Fordland

Population: 681
Median household income: $49,167
Median home value: $119,600

Fordland is a community in Webster County, Missouri, home to 681 residents. The median household income of $49,167 is below the Webster County median ($69,731).

From 2019 to 2023, Fordland's population declined 27.0% from 933 to 681, while its median home value rose 38.6% from $86,300 to $119,600.

5.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 57.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 681
Median age: 35.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,167
Median home value: $119,600
Median gross rent: $719
Housing units: 299
Homeownership rate: 57.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

933681

Median household income

$32,292$49,167

Median home value

$86,300$119,600

Median gross rent

$625$719

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	933	$32,292	$86,300	$625
2020	834	$34,821	$87,800	$630
2021	814	$39,375	$91,300	$575
2022	634	$44,375	$106,300	$675
2023	681	$49,167	$119,600	$719

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

Age distribution

Under 55.4%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3418.4%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	37	5.4%
5 to 17	117	17.2%
18 to 24	61	9.0%
25 to 34	125	18.4%
35 to 44	53	7.8%
45 to 54	93	13.7%
55 to 64	104	15.3%
65 to 74	56	8.2%
75 and over	35	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	661	97.1%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	6	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.7%

High school graduate50.0%

Some college or associate's31.5%

Bachelor's degree4.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	59	12.7%
High school graduate	233	50.0%
Some college or associate's	147	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	20	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone72.7%

Carpooled16.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	218	72.7%
Carpooled	50	16.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	13	4.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	5.7%
Other means	2	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	56	19.8%
15 to 29 min	67	23.7%
30 to 44 min	139	49.1%
45 to 59 min	16	5.7%
60+ min	5	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 20.0% (135 of 674)

	Count	Share
Family households	166	63.4%
Nonfamily households	96	36.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	262	87.6%
Vacant	37	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	151	57.6%
Renter-occupied	111	42.4%

1-unit, detached69.6%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units26.4%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	208	69.6%
1-unit, attached	5	1.7%
2 to 4 units	79	26.4%
5 to 19 units	3	1.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4	1.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2925012
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.11 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1546, -92.9419