Missouri · Census place 24094
Festus, MO population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Festus, Missouri (Festus, MO — Census place “Festus city”) is 12,965 residents, ranking #67 of 1082 places in Missouri. Median household income is $70,085, the median home is worth $206,200 and median gross rent runs $935 a month. Looking for the Festus Missouri ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Festus, MO: 63028.
- Population
- 12,965Festus city residents
- Median household income
- $70,085Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $206,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $935Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 35.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.5%Owner-occupied households
Festus ZIP codes (Missouri)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Festus.
The Festus 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 Festus city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Festus city median would spend about 16% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 16.6% of residents and 56.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Festus city, MO in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Festus city is a mid-size town in Missouri, with 12,965 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #67 of 1,082 ranked by population — larger than 93% of them. The median age here is 35.4 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 Festus city earn a median of $70,085 a year, 10.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% above the $55,543 median for the 374 Missouri cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 16.6% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Festus city is valued at $206,200, 32% below the national figure and 35% above the $152,400 peer median, while median gross rent runs $935 a month, 33.5% below the national figure, or roughly $11,220 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 16% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 56.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
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.
- Jennings city 12,900
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- St. Ann city 12,865
- Webb City city 13,139
- Neosho city 12,857
- Troy city 13,467
- Branson city 12,760
- Moberly city 13,634
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Festus city?
- Festus city has 12,965 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #67 of 1,082 in Missouri.
- What is the median household income in Festus city?
- Median household income in Festus city is $70,085 a year, 10.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Festus city?
- Median gross rent is $935 a month and the median home value is $206,200, so rent absorbs about 16% of median household income.
- Is Festus city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Festus city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 16% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Festus 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.