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)