Big Spring vs High Hill

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

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

High Hill has the higher population (252 vs 29 in Big Spring). High Hill has the higher median household income ($65,625 vs $35,938 in Big Spring). Since 2019, High Hill's population has grown faster (+22.3% vs -89.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Spring	High Hill
Population	29	252
Median age	51.9 yrs	26.9 yrs
Median household income	$35,938	$65,625
Median home value	—	$141,100
Median gross rent	—	$750
Housing units	18	101
Homeownership rate	100.0%	78.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	13.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	13.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Spring	High Hill
Population	265 → 29 (-89.1%)	206 → 252 (+22.3%)
Median household income	$44,070 → $35,938 (-18.5%)	$39,643 → $65,625 (+65.5%)
Median home value	$96,900 → $96,400 (-0.5%)	$82,500 → $141,100 (+71.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$650 → $750 (+15.4%)

Big Spring

Population

26529

Median household income

$44,070$35,938

Median home value

$96,900$96,400

High Hill

Population

206252

Median household income

$39,643$65,625

Median home value

$82,500$141,100

Median gross rent

$650$750

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Spring	High Hill
Under 5	0.0%	9.1%
5 to 17	24.1%	21.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.5%
25 to 34	0.0%	17.9%
35 to 44	13.8%	7.5%
45 to 54	13.8%	7.1%
55 to 64	0.0%	7.1%
65 to 74	27.6%	11.5%
75 and over	20.7%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Spring	High Hill
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	96.8%
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%	1.2%
Two or more races	0.0%	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Spring	High Hill
No high school diploma	0.0%	11.3%
High school graduate	27.3%	53.2%
Some college or associate's	54.5%	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Spring	High Hill
Drove alone	100.0%	88.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
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	High Hill
1-unit, detached	77.8%	71.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	22.2%	20.8%

Poverty & households

	Big Spring	High Hill
Poverty rate	44.8%	25.8%
Average household size	1.61	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	—	30
Median year structure built	1952	1968