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Wardsville is a Census village of 1,579 people across 3.46 square miles of land, in Cole County. Median household income is $121,222, 84.4 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Wardsville
What Wardsville is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area3.46 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land456 plus or minus 109
- County holding the largest share of its areaCole County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wardsville
How many people live in Wardsville
- Population1,579 plus or minus 376
- Median age36.2
- Population under 18521 plus or minus 141
- Share under 1833.0 percent
- Population 65 and over245
- Share 65 and over15.5 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Households553
- Family households430 plus or minus 89
- Share of households that are families77.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wardsville
Income and work in Wardsville
- Median household income$121,222
- Per capita income$44,323
- Civilian labor force815 plus or minus 181
- Employed809 plus or minus 182
- Unemployed6 plus or minus 8
- Unemployment rate0.7 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Adults 25 and over968
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.3 percent plus or minus 23.6
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher41.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree13.5 percent plus or minus 3.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Wardsville
- Housing units577
- Occupied units553
- Vacant units24 plus or minus 31
- Vacancy rate4.2 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Owner occupied467
- Renter occupied86 plus or minus 34
- Ownership rate84.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$329,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$885
- Annual rent as a share of median income8.8 percent
- Single family units527
- Share single family91.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more50 plus or minus 24
- Share in buildings of two or more8.7 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1996
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Wardsville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute693 plus or minus 140
- Commuting under 15 minutes188 plus or minus 57
- Share commuting under 15 minutes27.1 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Commuting 30 minutes or more138 plus or minus 50
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more19.9 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Drove alone79.6 percent plus or minus 24.7
- Carpooled2.8 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Worked from home14.3 percent plus or minus 8.3
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Wardsville
Flood risk in Wardsville
- NFIP communityVillage of Wardsville
- NFIP community number290633
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/02/12
The Village of Wardsville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 290633 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cole County, not Wardsville
Cole County context, not Wardsville figures
- Establishments in Cole County2,224
- Covered employment, Cole County54,302
- Average annual pay, Cole County$55,952
- Housing units permitted, Cole County171
Every figure in this section is published for Cole County as a whole and is not a measurement of Wardsville.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Wardsville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Wardsville, Missouri?
1,579, in 553 households. Wardsville village covers 3.46 square miles of land, which is 456 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Wardsville in?
Cole County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Wardsville?
$121,222. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $329,500. Median gross rent is $885 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Wardsville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Wardsville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Wardsville, village of, community 290633, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Wardsville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cole County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Wardsville.
Is zoning published for Wardsville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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