Moving to Wardell, Missouri

Population: 278. Estimated population in July 2024: 262 (-5.8% change)
Males: 132 (47.5%), Females: 146 (52.5%)

Pemiscot County

Zip code: 63879

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $20,208
Median house value: $36,100

Population by Race

Races in Wardell:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.5%)
  • Black (4.3%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Other race (2.2%)

Ancestries: United States (40.6%), English (9.7%), German (7.6%), Irish (4.7%), Dutch (4.0%), French (2.2%).

Elevation: 272 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wardell

  • High school or higher: 59.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 7.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wardell town

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 4.3%
  • Divorced: 15.9%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -46 (-14.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wardell:

  • PEMISCOT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; HAYTI, MO)
  • TWIN RIVERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; KENNETT, MO)
  • PIGGOTT COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PIGGOTT, AR)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wardell:

  • CAPE GIRARDEAU REGIONAL (about 62 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Abbreviation: CGI)
  • MILLINGTON MUNI (about 69 miles; MILLINGTON, TN; Abbreviation: NQA)
  • MC KELLAR-SIPES REGIONAL (about 83 miles; JACKSON, TN; Abbreviation: MKL)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wardell:

  • GIDEON MEMORIAL (about 9 miles; GIDEON, MO; Abbreviation: M85)
  • MID CONTINENT (about 12 miles; HAYTI, MO; Abbreviation: M28)
  • CAMPBELL MUNI (about 16 miles; CAMPBELL, MO; Abbreviation: 34M)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wardell:

  • ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 70 miles; STATE UNIVERSITY, AR; Full-time enrollment: 8,696)
  • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; Full-time enrollment: 7,227)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-MARTIN (about 75 miles; MARTIN, TN; Full-time enrollment: 5,131)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MACON CAMPUS (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 15,831)
  • SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE-UNION CAMPUS (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,979)
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER (about 80 miles; MEMPHIS, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,019)

Public primary/middle school in Wardell:

  • NORTH PEMISCOT SR. HIGH (Students: 247; Location: 102 SCHOOL DR; Grades: 06 – 12)