Tarkio, MO

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tarkio, MO: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,875. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet TARKIO-MO · Tarkio, MO 1 ZIPs · 1,875 pop · #18976/25278 · Atchison County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,500
  • RANK-LOWER #18976/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fairfax
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,875
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $91,300

Nearest income peer: Fairfax, MO ( $551 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Tarkio

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tarkio on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Tarkio, MO sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,875
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,500
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,500 and poverty 15.0% concentrate in 64491.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tarkio as a pure owner town.

Within Missouri, Auxvasse is the closest lower-income city and Lampe the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Tarkio.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 64491, is all of Tarkio

There is no split to weigh here: 64491 holds every one of Tarkio's 1,875 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Tarkio's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 51 establishments, 262 employees , annual payroll $7,952k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 64491 (51 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (10) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Tarkio, MO

These ZIP codes sit in Atchison County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tarkio. See the Atchison County roll-up →

Tarkio sits in the upper half of Atchison County on income: Westboro and Watson report less, while Rock Port reports more. Rock Port marks the far end of that range at $66,534, 16% above Tarkio.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
64491 1,875 $57,500 51 6

Tarkio roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Tarkio, .