin, MO
16 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Joplin, MO.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Joplin, MO | 2013 | Tiny lights. |
| Joplin, MO | 2012 | 7-8 red circle lights moving across the sky. |
| Joplin, MO | 2011 | Bright disk cutting through TV tornado film, seen 06/14/11. |
| Joplin, MO | 2011 | Orange ball moving above Joplin, MO |
| Joplin, MO | 2010 | V shaped, extreamly fast, silent and the color was orange. |
| Joplin, MO | 2010 | Triangle-shaped craft 4 lights. |
| Joplin (south of), MO | 2008 | Two bright lights flying high overhead in SW Missouri |
| Joplin, MO | 2008 | Large, brown/rust triangular object seen descending slowly before fading away |
| Joplin, MO | 2007 | MISSOURI INVESTIGATORS GROUP REPORT: I looked up in the sky and saw what I thought was a satellite. |
| Joplin, MO | 2006 | Two bright lights turn into 20 to 30 planes! |
| Joplin, MO | 2006 | Small, stationary, reddish-orange, star-like object disappears. |
| Joplin, MO | 2004 | disc shape with faces in middle, bright light changing into different shapes |
| Joplin, MO | 2004 | Observation of 50+ mechanical devices in sky. |
| Joplin, MO | 2003 | circular reddish glowing bottom with boomerang shaped white lights moved quickly from north to south |
| Joplin (vicinity), MO | 1987 | Saucer with lights within yards of us at a truck stop at Oklahoma state line for 15 minutes. In June 1987. |
| Joplin, MO | 1970 | Large object moved slowly over the city |