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Tarkio, Missouri: commercial real estate data.
Tarkio is a Census city of 1,471 people across 1.39 square miles of land, in Atchison County. Median household income is $56,927, 73.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 2 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $165,600 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Tarkio
What Tarkio is
- Census place typecity
- Land area1.39 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,061
- County holding the largest share of its areaAtchison County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Tarkio
- Population1,471
- Median age51.0
- Population under 18261 plus or minus 62
- Share under 1817.7 percent plus or minus 3.6
- Population 65 and over369
- Share 65 and over25.1 percent
- Households683
- Family households401
- Share of households that are families58.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Tarkio
- Median household income$56,927
- Per capita income$36,495
- Civilian labor force790
- Employed758
- Unemployed32 plus or minus 20
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Adults 25 and over1,093
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher89.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.1 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent plus or minus 3.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Tarkio
- Housing units797
- Occupied units683
- Vacant units114 plus or minus 55
- Vacancy rate14.3 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied501
- Renter occupied182 plus or minus 40
- Ownership rate73.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$87,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$660
- Annual rent as a share of median income13.9 percent plus or minus 3.0
- Single family units630
- Share single family79.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more105 plus or minus 40
- Share in buildings of two or more13.2 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Mobile homes62 plus or minus 34
- Median year structure built1958
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Tarkio gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute725
- Commuting under 15 minutes280 plus or minus 64
- Share commuting under 15 minutes38.6 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more182 plus or minus 54
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more25.1 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Drove alone81.7 percent
- Carpooled8.6 percent plus or minus 3.5
- Public transport3.1 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Walked1.5 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Worked from home3.8 percent plus or minus 2.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Tarkio (7(a))
- Approvals2
- Gross approval$165,600
- Average approval$82,800
- Median approval$82,800
- Largest approval$150,600
- Jobs supported8
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term78 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tarkio, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Tarkio
- NFIP communityCity of Tarkio
- NFIP community number290013
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date09/18/85(M)
The City of Tarkio participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290013 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Atchison County, not Tarkio
Atchison County context, not Tarkio figures
- Establishments in Atchison County174
- Covered employment, Atchison County1,616
- Average annual pay, Atchison County$45,066
- Housing units permitted, Atchison County0
Every figure in this section is published for Atchison County as a whole and is not a measurement of Tarkio.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Tarkio questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Tarkio, Missouri?
1,471, in 683 households. Tarkio city covers 1.39 square miles of land, which is 1,061 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Tarkio in?
Atchison County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Tarkio?
$56,927. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $87,800. Median gross rent is $660 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Tarkio businesses?
2 7(a) approvals totaling $165,600 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $82,800. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Tarkio, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Tarkio borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Tarkio. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Tarkio in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Tarkio appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Tarkio, city of, community 290013, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Tarkio figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Atchison County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Tarkio.
Is zoning published for Tarkio?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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