Glasgow vs New Franklin

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

Glasgow and New Franklin 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 1,015 in New Franklin). New Franklin has the higher median household income ($53,056 vs $45,703 in Glasgow). New Franklin has the higher median home value ($117,700 vs $115,400 in Glasgow).

Population, income & housing

	Glasgow	New Franklin
Population	1,054	1,015
Median age	47.9 yrs	41.2 yrs
Median household income	$45,703	$53,056
Median home value	$115,400	$117,700
Median gross rent	$445	$680
Housing units	625	452
Homeownership rate	83.4%	62.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	24.3%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	2.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Glasgow	New Franklin
Population	1,038 → 1,054 (+1.5%)	1,191 → 1,015 (-14.8%)
Median household income	$44,188 → $45,703 (+3.4%)	$34,135 → $53,056 (+55.4%)
Median home value	$96,100 → $115,400 (+20.1%)	$92,500 → $117,700 (+27.2%)
Median gross rent	$543 → $445 (-18.0%)	$458 → $680 (+48.5%)

Glasgow

Population

1,0381,054

Median household income

$44,188$45,703

Median home value

$96,100$115,400

Median gross rent

$543$445

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)

	Glasgow	New Franklin
Under 5	10.0%	8.7%
5 to 17	9.1%	12.6%
18 to 24	8.3%	6.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	14.8%
35 to 44	5.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	11.9%	8.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	11.6%
65 to 74	11.8%	12.3%
75 and over	14.4%	11.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Glasgow	New Franklin
White (non-Hispanic)	84.4%	90.4%
Black or African American	8.9%	4.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	1.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.5%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.2%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3.9%	0.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Glasgow	New Franklin
No high school diploma	10.2%	17.0%
High school graduate	41.6%	37.3%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	23.3%
Bachelor's degree	18.8%	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	5.5%	9.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Glasgow	New Franklin
Drove alone	82.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	11.0%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.7%	3.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.2%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	2.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Glasgow	New Franklin
1-unit, detached	83.4%	69.7%
1-unit, attached	1.4%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	8.0%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	5.1%	15.3%

Poverty & households

	Glasgow	New Franklin
Poverty rate	11.8%	18.5%
Average household size	2.04	2.70
Mean commute (minutes)	17	37
Median year structure built	1966	1969