Fairview vs Stella

A side-by-side comparison of Fairview and Stella: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fairview has the higher population (371 vs 252 in Stella). Fairview has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $39,345 in Stella). Since 2019, Stella's population has grown faster (+64.7% vs -12.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	Stella
Population	371	252
Median age	35.9 yrs	13.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$39,345
Median home value	$86,500	—
Median gross rent	$835	$592
Housing units	150	84
Homeownership rate	60.2%	83.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.9%	0.9%
Unemployment rate	22.4%	1.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	Stella
Population	424 → 371 (-12.5%)	153 → 252 (+64.7%)
Median household income	$41,500 → $67,500 (+62.7%)	$23,125 → $39,345 (+70.1%)
Median home value	$65,000 → $86,500 (+33.1%)	—
Median gross rent	$850 → $835 (-1.8%)	$575 → $592 (+3.0%)

Fairview

Population

424371

Median household income

$41,500$67,500

Median home value

$65,000$86,500

Median gross rent

$850$835

Stella

Population

153252

Median household income

$23,125$39,345

Median gross rent

$575$592

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fairview	Stella
Under 5	1.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	26.4%	52.0%
18 to 24	13.2%	3.6%
25 to 34	6.7%	19.8%
35 to 44	12.4%	6.7%
45 to 54	22.4%	6.3%
55 to 64	4.6%	1.6%
65 to 74	5.7%	7.9%
75 and over	6.7%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	Stella
White (non-Hispanic)	63.1%	96.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	4.3%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	13.5%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	19.1%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	Stella
No high school diploma	24.9%	18.3%
High school graduate	25.3%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	18.9%	49.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.9%	0.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	Stella
Drove alone	86.6%	83.6%
Carpooled	5.6%	11.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.7%	4.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	Stella
1-unit, detached	85.3%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14.0%	15.5%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	Stella
Poverty rate	19.1%	76.0%
Average household size	3.14	4.13
Mean commute (minutes)	32	33
Median year structure built	1971	1938