Armstrong vs Glasgow

A side-by-side comparison of Armstrong and Glasgow: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Glasgow has the higher population (1,054 vs 340 in Armstrong). Glasgow has the higher median household income ($45,703 vs $39,667 in Armstrong). Since 2019, Armstrong's population has grown faster (+71.7% vs +1.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong	Glasgow
Population	340	1,054
Median age	33.8 yrs	47.9 yrs
Median household income	$39,667	$45,703
Median home value	—	$115,400
Median gross rent	—	$445
Housing units	213	625
Homeownership rate	90.3%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	24.3%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	2.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong	Glasgow
Population	198 → 340 (+71.7%)	1,038 → 1,054 (+1.5%)
Median household income	$32,750 → $39,667 (+21.1%)	$44,188 → $45,703 (+3.4%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $50,000 (-4.8%)	$96,100 → $115,400 (+20.1%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $469 (-23.5%)	$543 → $445 (-18.0%)

Armstrong

Population

198340

Median household income

$32,750$39,667

Median home value

$52,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$613$469

Glasgow

Population

1,0381,054

Median household income

$44,188$45,703

Median home value

$96,100$115,400

Median gross rent

$543$445

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong	Glasgow
Under 5	12.1%	10.0%
5 to 17	19.4%	9.1%
18 to 24	5.9%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	14.3%
35 to 44	7.1%	5.4%
45 to 54	18.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	14.8%
65 to 74	6.5%	11.8%
75 and over	2.6%	14.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong	Glasgow
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	8.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	3.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong	Glasgow
No high school diploma	7.5%	10.2%
High school graduate	68.5%	41.6%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong	Glasgow
Drove alone	94.3%	82.2%
Carpooled	4.5%	11.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	2.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong	Glasgow
1-unit, detached	90.1%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	8.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	2.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong	Glasgow
Poverty rate	10.3%	11.8%
Average household size	2.36	2.04
Mean commute (minutes)	28	17
Median year structure built	1961	1966