Wellston, MO Demographic Data
Wellston, MO Summary
Wellston is located in St. Louis County in Missouri
- Population: 2,455
- Area: 0.93 sq. miles
- Land Area: 0.93 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 2,634.12 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 549.87 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Wellston, MO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
975
52%
50.8
Male
907
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,882
323,128,000
Wellston, MO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
171
9.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
171
9.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
210
11.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
246
13.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
107
5.7%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
211
11.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
178
9.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
222
11.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
83
4.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
91
4.8%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
93
4.9%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
86
4.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
13
0.7%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,143
60.7%
77.2
Female
622
54.4%
51.3
Male
521
45.6%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,039
55.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
245
13.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
192
10.2%
15.2
Female
132
68.8%
55.8
Male
60
31.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
28
0.0%
0.0
Wellston, MO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,858
98.7%
96.8
White
37
2.0%
72.6
Black or African American
1,817
96.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
4
0.2%
5.1
Two or More Races
24
1.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4
0.2%
17.8
Mexican
0
0.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
4
0.2%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,878
99.8%
82.2
Wellston, MO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
74
7.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
103
10.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
414
42.4%
27.2
Some college, no degree
266
27.2%
20.6
Associate's Degree
61
6.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
38
3.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
21
2.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
177
18.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
800
81.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
59
6.0%
31.2
Wellston, MO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
847
63.7%
33.7%
Now Married
183
13.8%
47.5
Divorced
143
10.8%
11.0%
Separated
99
7.4%
2.0
Widowed
58
4.4
5.8%
Wellston, MO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,626
95.0%
78.4%
Languages other than english
85
5.0%
21.6%
Spanish
15
0.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
13
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
53
3.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
4
0.2%
1.1%
Wellston, MO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
214
32.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
73
11.1%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
122
18.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
70
10.7%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
59
9.0%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
107
16.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
0
0.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
11
1.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
0
0.0%
6.4
Median household income
18,056
57,617
Per capita income
8,872
31,128
Wellston, MO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
6
1.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
53
11.8%
9.8
Construction
0
0.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
171
38.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
36
8.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
48
10.7%
10.1
Other services except public administration
3
0.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
66
14.7%
11.4
Public administration
11
2.4%
4.6
Retail trade
36
8.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
20
4.4%
5.2
Wholesale trade
0
0.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
5
1.1%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
54
12.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
53
11.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
147
32.7%
23.3%
Service occupations
191
42.4%
18.1%
Wellston, MO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
450
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
343
76.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
41
9.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
57
12.7%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
5
1.1%
1.8
Worked at home
4
0.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Wellston, MO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
219
33.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
269
41.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
139
21.2%
37.1
3 or more
29
4.4%
21.0
Wellston, MO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
656
69.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
171
26.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
485
73.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
286
30.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
13
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.5
Wellston, MO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
942
1 room
13
1.4%
2.4
2 rooms
14
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
112
11.9%
9.1
4 rooms
199
21.1%
16.5
5 rooms
278
29.5%
19.8
6 rooms
209
22.2%
17.8
7 rooms
45
4.8%
12.0
8 rooms
47
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
25
2.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Wellston, MO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
942
1-unit, detached
634
67.3%
61.5
1-unit, attached
28
3.0%
5.9
2-units
79
8.4%
3.6
3 or 4 units
66
7.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
48
5.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
30
3.2%
4.4
20 or more units
52
5.5%
9.0
Mobile home
5
0.5%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Wellston, MO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
368
39.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
59
6.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
171
18.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
40
4.2%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
44
4.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
23
2.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
76
8.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
135
14.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
26
2.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Wellston, MO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
452
68.9%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
199
30.3%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
5
0.8%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Wellston, MO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
66
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
20.1%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
27
40.9%
28.8%
$500 to $999
39
59.1%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
24
42.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
0
0.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
7
12.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
26
45.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
9
0.0%
0.0%
Wellston, MO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
461
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
14
3.0%
11.9%
Less than $500
128
27.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
130
28.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
189
41.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
24
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
879
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
27
6.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
37
8.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
22
5.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
51
12.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
39
9.2%
9.0%
35.0% or more
247
58.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
62
0.0%
0.0%
Wellston, MO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
171
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
72
42.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
77
45.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
5
2.9%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
11
6.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
0
0.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
0
0.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
6
3.5%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
62,700
205,000
