Wardsville is home to 1,579 people in Missouri. That is roughly 71% ahead of the Missouri median. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 603 people. 84% of homes are owner-occupied. That puts it in the top 4% of US cities for household income. The foreign-born share is 0%.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $121,222, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 36.2
US median: 38.9
More educated
42% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Wardsville
What changed most since 1990
Population493 → 1,579(+220%)US over the same years: +35%
Adults with a bachelor's degree5.4% → 41.9%(+36.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$83,146 → $121,222(+46%)US over the same years: +14%
Wardsville's population equals 2.0% of Cole County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 0.6% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 1.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)42.9%(24)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(3)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era35.7%(20)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.4%(3)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 56 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Wardsville, decade by decade
Wardsville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
493
$83,146
$175,925
5.4%
2.5
2000
976
$105,315
$248,474
20.0%
1.8
2010
1,506
$108,176
$271,314
31.7%
6.9
2020
1,599
$116,891
$287,132
35.9%
15.3
2024
1,579
$121,222
$329,500
41.9%
8.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
