City Data forFestus,MO

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Housing Data (June 2025)

Median Price per SqFt
$182
Median Listing Price
$354,450
Median Days on Market
32
Active Listings
48
New Listings
44
Total Listings (Active + Pending)
114
Avg Listing Price
$386,817
Avg Listing Price Change MoM
2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY
21%

City Data

City
Festus
State ID
MO
Population
12,036

Age Breakdown

Median Age
37.6
Under 10 years old
13.7%
Age 10-19
10.5%
Age 20s
15.0%
Age 30s
13.2%
Age 40s
9.4%
Age 50s
14.8%
Age 60s
12.3%
Age 70s
5.8%
Age Over 80
5.1%

Gender Breakdown

Male
45.2%
Female
54.8%

Marital Status

Married
52.3%
Divorced
16.2%
Never Married
24.8%
Widowed
6.7%

Household

Family Size
3.08
Family Dual Income
56.6
Median Household Income
$55,236
Median Individual Income
$26,923
Home Ownership
66.7%
Home Value
$137,023
Median Rent
$833
Rent Burden
25.6%
Poverty
7.7%

Education

No Highschool Degree or GED
12.3%
Highschool Education
30.1%
Some College
37.5%
Bachelors Degree
11.8%
Graduate Degree
8.3%
Total College or Above
20.1%
Stem Degree
30.4%

Workforce

Labor Force Participation
63.5%
Unemployment Rate
5.8%
Disabled
14.3%

Ethnicity

White
96.4%
Black
2.0%
Asian
0.5%
Native American
0.3%
Pacific Islander
0.0%
Other
0.0%
Multiple
0.7%

Other

Hispanic
2.4%
Limited English
0.0%
Health Uninsured
10.5%
Veteran
9.9%