Warrenton is a somewhat small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 9,298 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 $64,400.00.Warrenton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Warrenton is a city of sales and office workers, managers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Warrenton who work in office and administrative support (13.65%), management occupations (12.18%), and sales jobs (9.03%). 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. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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 citizens of Warrenton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 14.77% of adults in Warrenton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree The per capita income in Warrenton in 2022 was $26,290, 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 $105,160 for a family of four. However, Warrenton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Warrenton is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, European, and French. The most common language spoken in Warrenton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
