Demographics of Willard city, Missouri

Willard city, Missouri had 6,904 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +531 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Willard city, in four figures

6,904
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,488 ±28.; +8.3%
Change since July 2020: +531 people.; 32.2 ±5.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $84,600 ±$10,806
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.

Willard city, Missouri's population grew 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Willard 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Willard city, Missouri's population grew 8.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Willard 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	6,373	100.0	100.0
2021	6,419	100.7	100.2
2022	6,510	102.1	100.7
2023	6,522	102.3	101.6
2024	6,611	103.7	102.5
2025	6,904	108.3	103.1

Population of Willard city, Missouri on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,373	—
2021	6,419	+46
2022	6,510	+91
2023	6,522	+12
2024	6,611	+89
2025	6,904	+293

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.2 ±5.9: for men 25.4 ±7.2 and for women 36.2 ±4.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Willard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Under 5	441 ±153	6.8% ±2.4	5.8% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,687 ±394	26.0% ±6.1	16.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	766 ±234	11.8% ±3.6	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,440 ±314	22.2% ±4.8	26.0% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,487 ±296	22.9% ±4.6	24.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	667 ±164	10.3% ±2.5	17.9% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $84,600 ±$10,806, and income per person $31,453 ±$3,577, 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 Willard city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Missouri	United States
Under $25,000	136 to 408	12.5% ±6.0	15.8% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	283 ±106	13.0% ±4.6	19.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	417 ±154	19.1% ±6.6	17.4% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	297 ±145	13.6% ±6.4	13.2% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	464 ±195	21.3% ±8.5	17.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	359 ±144	16.5% ±6.2	8.2% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	23 to 153	1.1% to 7.0%	8.7% ±0.1	13.4% ±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%.

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 Willard city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Missouri	United States
All ages	253 to 997	3.9% to 15.5%	12.6% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	69 to 345	3.5% to 16.0%	15.8% ±0.4	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	76 to 470	2.3% to 13.5%	12.0% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	48 to 242	6.6% to 27.4%	10.9% ±0.2	11.0% ±<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%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Willard city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Willard city	Missouri	United States
Housing units	2,180 ±290	2,825,287 ±1,043	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	100.0% ±<0.1	88.8% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 0.8%	11.2% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.2% ±11.9	68.1% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.8% ±5.3	31.9% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$212,900 ±$19,411	$230,300 ±$880	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$984 ±$170	$1,033 ±$6	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±3	1978 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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 Willard city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Hispanic or Latino	41 to 425	0.6% to 6.6%	5.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,917 ±286	91.2% ±4.4	76.3% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 11	0% to 0.2%	10.9% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 48	0% to 0.7%	2.1% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 42	< 0.1% to 0.6%	0.2% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 17	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 64	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	108 to 422	1.7% to 6.5%	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 Willard city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Missouri	United States
Born in the state	4,569 ±470	70.4% ±7.2	65.6% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,617 ±400	24.9% ±6.2	29.1% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	7 to 175	0.1% to 2.7%	0.8% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	65 to 357	1.0% to 5.5%	4.5% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 192	0% to 3.0%	2.3% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 270	0% to 4.2%	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%.

Willard city among the places of Missouri

119th 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 Willard city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Sappington CDP	7,367 ±729
Valley Park city	6,795 ±24
Bonne Terre city	6,683 ±28
Black Jack city	6,589 ±19
St. John city	6,527 ±33
Willard city	6,488 ±28
De Soto city	6,470 ±24
Shrewsbury city	6,316 ±18
Sullivan city	6,310 ±342
Battlefield city	6,165 ±33
Glendale city	6,114 ±19

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026