COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fair Grove vs Springfield
PLACE A
Fair Grove, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Springfield, Illinois
Fair Grove is 99% smaller than Springfield. Fair Grove earns more, with a median household income $8,450 higher. Fair Grove has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -2%).
FAIR GROVESPRINGFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,645112,989−99% vs Springfield
Population density5161,844−1,328
Population growth13.6%-1.6%+15.2 pts
Median age29.041.0−12.0
Male47.1%48.3%−1.3 pts
Female52.9%51.7%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born0.6%4.9%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%69.3%+19.9 pts
Black0.5%19.1%−18.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%3.4%−2.9 pts
Asian0.1%3.0%−2.9 pts
Other9.8%5.2%+4.6 pts
Median household income$74,514$66,064+$8,450
Per capita income$35,558$42,670−$7,112
Poverty rate5.0%16.8%−11.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%36.3%−10.5 pts
Graduate degree8.3%15.6%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%6.8%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation73.5%58.9%+14.6 pts
Median home value$214,300$162,100+$52,200
Median gross rent$927$975−$48
Owner-occupied73.3%64.3%+9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.5%11.1%−9.6 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%43.6%−6.1 pts
Average commute24.617.4+7.1
Worked from home14.9%14.5%+0.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Uninsured14.4%4.1%+10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025