St. Thomas vs Wardsville

A side-by-side comparison of St. Thomas and Wardsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wardsville has the higher population (1,505 vs 271 in St. Thomas). Wardsville has the higher median household income ($117,500 vs $79,250 in St. Thomas). Wardsville has the higher median home value ($309,900 vs $193,800 in St. Thomas).

Population, income & housing

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
Population	271	1,505
Median age	39.0 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$79,250	$117,500
Median home value	$193,800	$309,900
Median gross rent	$907	$717
Housing units	102	572
Homeownership rate	86.1%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.2%	35.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
Population	243 → 271 (+11.5%)	1,878 → 1,505 (-19.9%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $79,250 (+19.6%)	$92,813 → $117,500 (+26.6%)
Median home value	$137,500 → $193,800 (+40.9%)	$225,300 → $309,900 (+37.5%)
Median gross rent	$820 → $907 (+10.6%)	$786 → $717 (-8.8%)

St. Thomas

Population

243271

Median household income

$66,250$79,250

Median home value

$137,500$193,800

Median gross rent

$820$907

Wardsville

Population

1,8781,505

Median household income

$92,813$117,500

Median home value

$225,300$309,900

Median gross rent

$786$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
Under 5	11.1%	8.0%
5 to 17	15.1%	23.5%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.2%
25 to 34	8.9%	7.4%
35 to 44	21.0%	17.1%
45 to 54	13.7%	10.8%
55 to 64	7.7%	10.0%
65 to 74	7.7%	7.2%
75 and over	7.4%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	98.8%
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	0.0%	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
No high school diploma	1.7%	4.0%
High school graduate	36.1%	26.0%
Some college or associate's	20.0%	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	29.4%	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	12.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
Drove alone	72.3%	77.1%
Carpooled	9.7%	4.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	1.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	14.3%
Other means	4.5%	2.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
1-unit, detached	95.1%	86.5%
1-unit, attached	4.9%	1.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	St. Thomas	Wardsville
Poverty rate	1.8%	3.1%
Average household size	2.68	2.79
Mean commute (minutes)	28	18
Median year structure built	1971	1996