Fordland vs Rogersville

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

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

Rogersville has the higher population (4,496 vs 681 in Fordland). Rogersville has the higher median household income ($51,375 vs $49,167 in Fordland). Rogersville has the higher median home value ($205,900 vs $119,600 in Fordland).

Population, income & housing

	Fordland	Rogersville
Population	681	4,496
Median age	35.3 yrs	30.7 yrs
Median household income	$49,167	$51,375
Median home value	$119,600	$205,900
Median gross rent	$719	$812
Housing units	299	1,829
Homeownership rate	57.6%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	3.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fordland	Rogersville
Population	933 → 681 (-27.0%)	3,697 → 4,496 (+21.6%)
Median household income	$32,292 → $49,167 (+52.3%)	$47,946 → $51,375 (+7.2%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $119,600 (+38.6%)	$132,800 → $205,900 (+55.0%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $719 (+15.0%)	$696 → $812 (+16.7%)

Fordland

Population

933681

Median household income

$32,292$49,167

Median home value

$86,300$119,600

Median gross rent

$625$719

Rogersville

Population

3,6974,496

Median household income

$47,946$51,375

Median home value

$132,800$205,900

Median gross rent

$696$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fordland	Rogersville
Under 5	5.4%	9.2%
5 to 17	17.2%	22.2%
18 to 24	9.0%	8.9%
25 to 34	18.4%	16.4%
35 to 44	7.8%	16.9%
45 to 54	13.7%	8.7%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	2.3%
75 and over	5.1%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fordland	Rogersville
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.4%
Two or more races	0.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fordland	Rogersville
No high school diploma	12.7%	7.9%
High school graduate	50.0%	29.6%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	14.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fordland	Rogersville
Drove alone	72.7%	82.3%
Carpooled	16.7%	9.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.3%
Other means	0.7%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fordland	Rogersville
1-unit, detached	69.6%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	8.1%
2 to 4 units	26.4%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	Fordland	Rogersville
Poverty rate	20.0%	16.0%
Average household size	2.60	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	27	29
Median year structure built	1974	1997