Denton vs Wardell

A side-by-side comparison of Denton and Wardell: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wardell has the higher population (455 vs 142 in Denton). Denton has the higher median household income ($120,643 vs $48,500 in Wardell). Denton has the higher median home value ($137,100 vs $51,300 in Wardell).

Population, income & housing

	Denton	Wardell
Population	142	455
Median age	35.7 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$120,643	$48,500
Median home value	$137,100	$51,300
Median gross rent	—	$850
Housing units	52	194
Homeownership rate	100.0%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denton	Wardell
Population	93 → 142 (+52.7%)	295 → 455 (+54.2%)
Median household income	$107,989 → $120,643 (+11.7%)	$41,985 → $48,500 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $137,100 (+21.9%)	$49,700 → $51,300 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$488 → $850 (+74.2%)

Denton

Population

93142

Median household income

$107,989$120,643

Median home value

$112,500$137,100

Wardell

Population

295455

Median household income

$41,985$48,500

Median home value

$49,700$51,300

Median gross rent

$488$850

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denton	Wardell
Under 5	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	33.1%	15.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.1%
25 to 34	0.0%	11.2%
35 to 44	48.6%	12.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	18.9%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.3%
65 to 74	6.3%	12.7%
75 and over	12.0%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denton	Wardell
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	91.6%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
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%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denton	Wardell
No high school diploma	0.0%	20.6%
High school graduate	9.5%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	90.5%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denton	Wardell
Drove alone	100.0%	84.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	3.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denton	Wardell
1-unit, detached	100.0%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Denton	Wardell
Poverty rate	0.0%	37.6%
Average household size	2.73	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1974	1953