Festus vs Imperial

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

Festus and Imperial 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 5,617 in Imperial). Imperial has the higher median household income ($87,949 vs $70,085 in Festus). Imperial has the higher median home value ($221,900 vs $206,200 in Festus).

Population, income & housing

	Festus	Imperial
Population	12,965	5,617
Median age	35.4 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$70,085	$87,949
Median home value	$206,200	$221,900
Median gross rent	$935	$1,255
Housing units	5,389	2,037
Homeownership rate	56.5%	90.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.6%	19.3%
Unemployment rate	6.0%	4.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Festus	Imperial
Population	11,982 → 12,965 (+8.2%)	4,260 → 5,617 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$55,236 → $70,085 (+26.9%)	$64,565 → $87,949 (+36.2%)
Median home value	$137,100 → $206,200 (+50.4%)	$162,300 → $221,900 (+36.7%)
Median gross rent	$833 → $935 (+12.2%)	$944 → $1,255 (+32.9%)

Festus

Population

11,98212,965

Median household income

$55,236$70,085

Median home value

$137,100$206,200

Median gross rent

$833$935

Imperial

Population

4,2605,617

Median household income

$64,565$87,949

Median home value

$162,300$221,900

Median gross rent

$944$1,255

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Festus	Imperial
Under 5	9.9%	5.9%
5 to 17	19.3%	23.7%
18 to 24	6.8%	10.2%
25 to 34	13.4%	5.8%
35 to 44	15.2%	17.5%
45 to 54	9.5%	13.8%
55 to 64	10.8%	8.9%
65 to 74	9.1%	8.6%
75 and over	5.9%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Festus	Imperial
White (non-Hispanic)	85.9%	90.2%
Black or African American	3.2%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.3%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.2%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	4.2%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Festus	Imperial
No high school diploma	12.0%	6.6%
High school graduate	28.7%	30.7%
Some college or associate's	37.7%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	13.6%	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	6.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Festus	Imperial
Drove alone	83.2%	85.7%
Carpooled	5.7%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.3%	7.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Festus	Imperial
1-unit, detached	70.2%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	2.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.9%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	6.5%	0.9%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.4%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Festus	Imperial
Poverty rate	16.6%	8.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.89
Mean commute (minutes)	26	27
Median year structure built	1981	1989