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According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Sikeston was $38,911, and the median family income was $46,961. The unemployment rate was 6.9%. The per capita income was $23,105. About 22.1% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 32.8% of people under the age of 18 and 13.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2017 American Community Survey, the median household income in Sikeston was $38,911, and the median family income was $46,961. The unemployment rate was 6.9%. The per capita income was $23,105. About 22.1% of the population lived below the poverty line, including 32.8% of people under the age of 18 and 13.6% of people 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Government==
Upon its incorporation in 1875, Sikeston adopted a mayor-council form of government, with a city manager position added in 1959. In 2002, the city adopted a charter commission. It is now governed by a mayor (serving a three-year term) and a six-member council, composed of one alderman from each of the four wards and two at-large members, and a city manager appointed by the council. Municipal elections are held each April. The current mayor is Steven Burch, who was elected in 2018.<ref>https://www.sikeston.org/departments/city_council/uploads/City%20Charter.pdf</ref>
Most of Sikeston is part of the 148th District in the Missouri House of Representatives, except for the southern portions, which fall within the 149th District.
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