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Place dossier plate
SheetMO-HANNIBAL-MO · Hannibal, MO 16,825 pop · income 26th pct · 3 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Hannibal
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Hannibal on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Poplar Bluff · lowest
42,035
Poplar Bluff · lowest
42,035 median HH income
32.6% of the leader · rank #1
Snyder · near
54,067
Snyder · near
54,067 median HH income
41.9% of the leader · rank #2
Buchanan · near
54,068
Buchanan · near
54,068 median HH income
41.9% of the leader · rank #3
Jacksonville · near
54,069
Jacksonville · near
54,069 median HH income
41.9% of the leader · rank #4
Hannibal · this city
54,071
Hannibal · this city
54,071 median HH income
41.9% of the leader · rank #5
Seat Pleasant · near
54,076
Seat Pleasant · near
54,076 median HH income
42.0% of the leader · rank #6
Clayton · highest
128,898
Clayton · highest
128,898 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Hannibal on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 16,825.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Hannibal - the verdict
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Hannibal lands in the 26th percentile for household income and the 19th percentile for safety. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
26th
percentile, household income
20th
percentile, home value
7th
percentile, median rent
19th
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Hannibal, MO
Hannibal is a small town in Missouri, home to 16,825 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $54,071 per year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 11.5%. Hannibal's housing stock carries a median value of $126,300, and the median resident age is 38.3 years. About 22.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 52.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
In 2024, 0 residential building permits were authorized in Hannibal (No Permits), down 100% from five years earlier, per Census BPS data. Hannibal's reported crime rate runs above the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2762.2 in FBI UCR data, above the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score).
Living costs in Missouri run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Missouri at 90.8 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Well Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $972 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Missouri's average monthly utility costs around $219 (state average). FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 out of 100 (Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Hannibal's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from population change to comparison shortlist to work and mobility to schools and households to within-city variation to housing and income to reported crime; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Hannibal, city-specific coverage includes annual population history, matched public-school count, local building permits, commute-mode shares, within-city Census tract profiles, FBI reported-crime rates.
All six city-specific enrichment layers used by this profile are present.
1. Population change
Is Hannibal growing, shrinking, or holding steady?
Recent estimates point downward. A falling count can reflect migration, household size, annexation boundaries, or estimation noise, so it is a prompt to inspect the full series rather than a claim about local economic health.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -260 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -1.5% change. Separately, Census BPS recorded 0 housing units authorized in 2024. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
Which cities make useful reference points for Hannibal?
Within Missouri, the closest population matches are Lemay (16,431 residents, $59,026 income); Clayton (17,282 residents, $128,898 income); Poplar Bluff (16,243 residents, $42,035 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Defiance, OH (16,830 residents); Aberdeen, MD (16,831 residents); Belle Glade, FL (16,818 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
What does the journey to work look like in Hannibal?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 75.0%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Hannibal?
The NCES join finds 1 public school within the city match. 22.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
The matched institution count is small, so district boundaries and schools outside the city line may matter more than the municipal count suggests. Use the number as a coverage cue, then verify attendance zones with the district before making a household decision.
Matched public schools
1
Bachelor's degree+
22.3%
Poverty estimate
11.5%
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Hannibal?
The home-value-to-income reference is relatively compact: the ACS median home value is 2.3 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 11.5%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. The ratio makes housing the clearest place to start this profile, but a low multiple can coexist with slow demand, older stock, or household-level hardship. Compare the home-value distribution and same-state peer table before treating it as an advantage.
Household income
$54,071
Home value
$126,300
Value / income
2.3×
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Hannibal?
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2762.2 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, above the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 21% higher in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Property rate
2404.2
Violent rate
358.0
Total reported rate
2762.2
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, incidents per 100,000. Voluntary agency reporting; not a danger score.
Below median income · poverty 11.5% (Above-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
90.8 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, Missouri average
D
City profile score · Hannibal, MO
41/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living A-
90.8 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share D
22.3%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Poverty rate F
11.5%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income F
$54,071
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime F
358 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Hannibal profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 83/100 (A-) · 90.8 index
Bachelor's+ share: 41/100 (D) · 22.3%
Poverty rate: 34/100 (F) · 11.5%
Household income: 26/100 (F) · $54,071
Violent crime: 25/100 (F) · 358 /100k
Where Hannibal sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Hannibal's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Hannibal highlighted among 10 peers.Read the chart values
Hannibal, MO (this city): home $126,300, crime 2,762/100k
Defiance, OH : home $134,600, crime 1,397/100k
Aberdeen, MD : home $239,000, crime 2,630/100k
Belle Glade, FL : home $141,100, crime 3,987/100k
Marion, IL : home $145,300, crime 3,399/100k
Clayton, MO : home $799,200, crime 897/100k
Poplar Bluff, MO : home $109,700, crime 248/100k
Sikeston, MO : home $158,100, crime 4,655/100k
Kirksville, MO : home $145,300, crime 2,352/100k
Lake St. Louis, MO : home $375,300, crime 662/100k
How does Hannibal compare to other US cities?
Where Hannibal sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income26% higher than other cities
Home value20% pricier than other cities
Median rent7% pricier than other cities
Safety19% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
National percentiles can mask local variation. Looking only at Missouri, Hannibal ranks #178 of 234 Missouri cities by lowest crime rate - a narrower, more locally useful cut than the national comparison above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Hannibal against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Missouri only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Missouri-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Hannibal near the bottom of Missouri's cities
Among the 875 Missouri cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Hannibal ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Hannibal only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#399 of 842
53rd percentile in Missouri
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 875
0th percentile in Missouri
Median Home Value
#389 of 833
53rd percentile in Missouri
Poverty Rate
#378 of 875
56th percentile in Missouri
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#261 of 875
70th percentile in Missouri
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Missouri only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
26th percentile nationally for median household income · 19th percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Hannibal's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Hannibal's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Hannibal's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$126,300Among the most affordablemore affordable than 80% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Hannibal's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.3×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#3,149 of 15,516
More affordable than 80% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#232 of 3,317
Small cities (10,000–49,999)
At 2.3×, Hannibal sits in the affordable band:
national rank #3,149 of 15,516 and #232 of 3,317small cities (10,000–49,999).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$54,071Hannibal, MO median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Hannibal, MO median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Hannibal, MO.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)22.3%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)11.5%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)52.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
16,825
Median Income
$54,071
Median Home Value
$126,300
Median Age
38.3
Poverty Rate
11.5%
Labor force participation
52.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
22.3%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2762.2
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
358.0
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
2404.2
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Schools
Total Schools
1
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Hannibal's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
17,064 residents
2021
17,044 residents
2022
16,945 residents
2023
16,793 residents
2024
16,795 residents
2025
16,804 residents
Housing Supply
BPS source
Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (BPS) - annual residential permits authorized
Total Permits (2024)
0
housing units authorized
Single-Family
0
detached homes
Multifamily
0
apartments & condos
5-Year Permit Trend (2019–2024)
Year
Total
Single-Family
Multifamily
Est. Value
2019
22
22
0
$3.5M
2020
0
0
0
-
2021
0
0
0
-
2022
0
0
0
-
2023
0
0
0
-
2024
0
0
0
-
Permit volume decreased 100% from 2019 to 2024.
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
75.0%
Carpool
13.2%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
4.1%
Work from Home
5.2%
Other
2.1%
Based on 6,889 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Missouri statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $219
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Missouri at $219 (electricity about $105 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are Missouri statewide averages, not a meter reading for Hannibal. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Missouri's BEA cost-of-living index is 90.8 (Well Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Hannibal is $972/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Missouri statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 50.6 / 100 (Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Missouri statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Hannibal sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Hannibal compares to similar-size Missouri cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NCES CCD, Census BPS 2024, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.