Fordland vs Seymour

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

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

Seymour has the higher population (2,081 vs 681 in Fordland). Seymour has the higher median household income ($51,497 vs $49,167 in Fordland). Seymour has the higher median home value ($120,400 vs $119,600 in Fordland).

Population, income & housing

	Fordland	Seymour
Population	681	2,081
Median age	35.3 yrs	32.0 yrs
Median household income	$49,167	$51,497
Median home value	$119,600	$120,400
Median gross rent	$719	$686
Housing units	299	970
Homeownership rate	57.6%	63.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	11.6%
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fordland	Seymour
Population	933 → 681 (-27.0%)	2,022 → 2,081 (+2.9%)
Median household income	$32,292 → $49,167 (+52.3%)	$36,397 → $51,497 (+41.5%)
Median home value	$86,300 → $119,600 (+38.6%)	$82,000 → $120,400 (+46.8%)
Median gross rent	$625 → $719 (+15.0%)	$663 → $686 (+3.5%)

Fordland

Population

933681

Median household income

$32,292$49,167

Median home value

$86,300$119,600

Median gross rent

$625$719

Seymour

Population

2,0222,081

Median household income

$36,397$51,497

Median home value

$82,000$120,400

Median gross rent

$663$686

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fordland	Seymour
Under 5	5.4%	6.7%
5 to 17	17.2%	17.9%
18 to 24	9.0%	12.2%
25 to 34	18.4%	16.3%
35 to 44	7.8%	7.8%
45 to 54	13.7%	12.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	10.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.3%
75 and over	5.1%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fordland	Seymour
White (non-Hispanic)	97.1%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
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%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.9%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.1%	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fordland	Seymour
No high school diploma	12.7%	13.2%
High school graduate	50.0%	44.8%
Some college or associate's	31.5%	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	4.3%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	3.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fordland	Seymour
Drove alone	72.7%	85.4%
Carpooled	16.7%	6.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.3%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	5.5%
Other means	0.7%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fordland	Seymour
1-unit, detached	69.6%	70.5%
1-unit, attached	1.7%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	26.4%	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1.0%	11.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	8.0%

Poverty & households

	Fordland	Seymour
Poverty rate	20.0%	19.4%
Average household size	2.60	2.36
Mean commute (minutes)	27	30
Median year structure built	1974	1978