Demographics of Festus city, Missouri

Festus city, Missouri had 14,066 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,279 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Festus city, in four figures

14,066
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,201 ±30.; +10.0%
Change since July 2020: +1,279 people.; 36.7 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $73,532 ±$7,682
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Festus city, Missouri's population grew 10.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Festus city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Festus city, Missouri's population grew 10.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Festus city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	12,787	100.0	100.0
2021	12,959	101.3	100.2
2022	13,246	103.6	100.7
2023	13,500	105.6	101.6
2024	13,797	107.9	102.5
2025	14,066	110.0	103.1

Population of Festus city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,787	—
2021	12,959	+172
2022	13,246	+287
2023	13,500	+254
2024	13,797	+297
2025	14,066	+269

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.7 ±1.7: for men 32.0 ±5.1 and for women 39.4 ±4.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Festus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,099 ±323	8.3% ±2.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,573 ±481	19.5% ±3.6	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	832 ±311	6.3% ±2.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,058 ±625	30.7% ±4.7	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,549 ±425	19.3% ±3.2	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,090 ±358	15.8% ±2.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $73,532 ±$7,682, and income per person $33,346 ±$4,552, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Festus city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	792 ±270	15.6% ±5.2	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,139 ±311	22.4% ±5.9	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	756 ±311	14.8% ±6.0	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	647 ±195	12.7% ±3.7	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	880 ±220	17.3% ±4.2	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	530 ±159	10.4% ±3.0	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	37 to 657	0.7% to 12.9%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Festus city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,198 ±671	17.1% ±5.2	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	821 ±271	23.4% ±6.8	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	979 ±385	15.4% ±5.8	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	180 to 616	6.3% to 20.2%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Festus city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Festus city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	5,539 ±355	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±1.7	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.1% to 12.1%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.8% ±5.4	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.2% ±8.2	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$223,600 ±$12,860	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$922 ±$36	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±8	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Festus city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	189 to 787	1.4% to 6.0%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,363 ±555	86.1% ±4.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	119 to 719	0.9% to 5.4%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 119	0% to 0.9%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 106	0% to 0.8%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	414 to 1,240	3.1% to 9.4%	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Festus city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,030 ±449	83.6% ±3.4	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,994 ±411	15.1% ±3.1	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 143	0% to 1.1%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	25 to 197	0.2% to 1.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	10 to 124	0.1% to 0.9%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 97	0% to 0.7%	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Festus city among the places of Missouri

67th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Festus city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Marshall city	13,739 ±24
Moberly city	13,526 ±24
Dardenne Prairie city	13,503 ±47
Neosho city	13,224 ±25
Webb City city	13,221 ±33
Festus city	13,201 ±30
Eureka city	13,081 ±308
Jennings city	12,918 ±46
Branson city	12,817 ±39
St. Ann city	12,811 ±30
Union city	12,781 ±32

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026