Wardsville

Population: 1,505
Median household income: $117,500
Median home value: $309,900

Wardsville, a community in Cole County, Missouri, has 1,505 residents. The median household income of $117,500 is above the Cole County median ($73,273).

From 2019 to 2023, Wardsville's population declined 19.9% from 1,878 to 1,505, while its median home value rose 37.5% from $225,300 to $309,900.

86.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1996.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,505
Median age: 36.4 yrs
Median household income: $117,500
Median home value: $309,900
Median gross rent: $717
Housing units: 572
Homeownership rate: 85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,8781,505

Median household income

$92,813$117,500

Median home value

$225,300$309,900

Median gross rent

$786$717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,878	$92,813	$225,300	$786
2020	1,728	$96,442	$236,900	$770
2021	1,704	$101,912	$246,300	$798
2022	1,635	$106,667	$275,500	$815
2023	1,505	$117,500	$309,900	$717

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 347.4%

35 to 4417.1%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6410.0%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	8.0%
5 to 17	354	23.5%
18 to 24	123	8.2%
25 to 34	112	7.4%
35 to 44	257	17.1%
45 to 54	163	10.8%
55 to 64	151	10.0%
65 to 74	109	7.2%
75 and over	115	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,487	98.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	16	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's34.6%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	4.0%
High school graduate	236	26.0%
Some college or associate's	314	34.6%
Bachelor's degree	212	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	109	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone77.1%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.3%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	602	77.1%
Carpooled	31	4.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	14	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	14.3%
Other means	22	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	231	34.5%
15 to 29 min	335	50.1%
30 to 44 min	52	7.8%
45 to 59 min	33	4.9%
60+ min	18	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.79
Poverty rate: 3.1% (46 of 1,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	416	77.0%
Nonfamily households	124	23.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	540	94.4%
Vacant	32	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	460	85.2%
Renter-occupied	80	14.8%

1-unit, detached86.5%

1-unit, attached1.7%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	495	86.5%
1-unit, attached	10	1.7%
2 to 4 units	42	7.3%
5 to 19 units	25	4.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2977002
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.46 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.4918, -92.1825