Wright City

Population: 5,025
Median household income: $74,833
Median home value: $216,800

Wright City is a community in Warren County, Missouri, home to 5,025 residents. The median household income of $74,833 is below the Warren County median ($77,989).

From 2019 to 2023, Wright City's population grew 31.9% from 3,810 to 5,025, while its median home value rose 47.0% from $147,500 to $216,800.

Owners occupy 83.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,025
Median age: 37.0 yrs
Median household income: $74,833
Median home value: $216,800
Median gross rent: $861
Housing units: 1,864
Homeownership rate: 83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8105,025

Median household income

$61,574$74,833

Median home value

$147,500$216,800

Median gross rent

$784$861

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,810	$61,574	$147,500	$784
2020	4,012	$70,379	$156,000	$759
2021	4,725	$71,678	$161,100	$932
2022	4,828	$74,904	$198,900	$973
2023	5,025	$74,833	$216,800	$861

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

Age distribution

Under 53.2%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4417.0%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6414.1%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	159	3.2%
5 to 17	974	19.4%
18 to 24	508	10.1%
25 to 34	677	13.5%
35 to 44	855	17.0%
45 to 54	391	7.8%
55 to 64	708	14.1%
65 to 74	372	7.4%
75 and over	381	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,915	77.9%
Black or African American	225	4.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	18	0.4%
Two or more races	160	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	707	14.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma21.3%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	722	21.3%
High school graduate	1,023	30.2%
Some college or associate's	1,008	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	426	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	205	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone70.0%

Carpooled19.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,787	70.0%
Carpooled	492	19.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	253	9.9%
Other means	22	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	335	14.6%
15 to 29 min	996	43.3%
30 to 44 min	480	20.9%
45 to 59 min	363	15.8%
60+ min	127	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 4.8% (240 of 5,014)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,352	77.5%
Nonfamily households	392	22.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2006

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,744	93.6%
Vacant	120	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,460	83.7%
Renter-occupied	284	16.3%

1-unit, detached87.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,622	87.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	95	5.1%
5 to 19 units	59	3.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	88	4.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2981124
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 6.06 sq mi
Water area: 0.1 sq mi
Center point: 38.8322, -91.0356