Collins vs Gerster

A side-by-side comparison of Collins and Gerster: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Collins has the higher population (105 vs 8 in Gerster). Gerster has the higher median household income ($43,750 vs $40,417 in Collins). Collins has the higher median home value ($75,600 vs $45,000 in Gerster).

Population, income & housing

	Collins	Gerster
Population	105	8
Median age	30.4 yrs	68.0 yrs
Median household income	$40,417	$43,750
Median home value	$75,600	$45,000
Housing units	72	25
Homeownership rate	79.1%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Collins	Gerster
Population	192 → 105 (-45.3%)	20 → 8 (-60.0%)
Median household income	$36,667 → $40,417 (+10.2%)	$24,464 → $43,750 (+78.8%)
Median home value	$53,500 → $75,600 (+41.3%)	$9,999 → $45,000 (+350.0%)
Median gross rent	$446 → $428 (-4.0%)	—

Collins

Population

192105

Median household income

$36,667$40,417

Median home value

$53,500$75,600

Median gross rent

$446$428

Gerster

Population

208

Median household income

$24,464$43,750

Median home value

$9,999$45,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Collins	Gerster
Under 5	8.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	10.5%	0.0%
25 to 34	17.1%	0.0%
35 to 44	2.9%	25.0%
45 to 54	1.9%	0.0%
55 to 64	15.2%	0.0%
65 to 74	4.8%	62.5%
75 and over	18.1%	12.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Collins	Gerster
White (non-Hispanic)	98.1%	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	1.9%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Collins	Gerster
No high school diploma	7.9%	0.0%
High school graduate	36.5%	75.0%
Some college or associate's	46.0%	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1.6%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Collins	Gerster
Drove alone	87.5%	100.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	12.5%	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)

	Collins	Gerster
1-unit, detached	75.0%	96.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	4.0%

Poverty & households

	Collins	Gerster
Poverty rate	34.3%	0.0%
Average household size	2.44	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1968	1967