Festus, MO

Census Place

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2023 Population

12,965

1.51% 1-year growth

US Senator

Josh Hawley

Republican Party

US Senator

Eric Schmitt

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

35.4

4.32% 1-year decrease

2023 Median Household Income

$70,085

6.28% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$206,200

9.22% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

5,525

1.55% 1-year decline

About

In 2023, Festus, MO had a population of 13k people with a median age of 35.4 and a median household income of $70,085. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Festus, MO grew from 12,772 to 12,965, a 1.51% increase and its median household income grew from $65,942 to $70,085, a 6.28% increase.

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None of the households in Festus, 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.

In 2023, the median property value in Festus, MO was $206,200, and the homeownership rate was 56.5%.

Most people in Festus, MO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 26.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Festus, MO was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Festus, MO employs 5.53k people. The largest industries in Festus, MO are Health Care & Social Assistance (879 people), Construction (818 people), and Retail Trade (577 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($88,690), Manufacturing ($71,798), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($65,357).

Males in Missouri have an average income that is 1.33 times higher than the average income of females, which is $55,490. The income inequality in Missouri (measured using the Gini index) is 0.455, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

5.53k

2023 Value

± 795

−1.55%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Festus, MO declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 5.61k employees to 5.53k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Festus, MO, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (872 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (653 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (616 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Festus, MO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

5.53k

2023 Value

± 795

−1.55%

1 Year decline

± 20.2%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Festus, MO declined at a rate of −1.55%, from 5.61k employees to 5.53k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Festus, MO, are Health Care & Social Assistance (879 people), Construction (818 people), and Retail Trade (577 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Festus, MO, though some of these residents may live in Festus, MO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,135

Median earning men ± $4,681

$39,259

Median earning women ± $5,865

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($95,333), Public Administration ($73,097), and Other Services Except Public Administration ($70,053).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($85,729), Manufacturing ($71,346), and Wholesale Trade ($68,529).

Employment by Industry Sector

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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

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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

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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.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Missouri

Missouri is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Missouri have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

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.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.699% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.592% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.48M), Some college (1.12M), and Bachelors Degree (864k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Festus, MO was $206,200 in 2023, which is 0.68 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $188,800 to $206,200, a 9.22% increase. The homeownership rate in Festus, MO is 56.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Festus, MO have an average commute time of 26.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Festus, MO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$206,200

Median Property Value 2023

±$15,206

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Median Property Taxes

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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 Festus, MO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

56.5%

Homeownership

2023

69.7%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 56.5% of the housing units in Festus, MO were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 55.5%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Festus, MO colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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$70,085

Median Household Income

± $10,399

4.92k

Number of Households

± 658

In 2023, the median household income of the 4.92k households in Festus, MO grew to $70,085 from the previous year's value of $65,942.

The following chart displays the households in Festus, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.455

2022 Wage GINI in Missouri

0.457

2021 Wage GINI in Missouri

In 2022, the income inequality in Missouri was 0.455 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.432% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Missouri was lower than than the national average of 0.478. 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 2023

Drove Alone (83.2%)
Worked At Home (9.31%)
Carpooled (5.7%)

In 2023, 83.2% of workers in Festus, MO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (9.31%) and those who carpooled to work (5.7%).

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

26.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Festus, MO have a shorter commute time (26.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.469% of the workforce in Festus, MO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Festus, MO (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Festus, 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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Festus, MO has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, MO see 3974 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.88% decrease from the previous year (4092 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2324 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 995 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,974 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Jefferson County, MO

Primary care physicians in Jefferson County, MO see an average of 3,974 patients per year. This represents a 2.88% decrease from the previous year (4,092 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Jefferson County, MO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.3% under 18 years, 19.8% between 18 and 34 years, 35.4% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.4% over 64 years.

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

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

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

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

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