Golden vs Wheaton

A side-by-side comparison of Golden and Wheaton: population, income, housing, and more.

Golden and Wheaton are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Wheaton has the higher population (364 vs 277 in Golden). Golden has the higher median household income ($44,091 vs $30,000 in Wheaton). Golden has the higher median home value ($208,000 vs $105,300 in Wheaton).

Population, income & housing

	Golden	Wheaton
Population	277	364
Median age	58.7 yrs	33.5 yrs
Median household income	$44,091	$30,000
Median home value	$208,000	$105,300
Median gross rent	—	$466
Housing units	204	182
Homeownership rate	69.6%	53.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.0%	6.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Golden	Wheaton
Population	415 → 277 (-33.3%)	581 → 364 (-37.3%)
Median household income	$43,100 → $44,091 (+2.3%)	$37,938 → $30,000 (-20.9%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $208,000 (+72.2%)	$79,600 → $105,300 (+32.3%)
Median gross rent	—	$495 → $466 (-5.9%)

Golden

Population

415277

Median household income

$43,100$44,091

Median home value

$120,800$208,000

Wheaton

Population

581364

Median household income

$37,938$30,000

Median home value

$79,600$105,300

Median gross rent

$495$466

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Golden	Wheaton
Under 5	0.0%	11.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	14.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.8%	18.4%
35 to 44	0.0%	12.1%
45 to 54	15.9%	4.9%
55 to 64	37.5%	13.2%
65 to 74	13.4%	13.5%
75 and over	14.4%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Golden	Wheaton
White (non-Hispanic)	81.2%	86.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	18.8%	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Golden	Wheaton
No high school diploma	22.4%	16.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	50.0%
Some college or associate's	16.2%	27.2%
Bachelor's degree	10.8%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	15.2%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Golden	Wheaton
Drove alone	77.9%	66.5%
Carpooled	9.3%	33.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	0.0%
Other means	6.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Golden	Wheaton
1-unit, detached	69.6%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	25.5%	16.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	8.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.9%	17.0%

Poverty & households

	Golden	Wheaton
Poverty rate	6.1%	28.7%
Average household size	1.36	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1975	1971