Willard, MO real estate and demographic information

About Willard

Willard is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 5,327 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Willard is the 129th largest community in Missouri.

Unlike some cities, Willard isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Willard are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Willard is a city of sales and office workers, professionals and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Willard who work in office and administrative support (17.65%), sales jobs (10.24%) and management occupations (9.10%).

Another important characteristic of Willard is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

Because of many things, Willard is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Willard a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Willard has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Willard’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Being a small city, Willard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Willard Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Willard who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.42% of the adults in Willard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Willard in 2010 was $19,195, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $76,780 for a family of four.

The people who call Willard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Willard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Willard include German, English and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Willard is English. Some people also speak Spanish.