Hayti Heights vs Wardell

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

Hayti Heights 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 382 in Hayti Heights). Wardell has the higher median household income ($48,500 vs $21,250 in Hayti Heights). Wardell has the higher median home value ($51,300 vs $33,800 in Hayti Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
Population	382	455
Median age	16.3 yrs	45.5 yrs
Median household income	$21,250	$48,500
Median home value	$33,800	$51,300
Median gross rent	$656	$850
Housing units	204	194
Homeownership rate	19.8%	85.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.1%	16.3%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	1.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
Population	537 → 382 (-28.9%)	295 → 455 (+54.2%)
Median household income	$20,536 → $21,250 (+3.5%)	$41,985 → $48,500 (+15.5%)
Median home value	$29,200 → $33,800 (+15.8%)	$49,700 → $51,300 (+3.2%)
Median gross rent	$469 → $656 (+39.9%)	$488 → $850 (+74.2%)

Hayti Heights

Population

537382

Median household income

$20,536$21,250

Median home value

$29,200$33,800

Median gross rent

$469$656

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)

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
Under 5	12.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	42.7%	15.4%
18 to 24	7.1%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.6%	11.2%
35 to 44	11.3%	12.1%
45 to 54	6.5%	18.9%
55 to 64	5.8%	14.3%
65 to 74	4.2%	12.7%
75 and over	1.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
White (non-Hispanic)	8.4%	91.6%
Black or African American	78.0%	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	12.3%	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	0.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
No high school diploma	20.5%	20.6%
High school graduate	56.8%	51.6%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	3.4%	11.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.7%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
Drove alone	61.6%	84.0%
Carpooled	33.3%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	3.7%
Other means	1.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
1-unit, detached	81.4%	85.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	13.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	9.8%

Poverty & households

	Hayti Heights	Wardell
Poverty rate	45.5%	37.6%
Average household size	3.60	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	23
Median year structure built	1977	1953