Financial Literacy in Fillmore, MO
With a population of roughly 172, Fillmore, Missouri is the 702nd-largest of 937 incorporated places in Missouri. Its population has held essentially flat since 2020, moving less than a percent either way. The median age is 35.5.
3% of Fillmore residents 25 and older have completed a bachelor's degree or more. That sits 12.3 points below the Missouri average of 15.3%. Put the other way round: of the 166 adults 25 and over counted in the 2019–2023 ACS, roughly 161 — 97% — are building their financial lives without a four-year degree behind them.
The typical household here earns $44,375 a year. That is $8,958 below the Missouri median. About 9.3% of residents live below the poverty line. The median home is valued at $81,300, roughly 1.8× median household income.
Fillmore by the numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Population (2024) | 172 |
| Change since 2020 | 0% |
| Median household income | $44,375 |
| Adults 25+ with a bachelor’s degree | 3% |
| Adults 25+ with a high school diploma | 92.8% |
| Median age | 35.5 |
| Poverty rate | 9.3% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.5% |
| Median home value | $81,300 |
| Land area | 0.139 sq mi |
| Population density | 1,237 / sq mi |
What Missouri teaches — and to whom
Missouri already requires 1 semester of personal finance for a high school diploma, a rule in force since the graduating class of 2010. That covers students still in the system. It does nothing for the adults already out of it — which, in Fillmore, is most of the people reading this.
LearnLife organises this the way the decisions actually arrive: Legal literacy — leases, contracts, employment rights and what a signature actually commits you to; Money — budgeting, credit, debt and taxes — the mechanics nobody is formally taught; Emotional regulation — the self-management that decides whether the other skills ever get used.
Where to start in Fillmore
Start with the money that moves every month
For most households in Fillmore, the fastest gain is not an investing strategy — it is seeing the recurring outflows clearly, knowing what a credit score actually responds to, and understanding which line items on a payslip are negotiable.
Questions people ask about Fillmore
Do high school students in Fillmore, Missouri have to take a personal finance class?
Yes. Missouri requires 1 semester to graduate, in force since the class of 2010.
How many adults in Fillmore, Missouri have a college degree?
3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher, based on the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey. The remaining 97% are managing their finances without one.
What is the median household income in Fillmore, Missouri?
$44,375, per the Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey.
Where can adults in Fillmore, Missouri learn personal finance?
Graduation requirements only ever reach people still in school. For adults, LearnLife covers the same ground on demand — money, legal literacy and the self-management that decides whether either gets used.
Start with whichever one is costing you money right now.
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