Big Spring vs McKittrick

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

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

McKittrick has the higher population (116 vs 29 in Big Spring). McKittrick has the higher median household income ($107,813 vs $35,938 in Big Spring). Since 2019, McKittrick's population has grown faster (+100.0% vs -89.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Big Spring	McKittrick
Population	29	116
Median age	51.9 yrs	35.4 yrs
Median household income	$35,938	$107,813
Median home value	—	$115,000
Median gross rent	—	$1,102
Housing units	18	43
Homeownership rate	100.0%	42.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.2%	7.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Spring	McKittrick
Population	265 → 29 (-89.1%)	58 → 116 (+100.0%)
Median household income	$44,070 → $35,938 (-18.5%)	$38,750 → $107,813 (+178.2%)
Median home value	$96,900 → $96,400 (-0.5%)	$67,500 → $115,000 (+70.4%)
Median gross rent	—	$944 → $1,102 (+16.7%)

Big Spring

Population

26529

Median household income

$44,070$35,938

Median home value

$96,900$96,400

McKittrick

Population

58116

Median household income

$38,750$107,813

Median home value

$67,500$115,000

Median gross rent

$944$1,102

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Spring	McKittrick
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	24.1%	27.6%
18 to 24	0.0%	16.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	1.7%
35 to 44	13.8%	29.3%
45 to 54	13.8%	2.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.6%
65 to 74	27.6%	6.0%
75 and over	20.7%	7.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Spring	McKittrick
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	83.6%
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%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	14.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Spring	McKittrick
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.1%
High school graduate	27.3%	46.2%
Some college or associate's	54.5%	23.1%
Bachelor's degree	18.2%	4.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Spring	McKittrick
Drove alone	100.0%	73.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	20.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Spring	McKittrick
1-unit, detached	77.8%	95.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	4.7%
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	McKittrick
Poverty rate	44.8%	2.0%
Average household size	1.61	3.52
Median year structure built	1952	1944