Fair Grove

Population: 1,551
Median household income: $71,447
Median home value: $189,200

Fair Grove, a community in Greene County, Missouri, has 1,551 residents. At $71,447, its median household income sits above Greene County's $57,488.

Between 2019 and 2023, Fair Grove's population grew 8.3% from 1,432 to 1,551, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $128,700 to $189,200.

The median resident is 28.8 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.1% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,551
Median age: 28.8 yrs
Median household income: $71,447
Median home value: $189,200
Median gross rent: $909
Housing units: 571
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4321,551

Median household income

$57,895$71,447

Median home value

$128,700$189,200

Median gross rent

$685$909

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,432	$57,895	$128,700	$685
2020	1,448	$63,214	$133,900	$838
2021	1,508	$64,259	$147,200	$820
2022	1,625	$71,000	$170,100	$808
2023	1,551	$71,447	$189,200	$909

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.9%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3419.1%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 646.8%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over3.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	154	9.9%
5 to 17	328	21.1%
18 to 24	122	7.9%
25 to 34	296	19.1%
35 to 44	225	14.5%
45 to 54	158	10.2%
55 to 64	106	6.8%
65 to 74	114	7.4%
75 and over	48	3.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,395	89.9%
Black or African American	4	0.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	145	9.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.5%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree18.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	52	5.5%
High school graduate	318	33.6%
Some college or associate's	346	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	170	18.0%
Graduate or professional degree	61	6.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone76.2%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	588	76.2%
Carpooled	79	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	103	13.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	12.0%
15 to 29 min	308	46.0%
30 to 44 min	228	34.1%
45 to 59 min	34	5.1%
60+ min	19	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 7.0% (108 of 1,551)

	Count	Share
Family households	418	74.6%
Nonfamily households	142	25.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	560	98.1%
Vacant	11	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	416	74.3%
Renter-occupied	144	25.7%

1-unit, detached87.9%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units8.2%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	502	87.9%
1-unit, attached	4	0.7%
2 to 4 units	47	8.2%
5 to 19 units	12	2.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	6	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2923338
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.3833, -93.1522