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Fordland, MO

594 Population
1.1 square miles 537.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

41.4 ±11.1 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 37.3 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$24,744 ±$3,411 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: $36,122 ±$664
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$53,571 ±$12,589 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: $65,071 ±$999
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.1% ±7.7% (112  ±49) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 13.1% 62,130 (±0.7% / ±3,433)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.3 minutes ±5.5 (7,565  ±2,264) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 22.2 4,596,585 (±0.3 / ±89,324)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

244 ±40 Number of households
  • the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 198,884 ±1,116
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.2 (594  ±106) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 2.4 473,498 (±0 / ±153)
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.5% ±5.8% (6  ±8) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 6% † 6,900 (±0.7% / ±785)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

292 ±48 Number of housing units
  • the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 212,213 ±126
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$130,000 ±$16,536 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: $230,700 ±$2,916
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9.2% ±5% (54  ±31.1) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 14.4% 69,380 (±0.6% / ±3,017)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

86.8% ±5.7% (375  ±64.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 92.9% 300,568 (±1.3% / ±4,052.9)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
7.9% ±6.9% (34  ±30.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 30.8% 99,670 (±0.7% / ±2,290.6)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

1.7% ±2% (10  ±12) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 3.1% 15,143
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

9% ±2.9% (44  ±16) Population with veteran status
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Springfield, MO Metro Area: 7.6% 28,516 (±0.3% / ±1,283)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
44 Total veterans ±16 35 Male ±14 9 Female ±8

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