Craig vs Forest City

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

Craig 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 107 in Craig). Forest City has the higher median household income ($45,750 vs $36,875 in Craig). Forest City has the higher median home value ($74,300 vs $47,500 in Craig).

Population, income & housing

	Craig	Forest City
Population	107	180
Median age	39.5 yrs	56.4 yrs
Median household income	$36,875	$45,750
Median home value	$47,500	$74,300
Median gross rent	—	$392
Housing units	103	120
Homeownership rate	90.9%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Craig	Forest City
Population	172 → 107 (-37.8%)	263 → 180 (-31.6%)
Median household income	$29,000 → $36,875 (+27.2%)	$42,833 → $45,750 (+6.8%)
Median home value	$33,300 → $47,500 (+42.6%)	$69,100 → $74,300 (+7.5%)
Median gross rent	$525 → $625 (+19.0%)	$455 → $392 (-13.8%)

Craig

Population

172107

Median household income

$29,000$36,875

Median home value

$33,300$47,500

Median gross rent

$525$625

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)

	Craig	Forest City
Under 5	1.9%	4.4%
5 to 17	25.2%	9.4%
18 to 24	7.5%	4.4%
25 to 34	12.1%	11.7%
35 to 44	4.7%	5.0%
45 to 54	18.7%	10.0%
55 to 64	15.9%	16.1%
65 to 74	10.3%	28.3%
75 and over	3.7%	10.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Craig	Forest City
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%	97.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	2.2%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Craig	Forest City
No high school diploma	32.9%	7.5%
High school graduate	54.3%	61.2%
Some college or associate's	12.9%	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Craig	Forest City
Drove alone	71.7%	86.3%
Carpooled	24.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Craig	Forest City
1-unit, detached	79.6%	69.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	15.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	13.3%

Poverty & households

	Craig	Forest City
Poverty rate	20.8%	15.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	28	38
Median year structure built	1938	1959