Armstrong vs Fayette

A side-by-side comparison of Armstrong and Fayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Armstrong and Fayette are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Fayette has the higher population (2,800 vs 340 in Armstrong). Fayette has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $39,667 in Armstrong). Since 2019, Armstrong's population has grown faster (+71.7% vs +4.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong	Fayette
Population	340	2,800
Median age	33.8 yrs	23.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,667	$58,750
Median home value	—	$128,700
Median gross rent	—	$855
Housing units	213	998
Homeownership rate	90.3%	67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong	Fayette
Population	198 → 340 (+71.7%)	2,693 → 2,800 (+4.0%)
Median household income	$32,750 → $39,667 (+21.1%)	$46,224 → $58,750 (+27.1%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $50,000 (-4.8%)	$94,700 → $128,700 (+35.9%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $469 (-23.5%)	$758 → $855 (+12.8%)

Armstrong

Population

198340

Median household income

$32,750$39,667

Median home value

$52,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$613$469

Fayette

Population

2,6932,800

Median household income

$46,224$58,750

Median home value

$94,700$128,700

Median gross rent

$758$855

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong	Fayette
Under 5	12.1%	5.1%
5 to 17	19.4%	18.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	29.9%
25 to 34	14.7%	10.5%
35 to 44	7.1%	8.5%
45 to 54	18.8%	7.5%
55 to 64	12.9%	8.0%
65 to 74	6.5%	5.5%
75 and over	2.6%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong	Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	80.8%
Black or African American	1.8%	13.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.7%
Two or more races	4.4%	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong	Fayette
No high school diploma	7.5%	9.8%
High school graduate	68.5%	32.3%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	19.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	17.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong	Fayette
Drove alone	94.3%	69.9%
Carpooled	4.5%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	6.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	10.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong	Fayette
1-unit, detached	90.1%	77.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.1%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	3.3%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong	Fayette
Poverty rate	10.3%	15.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	28	21
Median year structure built	1961	1956