COMPARING TWO PLACES
Festus vs Waterloo
PLACE A
Festus, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Waterloo, Oregon
Festus is 6016% larger than Waterloo. Waterloo earns more, with a median household income $15,218 higher. Festus has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -3%).
FESTUSWATERLOODIFFERENCE
Total population14,066230+6016% vs Waterloo
Population density2,3821,885+497
Population growth9.5%-3.1%+12.6 pts
Median age36.749.5−12.8
Male50.5%59.4%−8.9 pts
Female49.5%40.6%+8.9 pts
Foreign-born0.8%0.9%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.1%88.6%−2.6 pts
Black3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%3.9%−0.2 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other6.7%7.4%−0.8 pts
Median household income$73,532$88,750−$15,218
Per capita income$33,346$34,710−$1,364
Poverty rate17.1%3.5%+13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4280.324+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%11.0%+13.4 pts
Graduate degree8.7%6.2%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.6%4.3%+2.3 pts
Labor force participation62.6%52.0%+10.6 pts
Median home value$223,600$293,800−$70,200
Median gross rent$922$1,167−$245
Owner-occupied57.8%95.5%−37.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households26.0%50.0%−24.0 pts
Average commute26.434.0−7.6
Worked from home8.5%19.8%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%+0.0 pts
Uninsured6.4%6.6%−0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025