South Fork vs Willow Springs

A side-by-side comparison of South Fork and Willow Springs: population, income, housing, and more.

South Fork and Willow Springs are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Willow Springs has the higher population (2,015 vs 67 in South Fork). South Fork has the higher median household income ($63,750 vs $43,125 in Willow Springs). Since 2019, South Fork's population has grown faster (+31.4% vs -9.4%).

Population, income & housing

	South Fork	Willow Springs
Population	67	2,015
Median age	52.3 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$63,750	$43,125
Median home value	—	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$716
Housing units	77	978
Homeownership rate	100.0%	53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	South Fork	Willow Springs
Population	51 → 67 (+31.4%)	2,225 → 2,015 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$142,941 → $63,750 (-55.4%)	$39,583 → $43,125 (+8.9%)
Median home value	—	$89,500 → $108,300 (+21.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$530 → $716 (+35.1%)

South Fork

Population

5167

Median household income

$142,941$63,750

Willow Springs

Population

2,2252,015

Median household income

$39,583$43,125

Median home value

$89,500$108,300

Median gross rent

$530$716

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	South Fork	Willow Springs
Under 5	0.0%	7.4%
5 to 17	22.4%	14.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.5%
35 to 44	0.0%	10.7%
45 to 54	41.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	17.9%	13.3%
65 to 74	0.0%	12.1%
75 and over	17.9%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	South Fork	Willow Springs
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	89.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	South Fork	Willow Springs
No high school diploma	0.0%	22.3%
High school graduate	25.0%	30.3%
Some college or associate's	51.9%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	23.1%	7.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	South Fork	Willow Springs
Drove alone	100.0%	71.3%
Carpooled	0.0%	22.8%
Public transit	0.0%	2.4%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	South Fork	Willow Springs
1-unit, detached	100.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	12.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	South Fork	Willow Springs
Poverty rate	0.0%	18.7%
Average household size	1.81	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	—	17
Median year structure built	1960	1959