MICROPOLITAN AREA · 1990 CENSUS

Farmington Micro

Farmington, MO · 1 counties · 48,904 residents · 452 sq mi

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Farmington is a metro area of 48,904 people. The typical home is worth $40,000. About 9% of adults have finished a four-year degree. 74% of homes are owner-occupied. Median household income is $20,745, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $307 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.4

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

48,904

−12%vs 2000

vs 55,641 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Population density

108 / sq mi

−12%vs 2000

vs 123 / sq mi in 2000

Median age

34.4

−8%vs 2000

vs 37.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

452 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202467K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.5%(3,172)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 97.7%(3,750)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.9%(3,391)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.2%(3,509)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.5%(3,166)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.3%(7,947)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(6,503)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5410.4%(5,065)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.6%(4,682)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.1%(4,443)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.9%(2,403)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.8%(873)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$20,745

−12%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $31,199 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,585

−37%vs 2000

vs $15,273 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

16.9%

+2.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 14.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$40,000

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $67,400 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$307

+1%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

74.0%

+0.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 73.1% in 2000

26.0% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.7%(53,228)

Black2%(1,105)

Hispanic / Latino0.8%(447)

Asian0.3%(174)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.5%(47,664)

Black2%(968)

Hispanic / Latino0.3%(169)

Asian0.1%(51)

Other0.5%(221)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican1.1%(738)

Puerto Rican0.2%(127)

South American0.2%(107)

Colombian0.1%(79)

Central American0%(32)

Spaniard0%(22)

Venezuelan0%(21)

Salvadoran0%(19)

Guatemalan0%(13)

Cuban0%(12)

Argentine0%(7)

Asian origin

Pakistani0.2%(109)

Filipino0.1%(43)

Chinese0%(16)

Taiwanese0%(16)

Thai0%(11)

Asian Indian0%(8)

Korean0%(5)

Vietnamese0%(2)

Pacific Islander origin

Samoan0%(8)

Ancestry

German18.9%(12,667)

American13.4%(8,980)

English12.8%(8,543)

Irish11.1%(7,436)

French3.8%(2,569)

Italian2.9%(1,961)

Scottish2.2%(1,447)

Polish0.9%(607)

Scotch-Irish0.9%(585)

Dutch0.7%(454)

Welsh0.7%(443)

Arab0.6%(418)

+ 29 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.5%(330)

British0.4%(253)

Subsaharan African0.4%(252)

Norwegian0.3%(169)

Russian0.2%(151)

Czech0.2%(142)

Danish0.1%(98)

Slovak0.1%(94)

Swiss0.1%(88)

Hungarian0.1%(84)

Lebanese0.1%(77)

French Canadian0.1%(68)

West Indian0.1%(60)

Moroccan0.1%(44)

Canadian0%(30)

Jordanian0%(28)

Portuguese0%(28)

Romanian0%(25)

Egyptian0%(24)

Austrian0%(24)

Greek0%(18)

Trinidadian & Tobagonian0%(15)

Haitian0%(14)

Jamaican0%(14)

Lithuanian0%(12)

Croatian0%(11)

Syrian0%(3)

Ethiopian0%(3)

Kenyan0%(3)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Irish population · Largest French population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

9.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

62.5%

−9.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 72.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.9%

+0.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

22.9 min

+5%vs 2000

vs 21.9 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married36.3%(10,702)

Married47.2%(13,922)

Widowed3.3%(974)

Divorced13.3%(3,919)

Women 15+

Never married23.2%(6,035)

Married51.2%(13,318)

Widowed10.3%(2,687)

Divorced15.3%(3,992)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

10.3%

−3.1 ptssince 2013

from 13.4% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

50.1%

−2.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.1%

−1.3 ptssince 2020

from 13.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

22.0%

Unchangedsince 2020

from 22.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.6%

+3.0 ptssince 2020

from 20.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

3.7%

+0.1 ptssince 2020

from 3.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

−3.8 ptssince 2020

from 65.8% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

43.1%

+3.4 ptssince 2020

from 39.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)23.4%(1,051)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)17.7%(796)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era38%(1,703)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(106)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.5%(24)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 4,487 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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