Fayette vs Glasgow

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

Fayette and Glasgow 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 1,054 in Glasgow). Fayette has the higher median household income ($58,750 vs $45,703 in Glasgow). Fayette has the higher median home value ($128,700 vs $115,400 in Glasgow).

Population, income & housing

	Fayette	Glasgow
Population	2,800	1,054
Median age	23.0 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$58,750	$45,703
Median home value	$128,700	$115,400
Median gross rent	$855	$445
Housing units	998	625
Homeownership rate	67.2%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.6%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	1.7%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fayette	Glasgow
Population	2,693 → 2,800 (+4.0%)	1,038 → 1,054 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$46,224 → $58,750 (+27.1%)	$44,188 → $45,703 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$94,700 → $128,700 (+35.9%)	$96,100 → $115,400 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$758 → $855 (+12.8%)	$543 → $445 (-18.0%)

Fayette

Population

2,6932,800

Median household income

$46,224$58,750

Median home value

$94,700$128,700

Median gross rent

$758$855

Glasgow

Population

1,0381,054

Median household income

$44,188$45,703

Median home value

$96,100$115,400

Median gross rent

$543$445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fayette	Glasgow
Under 5	5.1%	10.0%
5 to 17	18.6%	9.1%
18 to 24	29.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	10.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	8.5%	5.4%
45 to 54	7.5%	11.9%
55 to 64	8.0%	14.8%
65 to 74	5.5%	11.8%
75 and over	6.4%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fayette	Glasgow
White (non-Hispanic)	80.8%	84.4%
Black or African American	13.1%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.7%	0.1%
Asian	0.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	1.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.7%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fayette	Glasgow
No high school diploma	9.8%	10.2%
High school graduate	32.3%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	17.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fayette	Glasgow
Drove alone	69.9%	82.2%
Carpooled	12.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.1%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.6%	2.2%
Other means	0.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fayette	Glasgow
1-unit, detached	77.4%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	2.5%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	14.1%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	2.3%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.4%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Fayette	Glasgow
Poverty rate	15.8%	11.8%
Average household size	2.91	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	21	17
Median year structure built	1956	1966