
Missouri · Census place 23752
Farmington, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Farmington, Missouri (Farmington, MO — Census place “Farmington city”) is 17,999 residents, ranking #47 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $49,882, the median home is worth $187,500 and median gross rent runs $856 a month. Looking for the Farmington Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Farmington, MO: 63640.
- Population
- 17,999Farmington city residents
- Median household income
- $49,882Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $187,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $856Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52.6%Owner-occupied households
Farmington ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Farmington.
The Farmington MO ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Farmington city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Farmington city median would spend about 20.6% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 19.2% of residents and 52.6% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Farmington city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Farmington city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 17,999 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #47 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 37.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Farmington city earn a median of $49,882 a year, 36.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 10% below the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 19.2% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Farmington city is valued at $187,500, 38.2% below the national figure and 23% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $856 a month, 39.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,272 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.6% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 52.6% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Missouri.
- Lake St. Louis city 17,538
- Concord CDP 18,028
- Kirksville city 17,493
- Spanish Lake CDP 18,183
- Clayton city 17,282
- Manchester city 18,189
- Hannibal city 16,825
- Ferguson city 18,350
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Farmington city?
- Farmington city has 17,999 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #47 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Farmington city?
- Median household income in Farmington city is $49,882 a year, 36.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Farmington city?
- Median gross rent is $856 a month and the median home value is $187,500, so rent absorbs about 20.6% of median household income.
- Is Farmington city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 3.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Farmington city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Farmington city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.