Knob Noster vs Warrensburg

A side-by-side comparison of Knob Noster and Warrensburg: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Warrensburg has the higher population (19,437 vs 2,824 in Knob Noster). Knob Noster has the higher median household income ($60,294 vs $57,232 in Warrensburg). Warrensburg has the higher median home value ($216,900 vs $146,700 in Knob Noster).

Population, income & housing

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
Population	2,824	19,437
Median age	31.0 yrs	24.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,294	$57,232
Median home value	$146,700	$216,900
Median gross rent	$872	$887
Housing units	1,370	8,164
Homeownership rate	52.6%	48.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.8%	35.9%
Unemployment rate	9.5%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
Population	2,767 → 2,824 (+2.1%)	20,139 → 19,437 (-3.5%)
Median household income	$41,908 → $60,294 (+43.9%)	$46,315 → $57,232 (+23.6%)
Median home value	$120,200 → $146,700 (+22.0%)	$160,400 → $216,900 (+35.2%)
Median gross rent	$663 → $872 (+31.5%)	$773 → $887 (+14.7%)

Knob Noster

Population

2,7672,824

Median household income

$41,908$60,294

Median home value

$120,200$146,700

Median gross rent

$663$872

Warrensburg

Population

20,13919,437

Median household income

$46,315$57,232

Median home value

$160,400$216,900

Median gross rent

$773$887

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
Under 5	7.5%	4.4%
5 to 17	11.7%	12.9%
18 to 24	15.3%	33.4%
25 to 34	23.1%	13.4%
35 to 44	13.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	7.3%	6.9%
55 to 64	10.9%	7.2%
65 to 74	4.7%	6.4%
75 and over	6.2%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
White (non-Hispanic)	75.3%	80.8%
Black or African American	9.1%	5.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.5%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	1.4%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	1.0%
Two or more races	6.6%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.6%	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
No high school diploma	4.3%	6.1%
High school graduate	31.7%	25.4%
Some college or associate's	38.2%	32.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.4%	21.9%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	14.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
Drove alone	78.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	14.8%	8.7%
Public transit	0.1%	0.4%
Walked	0.0%	7.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.4%
Worked from home	6.2%	3.1%
Other means	0.5%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
1-unit, detached	58.7%	56.3%
1-unit, attached	8.5%	3.1%
2 to 4 units	14.6%	18.7%
5 to 19 units	11.8%	13.4%
20 or more units	0.6%	5.7%
Mobile home & other	5.8%	2.8%

Poverty & households

	Knob Noster	Warrensburg
Poverty rate	11.3%	18.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.21
Mean commute (minutes)	21	20
Median year structure built	1987	1989