Demographics of Warrensburg city, Missouri

Warrensburg city, Missouri had 20,283 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +958 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Warrensburg city, in four figures

20,283
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 19,582 ±39.; +5.0%
Change since July 2020: +958 people.; 24.8 ±1.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $57,067 ±$4,139
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Warrensburg city, Missouri's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Warrensburg city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Warrensburg city, Missouri's population grew 5.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Warrensburg city, Missouri's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	19,325	100.0	100.0
2021	19,298	99.9	100.2
2022	19,452	100.7	100.7
2023	19,685	101.9	101.6
2024	19,936	103.2	102.5
2025	20,283	105.0	103.1

Population of Warrensburg city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	19,325	—
2021	19,298	−27
2022	19,452	+154
2023	19,685	+233
2024	19,936	+251
2025	20,283	+347

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 24.8 ±1.1: for men 24.8 ±1.3 and for women 24.7 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Warrensburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	1,088 ±216	5.6% ±1.1	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,404 ±354	12.3% ±1.8	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	6,425 ±535	32.8% ±2.7	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,726 ±434	24.1% ±2.2	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,750 ±397	14.0% ±2.0	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,189 ±330	11.2% ±1.7	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $57,067 ±$4,139, and income per person $31,257 ±$2,750, in 2024 dollars. The median is $70,702 ±$325 in Missouri and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Warrensburg city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	1,271 ±279	17.1% ±3.6	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,941 ±342	26.1% ±4.4	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,287 ±264	17.3% ±3.4	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,165 ±298	15.7% ±3.9	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	921 ±197	12.4% ±2.6	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	507 ±159	6.8% ±2.1	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	349 ±156	4.7% ±2.1	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Warrensburg city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	2,610 ±428	16.2% ±2.6	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	300 ±141	9.5% ±4.3	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,115 ±393	20.4% ±3.6	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	195 ±79	7.6% ±2.8	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Warrensburg city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Warrensburg city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	7,987 ±373	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±2.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±2.7	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	46.2% ±4.3	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	53.8% ±3.5	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$222,200 ±$14,295	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$921 ±$33	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1986 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Warrensburg city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	1,103 ±267	5.6% ±1.4	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	15,470 ±434	79.0% ±2.2	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,247 ±259	6.4% ±1.3	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	588 ±127	3.0% ±0.6	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 43	0% to 0.2%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 19	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	15 to 339	0.1% to 1.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	979 ±221	5.0% ±1.1	4.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Warrensburg city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	11,600 ±554	59.2% ±2.8	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	7,118 ±525	36.3% ±2.7	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	283 ±123	1.4% ±0.6	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	581 ±173	3.0% ±0.9	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	71 to 221	0.4% to 1.1%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	435 ±168	2.2% ±0.9	2.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Warrensburg city among the places of Missouri

39th of 143 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Missouri page.

Places of Missouri near Warrensburg city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sedalia city	22,003 ±36
Arnold city	20,956 ±52
Old Jamestown CDP	20,651 ±1,626
Rolla city	20,287 ±43
Republic city	19,829 ±181
Warrensburg city	19,582 ±39
Affton CDP	19,052 ±1,216
Creve Coeur city	18,643 ±45
Concord CDP	18,368 ±1,277
Farmington city	18,282 ±22
Ferguson city	18,213 ±30

Rankings this appears in

No. 10 Places in Missouri by poverty rate
No. 16 Places in Missouri by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 39 Places in Missouri by foreign-born share
No. 49 Places in Missouri by median home value
No. 63 Places in Missouri by per capita income
No. 69 Places in Missouri by median rent

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026