Big Spring vs Buell

A side-by-side comparison of Big Spring and Buell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Big Spring has the higher population (29 vs 24 in Buell). Since 2019, Buell's population has grown faster (-20.0% vs -89.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Spring	Buell
Population	29	24
Median age	51.9 yrs	—
Median household income	$35,938	—
Housing units	18	12
Homeownership rate	100.0%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Spring	Buell
Population	265 → 29 (-89.1%)	30 → 24 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$44,070 → $35,938 (-18.5%)	—
Median home value	$96,900 → $96,400 (-0.5%)	—

Big Spring

Population

26529

Median household income

$44,070$35,938

Median home value

$96,900$96,400

Buell

Population

3024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Spring	Buell
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	0.0%	0.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.8%	0.0%
55 to 64	0.0%	100.0%
65 to 74	27.6%	0.0%
75 and over	20.7%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Spring	Buell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
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	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Spring	Buell
No high school diploma	0.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	27.3%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	54.5%	50.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Spring	Buell
Drove alone	100.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Spring	Buell
1-unit, detached	77.8%	100.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Big Spring	Buell
Poverty rate	44.8%	0.0%
Average household size	1.61	2.00
Median year structure built	1952	—