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Wardsville, MO

1,505 Population
3.5 square miles 433.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

36.4 ±3.1 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 39.5 ±0.4
  • a little less than the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$40,679 ±$5,419 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $35,545 ±$1,099
  • a little higher than the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$117,500 ±$21,093 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $72,425 ±$1,770
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

3.1% ±3.2% (46  ±50) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 10.1% † 14,233 (±1% / ±1,426)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

18.4 minutes ±7.3 (12,310  ±3,054) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 21.5 1,403,120 (±0.5 / ±42,731)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

540 ±111 Number of households
  • the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 57,896 ±654
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.8 ±0.4 (1,505  ±386) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 2.4 140,638 (±0 / ±208)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

5.3% ±4.5% (20  ±18) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 5.8% † 1,866 (±1.1% / ±351)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

572 ±106 Number of housing units
  • the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 64,648 ±191
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

$309,900 ±$27,975 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: $203,900 ±$4,995
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Missouri: $215,600 ±$942

3.6% ±2.4% (54  ±38.5) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 11.8% 17,577 (±1.1% / ±1,675.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

96% ±25.8% (871  ±136.7) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 91.9% 95,189 (±1.9% / ±1,978.5)
  • a little higher than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
35.4% ±10.4% (321  ±63) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 30.7% 31,830 (±1.1% / ±1,179.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

N/A Foreign-born population

5.2% ±2.2% (53  ±25) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Jefferson City, MO Metro Area: 7.9% 9,201 (±0.5% / ±619)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
53 Total veterans ±25 53 Male ±25 N/A Female ±12

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