Fenton, MO

Census Place

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2024 Population

4,088

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

2.13% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

3.51%

4.08% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$101,000

3.07% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$374,500

3.22% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

2,018

1.46% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Fenton, MO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98% of the residents in Fenton, MO are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Fenton, MO are St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (201 degrees awarded in 2024).

In 2024, the median property value in Fenton, MO was $374,500, and the homeownership rate was 82.6%.

Most people in Fenton, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 25 minutes. The average car ownership in Fenton, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Fenton, MO is home to a population of 4.09k people, from which 98% are citizens. As of 2024, 3.47% of Fenton, MO residents were born outside of the country (142 people).

In 2024, there were 10.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (3.52k people) in Fenton, MO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 334 Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic) and 83 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98% of Fenton, MO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Fenton, MO was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Fenton, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Fenton, MO

White (Non-Hispanic)
3.52k ± 310
Two Races Including Other (Non-Hispanic)
334 ± 285
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
83 ± 83

2.4%

Hispanic Population

98 people

2.4% of the people in Fenton, MO are hispanic (98 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Fenton, MO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Missouri.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
42,470 ± 5,042 people
India
24,378 ± 3,826 people
China
16,113 ± 3,112 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Missouri was Mexico, the natal country of 42,470 Missouri residents, followed by India with 24,378 and China with 16,113.

Foreign-Born Population

3.47%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

142 people

2.57%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

105 people

As of 2024, 3.47% of Fenton, MO residents (142 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Fenton, MO was 2.57%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Fenton, MO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
83 ± 48
Korea
24 ± 28
Gulf War (2001-)
12 ± 20

Fenton, MO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 3.46 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Fenton, MO.

Health

99.6% of the population of Fenton, MO has health coverage, with 66.5% on employee plans, 1.26% on Medicaid, 18.8% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.98% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Missouri see 1,421 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,421 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1596 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 382 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 21.4% under 18 years, 17.9% between 18 and 34 years, 38.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 22.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 50.2% were men and 49.8% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

0.421%

Uninsured

66.5%

Employer Coverage

1.26%

Medicaid

18.8%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.98%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Fenton, MO declined by 71.7% from 1.48% to 0.421%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Fenton, MO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Economy

The economy of Fenton, MO employs 2.02k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Fenton, MO were Health Care & Social Assistance (282 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (228 people), and Retail Trade (221 people), and the highest paying industries were Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($103,750), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($103,194), and Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($88,854).

Employment

Occupations

2.02k

2024 Value

± 304

1.46%

1 Year growth

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fenton, MO grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 1.99k employees to 2.02k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Fenton, MO, are Management Occupations (275 people), Business & Financial Operations Occupations (194 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (189 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Fenton, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Missouri (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.02k

2024 Value

± 304

1.46%

1 Year growth

± 20.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Fenton, MO grew at a rate of 1.46%, from 1.99k employees to 2.02k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Fenton, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (282 people), Other Services, Except Public Administration (228 people), and Retail Trade (221 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Fenton, MO, though some of these residents may live in Fenton, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$67,232

Median earning men ± $14,736

$48,679

Median earning women ± $13,192

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($106,923), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($87,604), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($86,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($85,475), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($73,438), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,250).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Y-Axis

2.17%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.94M people employed in Missouri. This represents a 2.17% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.8%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Missouri.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing the state of Missouri. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Fenton, MO. Showing the available data for Missouri.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (58.5%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (40.1%)
Democratic Party
Chase Oliver (0.797%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Missouri went to Donald J. Trump with 58.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (40.1%), followed by Chase Oliver (0.797%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Missouri for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Missouri

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Missouri.

Josh Hawley

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2019

Eric Schmitt

Senator from Missouri

Assumed office on January 3, 2023

Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are the senators currently representing Missouri.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Missouri over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

Education

In 2024, universities in Fenton, MO awarded 201 degrees. The student population of Fenton, MO in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 30 male students and 389 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Fenton, MO are Black or African American (109 and 54.2%), White (72 and 35.8%), Unknown (12 and 5.97%), and Hispanic or Latino (4 and 1.99%).

The largest universities in Fenton, MO by number of degrees awarded are St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton (201 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Fenton, MO are Health Care Administration & Management (60 and 29.9%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (50 and 24.9%), and Registered Nursing (45 and 22.4%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2024 in Fenton, MO, the percentage of applicants admitted was 80%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 60.7%. The number of students enrolled in 2024 was 419 (7.16% men and 92.8% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2024 there were 419 students enrolled in Fenton, MO, 7.16% men and 92.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 269 records, of which 96.3% were women and 3.72% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
45 degrees awarded
Health Care Administration & Management
27 degrees awarded
Respiratory Care Therapist
15 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Fenton, MO was Registered Nursing with 45 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Fenton, MO according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

201 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton with 201 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2024, 16 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Fenton, MO, which is 0.0865 times less than the 185 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 109 degrees mean that there were 1.51 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 72 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Fenton, MO was $374,500 in 2024, which is 1.13 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $362,800 to $374,500, a 3.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Fenton, MO is 82.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Fenton, MO have an average commute time of 25 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Fenton, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$374,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$20,477

$1,332

Median Property Taxes

±$178

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Fenton, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Fenton, MO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

82.6%

Homeownership

2024

68.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 82.6% of the housing units in Fenton, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 87%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Fenton, MO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$101,000

Median Household Income

± $6,638

1.61k

Number of Households

± 267

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.61k households in Fenton, MO grew to $101,000 from the previous year's value of $97,991.

The following chart displays the households in Fenton, MO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Fenton, MO is from Missouri.

0.45

2024 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.451

2023 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2024, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.45 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.34% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Missouri in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Missouri across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.7%)
Worked At Home (13.4%)
Carpooled (9.26%)

In 2024, 75.7% of workers in Fenton, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (13.4%) and those who carpooled to work (9.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

25 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Fenton, MO have a shorter commute time (25 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0.892% of the workforce in Fenton, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Fenton, MO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Fenton, MO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Fenton, MO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

3.51% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Fenton, MO (142 out of 4.04k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 55 - 64 and then Females 75+.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Fenton, MO is White, followed by Two Or More and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.