Tightwad vs Urich

A side-by-side comparison of Tightwad and Urich: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Urich has the higher population (362 vs 79 in Tightwad). Tightwad has the higher median household income ($97,946 vs $41,563 in Urich). Since 2019, Tightwad's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -36.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Tightwad	Urich
Population	79	362
Median age	62.5 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$97,946	$41,563
Median home value	—	$70,500
Median gross rent	—	$675
Housing units	41	204
Homeownership rate	78.4%	66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.4%	3.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	10.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tightwad	Urich
Population	74 → 79 (+6.8%)	573 → 362 (-36.8%)
Median household income	$71,667 → $97,946 (+36.7%)	$36,583 → $41,563 (+13.6%)
Median home value	—	$50,200 → $70,500 (+40.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,063 → $1,050 (-1.2%)	$804 → $675 (-16.0%)

Tightwad

Population

7479

Median household income

$71,667$97,946

Median gross rent

$1,063$1,050

Urich

Population

573362

Median household income

$36,583$41,563

Median home value

$50,200$70,500

Median gross rent

$804$675

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tightwad	Urich
Under 5	0.0%	5.0%
5 to 17	6.3%	14.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	10.5%
25 to 34	6.3%	12.2%
35 to 44	3.8%	8.3%
45 to 54	3.8%	14.6%
55 to 64	32.9%	19.1%
65 to 74	32.9%	8.6%
75 and over	5.1%	7.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tightwad	Urich
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	85.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tightwad	Urich
No high school diploma	7.5%	20.0%
High school graduate	65.7%	49.4%
Some college or associate's	7.5%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	9.0%	1.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tightwad	Urich
Drove alone	57.1%	63.6%
Carpooled	42.9%	28.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tightwad	Urich
1-unit, detached	90.2%	87.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.8%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Tightwad	Urich
Poverty rate	5.1%	16.1%
Average household size	2.14	2.35
Mean commute (minutes)	35	31
Median year structure built	1990	1954