City safety & data profile

FarmingtonMO

Farmington, MO is a 18K-resident city in St. Francois County with a median household income of $53,729.

St. Francois County, Missouri. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Farmington, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Farmington has a population larger than 38% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $196,500, and 2 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-04

18K
Population (place)
Bottom 39%
By size
$53,729
Median income (place)
$196,500
Median home (place)
15.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Farmington

Farmington posts a median household income higher than 14% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 2 hospitals serve the Farmington area.

Bottom 15%
by median income, US cities
2
hospitals in & near Farmington

Where Farmington income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$53,729 Bottom 14% higher than 14% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Farmington $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in MO

Population among 83 MO places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Kansas City is the largest MO city on this list; Town and Country leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in MO

Median household income among the same 83-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Town and Country posts the highest place-level median income in MO; Kansas City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Farmington, MO beyond the headline numbers

Farmington sits inside St. Francois County, Missouri, at roughly 37.78°N, -90.42°W. Population 18,181, $53,729 median household income. Median home value $196,500, median rent $855. Poverty rate 15.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

2 hospitals in/around Farmington, 4/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

Poverty in Farmington, MO stands at 15.9%, above the midpoint of reporting cities. A median income can look comfortable while a share this size sits well beneath it, which is why the two figures belong together.

The median home in Farmington costs roughly 3.7 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Remote work covers 11.1% of Farmington workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current smoking departs furthest from its peer median: 21.6% in Farmington, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Farmington from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
18,181
Farmington · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$53,729
-40% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$196,500
-52% vs avg
Median Age (place)
38.5
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (St. Francois County): Farmington's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
67K+2%
Median Income
$57,477+54%
Median Home Value
$169,300+71%
Poverty Rate
15.9%-18%
Unemployment
4.5%-56%

Economics

Economics indicators for Farmington, MO
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$855/mo
Poverty Rate
15.9% +28% vs avg
Unemployment 4.1%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.3%
Work From Home 11.1%
Public Transit 0.7%

Population

White 88.9%
African American 5.3%
Asian 0.5%
Two or More Ethnicities 3.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
40.9%
Short Sleep Duration
40.7%
High Blood Pressure
40.2%
Physical Inactivity
35.5%
Current Smoking
21.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
19.4%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.9%
Binge Drinking
16.8%
Diabetes
13.5%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 52.4%
Annual Checkup 76.8%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
10.6%
Coronary Heart Disease
8.1%
Stroke
4.3%

Hospitals 2 total

Rating Distribution
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0
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0
Average Rating
4/5
Total Hospitals
2
With ER
1
PARKLAND HEALTH CENTER
FARMINGTON · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

What alerts and safety updates affect Farmington?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Farmington right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet MO-FARMINGTON-MO · Farmington

Farmington: no area-tagged alerts on record — state hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Farmington; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Missouri state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Farmington, MO? ▼
Farmington, MO has a population of 18,181 people, located in St. Francois County, Missouri.
What is the median household income in Farmington? ▼
The median household income in Farmington, MO is $53,729 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 15.9%.
What is the median home value in Farmington? ▼
The median home value in Farmington, MO is $196,500. Median rent is $855/month.
What are the top health concerns in Farmington? ▼
The top health indicators in Farmington include Obesity (40.9%), Short Sleep Duration (40.7%), High Blood Pressure (40.2%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Farmington? ▼
Farmington has 2 hospitals with an average rating of 4/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Farmington? ▼
The median age in Farmington, MO is 38.5 years. 16.3% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Farmington, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside MO (15.9% here).

Wichita, KS 15.9% Ceres, CA 15.9% Cleveland Heights, OH 15.9% Fort Dodge, IA 15.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside MO ($53,729 here).

Lafayette, IN $53,716 Salisbury, NC $53,716 Kissimmee, FL $53,758 Roanoke Rapids, NC $53,690

Compare Farmington with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

Festus, MO 12K Waterloo, IL 10K Arnold, MO 21K Columbia, IL 10K Oakville, MO 36K Mehlville, MO 28K Concord, MO 16K Eureka, MO 11K
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Using Farmington's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Farmington area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Farmington against Missouri peers on any ranking lens. Explore Missouri

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (St. Francois County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.