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Wellston, MO

1,628 Population
0.9 square miles 1,746.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

48.1 ±22.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 39.9 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Missouri: 39 ±0.2
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$23,967 ±$6,140 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $45,864 ±$341
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Missouri: $39,695 ±$221
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,957 ±$33,792 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $80,196 ±$701
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Missouri: $70,702 ±$325
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

35.4% ±11.3% (577  ±230) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 10.5% 288,411 (±0.3% / ±7,791)
  • more than double the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 757,180 (±0.2% / ±12,002)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.4 minutes ±11.7 (13,910  ±5,283) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 24.9 29,218,560 (±0.2 / ±265,717)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 23.5 60,610,180 (±0.1 / ±367,091)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

785 ±185 Number of households
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,160,386 ±3,136
  • Missouri: 2,508,227 ±6,821
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.1 ±0.1 (1,628  ±388) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 2.4 2,753,388 (±0 / ±453)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Missouri: 2.4 6,028,070
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.8% ±4.4% (6  ±15) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-third of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 4.9% 31,839 (±0.2% / ±1,447)
  • about one-third of the rate in Missouri: 5.4% 75,813 (±0.2% / ±2,448)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

1,113 ±211 Number of housing units
  • the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 1,273,302 ±326
  • Missouri: 2,825,287 ±1,043
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: $244,800 ±$1,415
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in Missouri: $230,300 ±$880
  • less than 10 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.5% ±7.7% (171  ±132) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 11.4% 316,977 (±0.3% / ±7,177.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Missouri: 12.6% 773,364 (±0.2% / ±10,610.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

89.7% ±4% (1,047  ±310.4) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 93.6% 1,840,791 (±0.5% / ±10,454.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Missouri: 91.9% 3,897,379 (±0.3% / ±14,557)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.5% ±11.7% (146  ±142.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 38.2% 750,935 (±0.3% / ±6,330)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 32.4% 1,374,703 (±0.2% / ±8,698.6)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

0.9% ±1.6% (15  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • about one-fifth of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 5.2% 146,100
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Missouri: 4.5% 277,967
  • less than 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.4% ±2.8% (55  ±38) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in the St. Louis, MO-IL Metro Area: 7.1% 155,770 (±0.1% / ±2,618)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Missouri: 7.3% 347,543 (±0.1% / ±4,380)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
55 Total veterans ±38 35 Male ±26 20 Female ±25

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