Moving to Wayland, Missouri

Population: 425. Estimated population in July 2024: 407 (-4.2% change)
Males: 204 (48.0%), Females: 221 (52.0%)

Clark County

Zip code: 63472

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.9 years
Median household income: $19,034
Median house value: $42,100

Population by Race

Races in Wayland:

  • White Non-Hispanic (98.6%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

Ancestries: German (30.4%), United States (17.9%), Irish (17.4%), English (12.5%), French (3.8%), Scottish (2.1%).

Elevation: 535 feet

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Wayland

  • High school or higher: 65.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 21.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wayland city

  • Never married: 21.0%
  • Now married: 48.6%
  • Separated: 0.3%
  • Widowed: 14.2%
  • Divorced: 15.8%

0.5% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +9 (+2.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Wayland:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wayland:

  • SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 42 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
  • QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 43 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 70 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Wayland:

  • KAHOKA MUNI (about 9 miles; KAHOKA, MO; Abbreviation: 0H7)
  • KEOKUK MUNI (about 13 miles; KEOKUK, IA; Abbreviation: EOK)
  • LEWIS COUNTY REGIONAL (about 21 miles; MONTICELLO, MO; Abbreviation: 6M6)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wayland:

  • WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 73 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • UNIVERSITY OF IOWA (about 88 miles; IOWA CITY, IA; Full-time enrollment: 24,766)
  • AUGUSTANA COLLEGE (about 103 miles; ROCK ISLAND, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,220)
  • EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT (about 105 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 4,180)
  • SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; DAVENPORT, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,310)