Piedmont

Population: 2,857
Median household income: $37,868
Median home value: $102,400

Piedmont is a community in Wayne County, Missouri, home to 2,857 residents. Its median household income of $37,868 runs below the Wayne County figure of $43,393.

From 2019 to 2023, Piedmont's population grew 5.9% from 2,697 to 2,857, while its median home value rose 27.4% from $80,400 to $102,400.

80.2% of workers drive to work alone. 82.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,857
Median age: 36.7 yrs
Median household income: $37,868
Median home value: $102,400
Median gross rent: $639
Housing units: 1,275
Homeownership rate: 51.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6972,857

Median household income

$30,430$37,868

Median home value

$80,400$102,400

Median gross rent

$589$639

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,697	$30,430	$80,400	$589
2020	3,550	$34,985	$85,200	$579
2021	2,865	$36,535	$91,900	$598
2022	2,739	$35,341	$97,500	$637
2023	2,857	$37,868	$102,400	$639

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1720.8%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 548.6%

55 to 6415.8%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over8.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	131	4.6%
5 to 17	594	20.8%
18 to 24	257	9.0%
25 to 34	358	12.5%
35 to 44	346	12.1%
45 to 54	245	8.6%
55 to 64	452	15.8%
65 to 74	229	8.0%
75 and over	245	8.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,738	95.8%
Black or African American	15	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	24	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	80	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.4%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	363	19.4%
High school graduate	724	38.6%
Some college or associate's	549	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	178	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	61	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 39 min

Drove alone80.2%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	686	80.2%
Carpooled	83	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	72	8.4%
Other means	14	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	465	59.4%
15 to 29 min	75	9.6%
30 to 44 min	31	4.0%
45 to 59 min	56	7.2%
60+ min	156	19.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.58
Poverty rate: 44.3% (1,236 of 2,788)

	Count	Share
Family households	550	50.7%
Nonfamily households	535	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,085	85.1%
Vacant	190	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	559	51.5%
Renter-occupied	526	48.5%

1-unit, detached82.9%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units8.9%

5 to 19 units4.0%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other2.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,057	82.9%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	113	8.9%
5 to 19 units	51	4.0%
20 or more units	18	1.4%
Mobile home & other	36	2.8%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2957422
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 37.1504, -90.6957