Bigelow vs Forest City

A side-by-side comparison of Bigelow and Forest City: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Forest City has the higher population (180 vs 0 in Bigelow). Since 2019, Forest City's population has grown faster (-31.6% vs -100.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Bigelow	Forest City
Population	0	180
Median age	—	56.4 yrs
Median household income	—	$45,750
Median home value	—	$74,300
Median gross rent	—	$392
Housing units	4	120
Homeownership rate	—	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	7.5%
Unemployment rate	—	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bigelow	Forest City
Population	7 → 0 (-100.0%)	263 → 180 (-31.6%)
Median household income	—	$42,833 → $45,750 (+6.8%)
Median home value	—	$69,100 → $74,300 (+7.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$455 → $392 (-13.8%)

Bigelow

Population

Forest City

Population

263180

Median household income

$42,833$45,750

Median home value

$69,100$74,300

Median gross rent

$455$392

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bigelow	Forest City
Under 5	—	4.4%
5 to 17	—	9.4%
18 to 24	—	4.4%
25 to 34	—	11.7%
35 to 44	—	5.0%
45 to 54	—	10.0%
55 to 64	—	16.1%
65 to 74	—	28.3%
75 and over	—	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bigelow	Forest City
White (non-Hispanic)	—	97.2%
Black or African American	—	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	—	2.2%
Asian	—	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	—	0.0%
Some other race	—	0.0%
Two or more races	—	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	—	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bigelow	Forest City
No high school diploma	—	7.5%
High school graduate	—	61.2%
Some college or associate's	—	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	—	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	—	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bigelow	Forest City
Drove alone	—	86.3%
Carpooled	—	11.0%
Public transit	—	0.0%
Walked	—	0.0%
Bicycle	—	0.0%
Worked from home	—	2.7%
Other means	—	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bigelow	Forest City
1-unit, detached	100.0%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Bigelow	Forest City
Poverty rate	—	15.0%
Average household size	—	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	—	38
Median year structure built	—	1959