Wright City is a small, semi-rural community area with primarily single-family housing, with some multi-family dwellings.

[5][6] A post office called Wright City has been in operation since 1858.

[7] The Southwestern Bell Repeater Station-Wright City was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

[10] As of the census[12] of 2010, there were 3,119 people, 1,178 households, and 823 families residing in the city.

23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[13] Liberty Christian Academy is a private institution for students in kindergarten through grade twelve.

[14] From 1992 to 2007, Wright City was home to the Elvis Is Alive Museum, run by Baptist minister Bill Beeny in his local general store, which explored Beeny's theory that the singer Elvis Presley is still living.

The actor Rand Brooks, best known for the role of Charles Hamilton in Gone with the Wind, was born in Wright City.