Strafford vs Willard

A side-by-side comparison of Strafford and Willard: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Willard has the higher population (6,418 vs 2,609 in Strafford). Willard has the higher median household income ($87,204 vs $60,670 in Strafford). Willard has the higher median home value ($204,300 vs $148,100 in Strafford).

Population, income & housing

	Strafford	Willard
Population	2,609	6,418
Median age	34.0 yrs	29.9 yrs
Median household income	$60,670	$87,204
Median home value	$148,100	$204,300
Median gross rent	$767	$1,130
Housing units	985	2,153
Homeownership rate	78.3%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.1%	34.4%
Unemployment rate	5.2%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Strafford	Willard
Population	2,100 → 2,609 (+24.2%)	5,519 → 6,418 (+16.3%)
Median household income	$45,811 → $60,670 (+32.4%)	$61,188 → $87,204 (+42.5%)
Median home value	$129,600 → $148,100 (+14.3%)	$139,400 → $204,300 (+46.6%)
Median gross rent	$830 → $767 (-7.6%)	$834 → $1,130 (+35.5%)

Strafford

Population

2,1002,609

Median household income

$45,811$60,670

Median home value

$129,600$148,100

Median gross rent

$830$767

Willard

Population

5,5196,418

Median household income

$61,188$87,204

Median home value

$139,400$204,300

Median gross rent

$834$1,130

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Strafford	Willard
Under 5	12.3%	7.7%
5 to 17	23.0%	26.1%
18 to 24	5.2%	10.8%
25 to 34	10.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.5%
45 to 54	10.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.5%
65 to 74	4.3%	5.4%
75 and over	6.2%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Strafford	Willard
White (non-Hispanic)	90.2%	91.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Strafford	Willard
No high school diploma	10.2%	4.0%
High school graduate	39.3%	33.2%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Strafford	Willard
Drove alone	84.4%	77.4%
Carpooled	7.1%	7.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	8.2%	14.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Strafford	Willard
1-unit, detached	72.4%	78.9%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	13.6%	7.8%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.7%
20 or more units	3.1%	4.6%
Mobile home & other	10.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Strafford	Willard
Poverty rate	17.0%	9.5%
Average household size	2.64	2.98
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1993	1996