Warrenton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 9,420 people and five associated neighborhoods, Warrenton is the 95th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Warrenton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Warrenton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Warrenton, where the median household income is $61,031.00.When you are in Warrenton, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.94% of Warrenton’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Warrenton is a city of sales and office workers, transportation and shipping workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Warrenton who work in office and administrative support (14.05%), sales jobs (9.42%), and management occupations (8.33%). Also of interest is that Warrenton has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Warrenton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.43% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. As is often the case in a small city, Warrenton doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Warrenton with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.46% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Warrenton in 2022 was $27,872, 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 $111,488 for a family of four. However, Warrenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. The people who call Warrenton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Warrenton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Warrenton include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French. The most common language spoken in Warrenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and German/Yiddish.
