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Wellston, MO

1,690 Population
0.9 square miles 1,812.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.3 ±12.5 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.8 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in Missouri: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$21,718 ±$6,120 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $44,689 ±$304
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $38,497 ±$194
$39,474 ±$25,558 Median household income
  • about half the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $78,225 ±$675
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $68,920 ±$368

35.1% ±12.8% (572  ±246) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.3% 283,828 (±0.3% / ±7,339)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 756,528 (±0.2% / ±11,728)

19.8 minutes ±9.7 (14,175  ±4,291) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 25.1 30,087,170 (±0.2 / ±245,452)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.7 61,430,776 (±0.1 / ±342,703)

Families

772 ±181 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,154,841 ±3,246
  • Missouri: 2,484,834 ±6,166
2.2 ±0.7 (1,690  ±376) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,676 (±0 / ±541)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,003,171

3.7% ±6.8% (15  ±28) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 32,578 (±0.2% / ±1,463)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 76,199 (±0.2% / ±2,436)

Housing

1,045 ±205 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,267,353 ±337
  • Missouri: 2,809,501 ±603

N/A Median value of owner-occupied housing units

17.1% ±11.9% (287  ±210) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.7% 326,459 (±0.3% / ±7,652.9)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Missouri: 13.1% 797,185 (±0.2% / ±11,214.7)

Social

88.3% ±34.9% (1,066  ±293.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.3% 1,828,862 (±0.5% / ±10,486.7)
  • a little less than the rate in Missouri: 91.6% 3,862,700 (±0.4% / ±14,882.9)
9.9% ±11.1% (120  ±138.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 37.6% 736,151 (±0.3% / ±6,591.4)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 31.9% 1,345,230 (±0.2% / ±8,913.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.8% ±1.3% (14  ±22) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5% 141,431
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.4% 269,902

4.9% ±3.1% (63  ±43) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.3% 159,471 (±0.1% / ±2,434)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Missouri: 7.4% 354,505 (±0.1% / ±4,081)
63 Total veterans ±43 36 Male ±28 27 Female ±37

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