Willard

Population: 6,418
Median household income: $87,204
Median home value: $204,300

Located in Greene County, Missouri, Willard is a community with a population of 6,418. At $87,204, its median household income sits above Greene County's $57,488.

From 2019 to 2023, Willard's population grew 16.3% from 5,519 to 6,418, while its median home value rose 46.6% from $139,400 to $204,300.

77.4% of workers drive to work alone. 78.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,418
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $87,204
Median home value: $204,300
Median gross rent: $1,130
Housing units: 2,153
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,5196,418

Median household income

$61,188$87,204

Median home value

$139,400$204,300

Median gross rent

$834$1,130

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,519	$61,188	$139,400	$834
2020	5,567	$70,038	$142,100	$904
2021	6,233	$74,438	$159,600	$965
2022	6,342	$76,500	$180,500	$1,077
2023	6,418	$87,204	$204,300	$1,130

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	495	7.7%
5 to 17	1,672	26.1%
18 to 24	693	10.8%
25 to 34	745	11.6%
35 to 44	740	11.5%
45 to 54	838	13.1%
55 to 64	607	9.5%
65 to 74	348	5.4%
75 and over	280	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,899	91.9%
Black or African American	3	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	4	0.1%
Asian	8	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	21	0.3%
Two or more races	188	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	295	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.0%

High school graduate33.2%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree23.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	144	4.0%
High school graduate	1,183	33.2%
Some college or associate's	1,007	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	825	23.2%
Graduate or professional degree	399	11.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.4%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,243	77.4%
Carpooled	225	7.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	5	0.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	424	14.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	471	19.0%
15 to 29 min	1,248	50.5%
30 to 44 min	657	26.6%
45 to 59 min	26	1.1%
60+ min	71	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.98
Poverty rate: 9.5% (607 of 6,369)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,578	74.0%
Nonfamily households	553	26.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,131	99.0%
Vacant	22	1.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,494	70.1%
Renter-occupied	637	29.9%

1-unit, detached78.9%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units7.8%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,699	78.9%
1-unit, attached	84	3.9%
2 to 4 units	167	7.8%
5 to 19 units	79	3.7%
20 or more units	100	4.6%
Mobile home & other	24	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2979882
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.05 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.2930, -93.4171