COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wardell vs Dyersburg
PLACE A
Wardell, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Dyersburg, Tennessee
Wardell is 98% smaller than Dyersburg. Dyersburg earns more, with a median household income $11,814 higher. Dyersburg has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -27%).
WARDELLDYERSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population28315,906−98% vs Dyersburg
Population density1,004918+85
Population growth-27.4%-5.7%−21.7 pts
Median age54.641.5+13.1
Male52.6%46.5%+6.0 pts
Female47.4%53.5%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.6%65.2%+22.4 pts
Black1.1%27.8%−26.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%3.1%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other11.0%3.2%+7.8 pts
Median household income$40,250$52,064−$11,814
Per capita income$26,261$43,974−$17,713
Poverty rate42.9%21.6%+21.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4990.630−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%21.9%−9.7 pts
Graduate degree4.9%7.2%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%7.4%−6.8 pts
Labor force participation39.2%56.4%−17.2 pts
Median home value$54,300$168,300−$114,000
Median gross rent$563$782−$219
Owner-occupied81.8%48.2%+33.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%10.7%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households61.8%47.1%+14.7 pts
Average commute23.616.8+6.7
Worked from home5.4%4.1%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.2%10.1%+4.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025