Barnhart vs Festus

A side-by-side comparison of Barnhart and Festus: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Festus has the higher population (12,965 vs 6,036 in Barnhart). Barnhart has the higher median household income ($96,042 vs $70,085 in Festus). Festus has the higher median home value ($206,200 vs $195,700 in Barnhart).

Population, income & housing

	Barnhart	Festus
Population	6,036	12,965
Median age	33.4 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$96,042	$70,085
Median home value	$195,700	$206,200
Median gross rent	$1,371	$935
Housing units	2,279	5,389
Homeownership rate	88.3%	56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.5%	21.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	6.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Barnhart	Festus
Population	5,948 → 6,036 (+1.5%)	11,982 → 12,965 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$81,922 → $96,042 (+17.2%)	$55,236 → $70,085 (+26.9%)
Median home value	$148,100 → $195,700 (+32.1%)	$137,100 → $206,200 (+50.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,040 → $1,371 (+31.8%)	$833 → $935 (+12.2%)

Barnhart

Population

5,9486,036

Median household income

$81,922$96,042

Median home value

$148,100$195,700

Median gross rent

$1,040$1,371

Festus

Population

11,98212,965

Median household income

$55,236$70,085

Median home value

$137,100$206,200

Median gross rent

$833$935

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Barnhart	Festus
Under 5	7.8%	9.9%
5 to 17	14.7%	19.3%
18 to 24	11.4%	6.8%
25 to 34	18.3%	13.4%
35 to 44	15.9%	15.2%
45 to 54	8.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	12.6%	10.8%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.1%
75 and over	3.2%	5.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Barnhart	Festus
White (non-Hispanic)	87.5%	85.9%
Black or African American	0.2%	3.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	10.1%	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Barnhart	Festus
No high school diploma	5.3%	12.0%
High school graduate	30.2%	28.7%
Some college or associate's	42.1%	37.7%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	8.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Barnhart	Festus
Drove alone	84.6%	83.2%
Carpooled	5.6%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	9.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Barnhart	Festus
1-unit, detached	97.2%	70.2%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	13.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.8%	4.4%

Poverty & households

	Barnhart	Festus
Poverty rate	3.9%	16.6%
Average household size	2.74	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1979	1981