Tarkio

Population: 1,478
Median household income: $60,250
Median home value: $86,900

Tarkio is a community in Atchison County, Missouri, home to 1,478 residents. At $60,250, its median household income sits in line with Atchison County's $59,260.

From 2019 to 2023, Tarkio's population declined 2.0% from 1,508 to 1,478, while its median home value rose 21.9% from $71,300 to $86,900.

The median gross rent is $608. 20.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,478
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $60,250
Median home value: $86,900
Median gross rent: $608
Housing units: 778
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5081,478

Median household income

$46,833$60,250

Median home value

$71,300$86,900

Median gross rent

$588$608

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,508	$46,833	$71,300	$588
2020	1,481	$50,690	$77,400	$547
2021	1,539	$55,000	$75,800	$580
2022	1,473	$56,875	$82,700	$625
2023	1,478	$60,250	$86,900	$608

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3411.5%

35 to 4410.1%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6415.5%

65 to 7412.3%

75 and over12.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	63	4.3%
5 to 17	206	13.9%
18 to 24	138	9.3%
25 to 34	170	11.5%
35 to 44	150	10.1%
45 to 54	158	10.7%
55 to 64	229	15.5%
65 to 74	182	12.3%
75 and over	182	12.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,363	92.2%
Black or African American	9	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	66	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	37	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.1%

High school graduate43.0%

Some college or associate's26.2%

Bachelor's degree15.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	108	10.1%
High school graduate	461	43.0%
Some college or associate's	281	26.2%
Bachelor's degree	164	15.3%
Graduate or professional degree	57	5.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone82.6%

Carpooled8.8%

Public transit3.0%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	609	82.6%
Carpooled	65	8.8%
Public transit	22	3.0%
Walked	11	1.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	2.6%
Other means	11	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	290	40.4%
15 to 29 min	286	39.8%
30 to 44 min	46	6.4%
45 to 59 min	36	5.0%
60+ min	60	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 14.5% (210 of 1,445)

	Count	Share
Family households	401	60.9%
Nonfamily households	257	39.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1955

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	658	84.6%
Vacant	120	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	461	70.1%
Renter-occupied	197	29.9%

1-unit, detached80.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units3.6%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other4.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	624	80.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.3%
2 to 4 units	69	8.9%
5 to 19 units	28	3.6%
20 or more units	22	2.8%
Mobile home & other	33	4.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2972340
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.39 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.4430, -95.3835