Union Star vs Weatherby

A side-by-side comparison of Union Star and Weatherby: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Union Star has the higher population (510 vs 68 in Weatherby). Union Star has the higher median household income ($57,907 vs $26,875 in Weatherby). Union Star has the higher median home value ($84,500 vs $65,000 in Weatherby).

Population, income & housing

	Union Star	Weatherby
Population	510	68
Median age	26.6 yrs	48.5 yrs
Median household income	$57,907	$26,875
Median home value	$84,500	$65,000
Median gross rent	$925	—
Housing units	239	30
Homeownership rate	65.8%	85.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	4.1%
Unemployment rate	2.4%	13.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Union Star	Weatherby
Population	448 → 510 (+13.8%)	71 → 68 (-4.2%)
Median household income	$46,667 → $57,907 (+24.1%)	$24,167 → $26,875 (+11.2%)
Median home value	$60,500 → $84,500 (+39.7%)	$32,500 → $65,000 (+100.0%)
Median gross rent	$388 → $925 (+138.4%)	$542 → $625 (+15.3%)

Union Star

Population

448510

Median household income

$46,667$57,907

Median home value

$60,500$84,500

Median gross rent

$388$925

Weatherby

Population

7168

Median household income

$24,167$26,875

Median home value

$32,500$65,000

Median gross rent

$542$625

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Union Star	Weatherby
Under 5	5.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	21.2%	14.7%
18 to 24	20.8%	13.2%
25 to 34	8.0%	4.4%
35 to 44	9.4%	10.3%
45 to 54	5.5%	17.6%
55 to 64	11.8%	22.1%
65 to 74	8.4%	14.7%
75 and over	9.6%	2.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Union Star	Weatherby
White (non-Hispanic)	98.4%	80.9%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	19.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.6%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Union Star	Weatherby
No high school diploma	5.2%	10.2%
High school graduate	47.2%	59.2%
Some college or associate's	30.1%	26.5%
Bachelor's degree	14.5%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	4.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Union Star	Weatherby
Drove alone	88.7%	89.5%
Carpooled	4.6%	10.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.9%	0.0%
Other means	0.4%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Union Star	Weatherby
1-unit, detached	91.6%	80.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.9%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Union Star	Weatherby
Poverty rate	8.0%	41.2%
Average household size	2.60	2.52
Mean commute (minutes)	83	25
Median year structure built	1958	1938