Dardenne Prairie vs Wentzville

A side-by-side comparison of Dardenne Prairie and Wentzville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Wentzville has the higher population (45,734 vs 13,137 in Dardenne Prairie). Dardenne Prairie has the higher median household income ($155,585 vs $111,409 in Wentzville). Dardenne Prairie has the higher median home value ($392,300 vs $302,700 in Wentzville).

Population, income & housing

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
Population	13,137	45,734
Median age	42.7 yrs	35.7 yrs
Median household income	$155,585	$111,409
Median home value	$392,300	$302,700
Median gross rent	$1,359	$1,264
Housing units	4,553	15,919
Homeownership rate	93.3%	84.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	52.5%	39.4%
Unemployment rate	2.0%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
Population	13,293 → 13,137 (-1.2%)	38,841 → 45,734 (+17.7%)
Median household income	$132,192 → $155,585 (+17.7%)	$90,403 → $111,409 (+23.2%)
Median home value	$301,500 → $392,300 (+30.1%)	$228,400 → $302,700 (+32.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,174 → $1,359 (+15.8%)	$1,009 → $1,264 (+25.3%)

Dardenne Prairie

Population

13,29313,137

Median household income

$132,192$155,585

Median home value

$301,500$392,300

Median gross rent

$1,174$1,359

Wentzville

Population

38,84145,734

Median household income

$90,403$111,409

Median home value

$228,400$302,700

Median gross rent

$1,009$1,264

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
Under 5	4.9%	6.5%
5 to 17	21.3%	24.8%
18 to 24	6.7%	6.1%
25 to 34	7.8%	11.6%
35 to 44	13.1%	17.7%
45 to 54	15.9%	13.1%
55 to 64	16.2%	7.9%
65 to 74	8.2%	6.7%
75 and over	5.8%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
White (non-Hispanic)	88.4%	86.1%
Black or African American	2.5%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	2.8%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	2.4%	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
No high school diploma	2.0%	5.3%
High school graduate	18.4%	19.2%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	36.1%
Bachelor's degree	32.1%	26.3%
Graduate or professional degree	20.4%	13.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
Drove alone	74.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	5.5%	5.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	18.0%	16.4%
Other means	1.5%	0.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
1-unit, detached	86.1%	83.4%
1-unit, attached	9.8%	6.7%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.5%
20 or more units	1.1%	4.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.1%

Poverty & households

	Dardenne Prairie	Wentzville
Poverty rate	1.3%	4.6%
Average household size	2.92	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	25	28
Median year structure built	2004	2007