Armstrong vs New Franklin

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

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

New Franklin has the higher population (1,015 vs 340 in Armstrong). New Franklin has the higher median household income ($53,056 vs $39,667 in Armstrong). Since 2019, Armstrong's population has grown faster (+71.7% vs -14.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Armstrong	New Franklin
Population	340	1,015
Median age	33.8 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$39,667	$53,056
Median home value	—	$117,700
Median gross rent	—	$680
Housing units	213	452
Homeownership rate	90.3%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.3%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Armstrong	New Franklin
Population	198 → 340 (+71.7%)	1,191 → 1,015 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$32,750 → $39,667 (+21.1%)	$34,135 → $53,056 (+55.4%)
Median home value	$52,500 → $50,000 (-4.8%)	$92,500 → $117,700 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$613 → $469 (-23.5%)	$458 → $680 (+48.5%)

Armstrong

Population

198340

Median household income

$32,750$39,667

Median home value

$52,500$50,000

Median gross rent

$613$469

New Franklin

Population

1,1911,015

Median household income

$34,135$53,056

Median home value

$92,500$117,700

Median gross rent

$458$680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Armstrong	New Franklin
Under 5	12.1%	8.7%
5 to 17	19.4%	12.6%
18 to 24	5.9%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.7%	14.8%
35 to 44	7.1%	13.9%
45 to 54	18.8%	8.9%
55 to 64	12.9%	11.6%
65 to 74	6.5%	12.3%
75 and over	2.6%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Armstrong	New Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	93.2%	90.4%
Black or African American	1.8%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Armstrong	New Franklin
No high school diploma	7.5%	17.0%
High school graduate	68.5%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	21.6%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.3%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Armstrong	New Franklin
Drove alone	94.3%	75.5%
Carpooled	4.5%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Armstrong	New Franklin
1-unit, detached	90.1%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	9.9%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Armstrong	New Franklin
Poverty rate	10.3%	18.5%
Average household size	2.36	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	28	37
Median year structure built	1961	1969