Hayward vs Homestown

A side-by-side comparison of Hayward and Homestown: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Both have a population of 91. Since 2019, Hayward's population has grown faster (-5.2% vs -26.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Hayward	Homestown
Population	91	91
Median age	36.7 yrs	59.5 yrs
Median household income	$81,528	—
Median home value	$31,900	—
Housing units	41	59
Homeownership rate	75.8%	81.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0.0%	21.4%
Unemployment rate	21.4%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hayward	Homestown
Population	96 → 91 (-5.2%)	123 → 91 (-26.0%)
Median household income	$60,089 → $81,528 (+35.7%)	—
Median home value	$49,500 → $31,900 (-35.6%)	$10,700 → $9,999 (-6.6%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $640 (-17.4%)

Hayward

Population

9691

Median household income

$60,089$81,528

Median home value

$49,500$31,900

Homestown

Population

12391

Median home value

$10,700$9,999

Median gross rent

$775$640

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hayward	Homestown
Under 5	3.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	26.4%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	23.1%
25 to 34	14.3%	0.0%
35 to 44	18.7%	16.5%
45 to 54	15.4%	6.6%
55 to 64	12.1%	15.4%
65 to 74	9.9%	20.9%
75 and over	0.0%	17.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hayward	Homestown
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	2.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	97.8%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hayward	Homestown
No high school diploma	4.7%	32.9%
High school graduate	76.6%	31.4%
Some college or associate's	18.8%	14.3%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	12.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hayward	Homestown
Drove alone	68.2%	92.7%
Carpooled	31.8%	7.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hayward	Homestown
1-unit, detached	48.8%	96.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	51.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Hayward	Homestown
Poverty rate	0.0%	29.7%
Average household size	2.76	1.86
Median year structure built	1990	1953