Luray vs Wayland

A side-by-side comparison of Luray and Wayland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wayland has the higher population (489 vs 109 in Luray). Since 2019, Luray's population has grown faster (+49.3% vs -17.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Luray	Wayland
Population	109	489
Median age	10.3 yrs	45.1 yrs
Median household income	$70,500	—
Median home value	$51,300	—
Median gross rent	—	$606
Housing units	42	271
Homeownership rate	85.0%	87.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	2.2%	1.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Luray	Wayland
Population	73 → 109 (+49.3%)	595 → 489 (-17.8%)
Median household income	$49,167 → $70,500 (+43.4%)	$39,844 → $21,875 (-45.1%)
Median home value	$55,000 → $51,300 (-6.7%)	—
Median gross rent	—	$575 → $606 (+5.4%)

Luray

Population

73109

Median household income

$49,167$70,500

Median home value

$55,000$51,300

Wayland

Population

595489

Median household income

$39,844$21,875

Median gross rent

$575$606

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Luray	Wayland
Under 5	9.2%	1.0%
5 to 17	46.8%	3.9%
18 to 24	2.8%	1.0%
25 to 34	13.8%	24.1%
35 to 44	9.2%	19.4%
45 to 54	6.4%	13.1%
55 to 64	6.4%	5.7%
65 to 74	4.6%	8.0%
75 and over	0.9%	23.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Luray	Wayland
White (non-Hispanic)	81.7%	100.0%
Black or African American	18.3%	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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Luray	Wayland
No high school diploma	2.2%	7.6%
High school graduate	55.6%	52.8%
Some college or associate's	40.0%	38.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Luray	Wayland
Drove alone	81.5%	95.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Luray	Wayland
1-unit, detached	83.3%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.2%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	16.7%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Luray	Wayland
Poverty rate	32.1%	8.4%
Average household size	5.45	2.46
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1956	1948