Tarkio vs Watson

A side-by-side comparison of Tarkio and Watson: population, income, housing, and more.

Tarkio and Watson are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tarkio has the higher population (1,478 vs 62 in Watson). Tarkio has the higher median household income ($60,250 vs $48,000 in Watson). Tarkio has the higher median home value ($86,900 vs $29,200 in Watson).

Population, income & housing

	Tarkio	Watson
Population	1,478	62
Median age	47.3 yrs	58.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,250	$48,000
Median home value	$86,900	$29,200
Median gross rent	$608	—
Housing units	778	46
Homeownership rate	70.1%	93.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.6%	9.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tarkio	Watson
Population	1,508 → 1,478 (-2.0%)	46 → 62 (+34.8%)
Median household income	$46,833 → $60,250 (+28.6%)	$47,500 → $48,000 (+1.1%)
Median home value	$71,300 → $86,900 (+21.9%)	$44,500 → $29,200 (-34.4%)
Median gross rent	$588 → $608 (+3.4%)	—

Tarkio

Population

1,5081,478

Median household income

$46,833$60,250

Median home value

$71,300$86,900

Median gross rent

$588$608

Watson

Population

4662

Median household income

$47,500$48,000

Median home value

$44,500$29,200

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tarkio	Watson
Under 5	4.3%	3.2%
5 to 17	13.9%	12.9%
18 to 24	9.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	11.5%	1.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.5%
45 to 54	10.7%	6.5%
55 to 64	15.5%	12.9%
65 to 74	12.3%	41.9%
75 and over	12.3%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tarkio	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	92.2%	88.7%
Black or African American	0.6%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	2.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tarkio	Watson
No high school diploma	10.1%	7.7%
High school graduate	43.0%	61.5%
Some college or associate's	26.2%	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	15.3%	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	5.3%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tarkio	Watson
Drove alone	82.6%	68.4%
Carpooled	8.8%	0.0%
Public transit	3.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	5.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.6%	26.3%
Other means	1.5%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tarkio	Watson
1-unit, detached	80.2%	91.3%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	3.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.2%	8.7%

Poverty & households

	Tarkio	Watson
Poverty rate	14.5%	9.7%
Average household size	2.17	1.94
Mean commute (minutes)	22	18
Median year structure built	1955	1953