Festus is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 13,193 people and four associated neighborhoods, Festus is the 61st largest community in Missouri.

Also of interest is that Festus has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Being a small city, Festus does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Festus citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.28% of adults in Festus have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Festus in 2022 was $29,736, which is upper middle income relative to Missouri, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $118,944 for a family of four. However, Festus contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Festus is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Festus home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Festus residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Festus include German, Irish, English, French, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Festus is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.