COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wardell vs Blytheville
PLACE A
Wardell, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Blytheville, Arkansas
Wardell is 98% smaller than Blytheville. Blytheville earns more, with a median household income $7,615 higher. Blytheville has grown faster since 2000 (-14% vs -27%).
WARDELLBLYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population28312,227−98% vs Blytheville
Population density1,004590+414
Population growth-27.4%-14.2%−13.2 pts
Median age54.642.3+12.3
Male52.6%44.7%+7.9 pts
Female47.4%55.3%−7.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.6%33.2%+54.4 pts
Black1.1%58.4%−57.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%3.8%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other11.0%3.3%+7.8 pts
Median household income$40,250$47,865−$7,615
Per capita income$26,261$28,970−$2,709
Poverty rate42.9%24.2%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.518−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%16.7%−4.5 pts
Graduate degree4.9%8.8%−3.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%9.2%−8.5 pts
Labor force participation39.2%62.1%−22.9 pts
Median home value$54,300$119,000−$64,700
Median gross rent$563$855−$292
Owner-occupied81.8%50.3%+31.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%20.6%−11.8 pts
Rent-burdened households61.8%51.1%+10.7 pts
Average commute23.615.5+8.1
Worked from home5.4%2.4%+3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.2%5.0%+9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025