Diggins vs Fordland

A side-by-side comparison of Diggins and Fordland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Fordland has the higher population (681 vs 303 in Diggins). Diggins has the higher median household income ($75,125 vs $49,167 in Fordland). Diggins has the higher median home value ($141,700 vs $119,600 in Fordland).

Population, income & housing

	Diggins	Fordland
Population	303	681
Median age	47.3 yrs	35.3 yrs
Median household income	$75,125	$49,167
Median home value	$141,700	$119,600
Median gross rent	$591	$719
Housing units	113	299
Homeownership rate	82.6%	57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	7.2%	5.8%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Diggins	Fordland
Population	268 → 303 (+13.1%)	933 → 681 (-27.0%)
Median household income	$44,432 → $75,125 (+69.1%)	$32,292 → $49,167 (+52.3%)
Median home value	$84,000 → $141,700 (+68.7%)	$86,300 → $119,600 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $591 (-10.9%)	$625 → $719 (+15.0%)

Diggins

Population

268303

Median household income

$44,432$75,125

Median home value

$84,000$141,700

Median gross rent

$663$591

Fordland

Population

933681

Median household income

$32,292$49,167

Median home value

$86,300$119,600

Median gross rent

$625$719

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Diggins	Fordland
Under 5	5.3%	5.4%
5 to 17	12.2%	17.2%
18 to 24	0.3%	9.0%
25 to 34	15.2%	18.4%
35 to 44	11.2%	7.8%
45 to 54	22.8%	13.7%
55 to 64	14.5%	15.3%
65 to 74	9.6%	8.2%
75 and over	8.9%	5.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Diggins	Fordland
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	97.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.3%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Diggins	Fordland
No high school diploma	9.6%	12.7%
High school graduate	47.0%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	36.1%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.8%	1.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Diggins	Fordland
Drove alone	92.4%	72.7%
Carpooled	1.9%	16.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.2%	4.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	5.7%
Other means	1.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Diggins	Fordland
1-unit, detached	86.7%	69.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	2.7%	26.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.6%	1.3%

Poverty & households

	Diggins	Fordland
Poverty rate	8.9%	20.0%
Average household size	2.78	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	32	27
Median year structure built	1982	1974